Now that the Carolina Panthers’ 2023 regular season schedule has been revealed, which matchups look to be the toughest? Well, let’s see what the analytics have to say.
NFL Network analytics expert Cynthia Frelund recently drew her estimated win totals for each team, simulating all 272 games 100,000 times using projected 53-man rosters. And using her work, we’ve ranked each of the Panthers’ 14 opponents based on their results.
Let’s take a look. . .
Miami Dolphins (Week 6)
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Frelund’s projected win total: 9.6
2022 win total: 9
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Detroit Lions (Week 5)
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Frelund’s projected win total: 9.6
2022 win total: 9
Dallas Cowboys (Week 11)
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Frelund’s projected win total: 9.6
2022 win total: 12
Jacksonville Jaguars (Week 17)
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Frelund’s projected win total: 9.3
2022 win total: 9
New Orleans Saints (Week 2, Week 14)
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Frelund’s projected win total: 8.9
2022 win total: 7
Seattle Seahawks (Week 3)
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Frelund’s projected win total: 8.9
2022 win total: 9
Atlanta Falcons (Week 1, Week 15)
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Frelund’s projected win total: 8.7
2022 win total: 7
Minnesota Vikings (Week 4)
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Frelund’s projected win total: 8.2
2022 win total: 13
Chicago Bears (Week 10)
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Frelund’s projected win total: 8.2
2022 win total: 3
Tennessee Titans (Week 12)
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Frelund’s projected win total: 8.1
2022 win total: 7
Green Bay Packers (Week 16)
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Frelund’s projected win total: 6.4
2022 win total: 8
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Week 13, Week 18)
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Frelund’s projected win total: 6.4
2022 win total: 8
Houston Texans (Week 8)
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Frelund’s projected win total: 5.9
2022 win total: 3
Indianapolis Colts (Week 9)
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Frelund’s projected win total: 5.6
2022 win total: 4
Story originally appeared on Panthers Wire