Published 7/30/2008
by noel ramos
at Bleacher Report - NFL
Over the next few days, I'm going to take a look at the Raiders' schedule and show how the Raiders and their opponents match up. You may be surprised at how well they stack up against some of these opponents.
This is part three of four, and I will cover four games at a time.
It's now midway through the season and the Raiders sit at 6-2, with wins over Denver, Kansas City, Buffalo, New York Jets, Baltimore, and Atlanta. The Raiders will be riding a three game winning streak at this point heading into their game against Carolina at home.
Week 10 Panthers at Raiders
Last meeting: Raiders win 27-24 in Carolina, 2004
The Panthers have had a pretty busy offseason themselves, re-working their defense so as to improve its run defense. The pass defense has some questions too, giving up huge games to quarterbacks like Peyton Manning, Drew Brees, Tony Romo, and even Joey Harrington.
The musical chairs at the quarterback position left the Panthers with the inability to score on a ...
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