{"id":33978,"date":"2025-09-28T02:32:28","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T02:32:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=33978"},"modified":"2025-09-28T02:32:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T02:32:28","slug":"why-patriots-writer-believes-beating-panthers-is-critical","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=33978","title":{"rendered":"Why Patriots Writer Believes Beating Panthers Is &#8216;Critical&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<section>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h3>The Patriots are 0-2 at Gillette Stadium this season heading into Sunday<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.clubs.nfl.com\/image\/upload\/t_editorial_landscape_12_desktop\/patriots\/earanbrplxhzepefrjo0\" alt=\"Patriots OTA Notebook: Andrews' Impact Lingers, Stevenson Locked In, Farmer  and Woodson Learning Fast\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div id=\"primary\"><main id=\"mainContent\" role=\"main\"><\/p>\n<article id=\"post-2045240\">\n<div data-analytics-datalayer-category=\"ArticleContentDetails\"><!--?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ??--><!--?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ??-->The Patriots welcome the Carolina Panthers on Sunday in a matchup that feels like a must-win for New England.<\/p>\n<p>New England currently has a 1-2 record. If the team loses to a Carolina squad that is considered less talented, there could be significant unrest in Foxborough.<\/p>\n<p>Boston Sports Journal Patriots writer Greg A. Bedard believes that winning Sunday\u2019s game is critical for New England.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s absolutely critical,\u201d Bedard said Thursday, via Patriots on CLNS. \u201cIf you don\u2019t want the noise, then they have to win this game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pantherswire.usatoday.com\/gcdn\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/09\/26\/SPAN\/86361751007-usatsi-23951291.jpg?crop=4736,2664,x0,y0&amp;width=660&amp;height=371&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Panthers vs. Patriots 2025: NFL expert picks for Week 4\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Patriots disappointed their home crowd last week, losing 21-14 to the Pittsburgh Steelers in a game they should have easily won. New England committed five turnovers, including two in the red zone.<\/p>\n<p>New England has lost all of its home games this season, and it cannot afford to start the year with three consecutive losses on its own turf.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>The Panthers are one of the more manageable opponents the Patriots will face this season. 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