Panthers Set To Take On Falcons

It's hard to call any game that takes place in just the second week of the NFL season a "must-win" game, but Sunday's game against the Atlanta Falcons comes about as close to that as you can get for the 2009 edition of the Carolina Panthers.The Cats come into the potentially pivotal game against Atlanta having played one of their worst regular season games in years in their season opener, a seven-turnover debacle that led to a 38-10 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, while the Falcons come in off a somewhat lackluster 19-7 win over the Miami Dolphins.Both teams enjoyed fine seasons in 2008, with the Panthers winning the NFC South with an impressive 12-4 record and the Falcons finishing a close second at 11-5. If they're going to duplicate those records (or even come close) in 2009, both teams are going to have play a lot better than they did last Sunday.The Panthers played badly enough against the Eagles that their season-opening loss essentially becomes a "...