Barnwell: Picking favorites and long shots to break eight major NFL records
Let's pick two front-runners and a dark horse for records such as passing, rushing and receiving for the season.
2021 Schedule
2021 Schedule
3rd in NFC South
- 8/15
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h:mm a z, US/Eastern - 8/27
h:mm a z, US/Eastern - 9/12
h:mm a z, US/Eastern - 9/19
h:mm a z, US/Eastern - 9/23
h:mm a z, US/Eastern - 10/3
h:mm a z, US/Eastern - 10/10
h:mm a z, US/Eastern - 10/17
h:mm a z, US/Eastern - 10/24
h:mm a z, US/Eastern - 10/31
h:mm a z, US/Eastern - 11/7
h:mm a z, US/Eastern - 11/14
h:mm a z, US/Eastern - 11/21
h:mm a z, US/Eastern - 11/28
h:mm a z, US/Eastern - 12/12h:mm a z, US/Eastern
- TBD
- 12/26
h:mm a z, US/Eastern - 1/2h:mm a z, US/Eastern
- 1/9h:mm a z, US/Eastern
- Full Schedule
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Heart donor found for Greg Olsen's 8-year-old son (1:36)
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What went wrong for Bridgewater in Carolina? (0:51)
Bridgewater criticizes how Panthers practiced
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2020 NFC South Standings
| TEAM | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 482 | 337 |
| Tampa Bay | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 492 | 355 |
| Carolina | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 350 | 402 |
| Atlanta | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 396 | 414 |
Team Stats
Passing Yards243.018th
Rushing Yards106.521st
Points For21.923rd
Points Against25.115th
2021 Draft Picks
| RD(PK) | PLAYER | POS | SCHOOL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1(8) | Jaycee Horn | CB | South Carolina |
| 2(27) | Terrace Marshall Jr. | WR | LSU |
| 3(6) | Brady Christensen | OT | BYU |
| 3(20) | Tommy Tremble | TE | Notre Dame |
| 4(21) | Chuba Hubbard | RB | Oklahoma State |
| 5(14) | Daviyon Nixon | DT | Iowa |
| 5(22) | Keith Taylor | CB | Washington |
| 6(9) | Deonte Brown | OG | Alabama |
| 6(20) | Shi Smith | WR | South Carolina |
| 6(38) | Thomas Fletcher | LS | Alabama |
| 7(4) | Phil Hoskins | DT | Kentucky |