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Breakdown: The Panthers have the NFL's hardest schedule, with opponents combining for a .543 winning percentage in 2012. Six games are against opponents that went to the playoffs last season. But there's plenty of good news that comes along with Caro...

With the NFL schedule coming out Thursday night, let's take a look at the strength of schedule for each of the four NFC South teams. Going by the 2012 winning percentage of 2013 opponents, the Carolina Panthers have the NFL's hardest schedule. The...

Now that we know that the 2013 NFL schedule will be announced Thursday night, it's time to review the opponents for each NFC South team: ATLANTA FALCONS Home: Panthers, Saints, Buccaneers, Rams, Seahawks, Redskins, Patriots and Jets. Away: P...

Breakdown: The Panthers haven't played a prime-time game since playing Pittsburgh in a dismal 2010 season. But the days of flying under the radar are over. The Panthers will appear in two nationally televised games this season, and they're both good ...

Here's something else to ponder as we get ready for Tuesday evening's release of the NFL regular-season schedule. We've already shown you the league-wide chart on strength of schedule and it says the Carolina Panthers have the NFC South's toughest...

The NFL is expected to announce the 2012 regular-season schedule this week, perhaps as early as Tuesday. We'll find out dates and times then, but we already know opponents. We also know things aren't going to be easy for the New Orleans Saints and...

The 2012 schedule won't be released until the spring and we won't know dates or times until then. But we already know the opponents for next year for each of the four NFC South teams. Let's start off with the Carolina Panthers: Home: Falcons, S...

Breakdown: The Panthers might be catching a bit of a break with a season-opening game against an Arizona team that also had a rough time in 2010. But things get tough right after that, as the Panthers host the Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers in...

Breakdown: The Panthers could be a sacrificial lamb of sorts as they open the regular season in the new Giants Stadium. But the good news is they follow that up with home games against the Buccaneers and Bengals. That could get John Fox off the hot s...

Let's start Tuesday off with a reminder that this is one of the biggest days of the offseason. The 2012 NFL regular-season schedule will be announced at 7 p.m. ET. Soon after the schedule is released, I'll provide an analysis piece on each of the ...

ATLANTA -- The Tampa Bay Buccaneers hold the fifth pick in the 2012 NFL draft, according to ESPN Stats & Information. The 4-12 Bucs tied the Cleveland Browns, but the Browns got the fourth pick because their strength of schedule was easier than th...

We touched on the subject a bit in Tuesday night's analysis of the 2011 schedule for NFC South teams, but we need to touch on it a bit more. The NFL didn't do the Carolina Panthers or the New Orleans Saints any big favors. Carolina and New Orleans...

The National Football League is releasing its regular-season schedule Tuesday night, but we already know the Carolina Panthers will play the league's toughest schedule. That, of course, is based on strength of schedule, which is the combined 2010 ...

The word in NFL circles is that the 2011 regular-season schedule is coming soon. It won't be Friday. We'd already know because the league will provide some advance notice and we would have heard by now if the league was promoting television covera...

We're inside the two-week mark until the NFL draft and that means some busy times, despite the NFL's labor lockout. We've got a pretty full schedule from now right through the NFL draft, so let's give you a little preview of what's coming. Our ...

The Carolina Panthers will have the No. 1 pick in the 2011 draft. The team with the NFL's worst record in 2010 also will have the league's hardest 2011 schedule. According to ESPN Stats & Information, Carolina's 2011 opponents had a combined 1...