The Carolina Panthers entered Sunday at 4-3 and on a three-game winning streak. So it was safe to say, with a Super Bowl favorite and the NFL's reigning Most Valuable Player coming in, that their Week 8 matchup was a pretty important one. But unfortunately ...

Going into last week's big game against the Buffalo Bills we wrote that the Carolina Panthers were remarkably healthy for this time of the season. Naturally, that acted as a jinx - and in addition to a 31-point beatdown the Panthers suffered several major injuries, including a season-ending Achilles rupture for Brady Christensen.

R eturning from their bye week and looking to snap a two-game losing streak that has seen them fall out of first in the AFC East, the Buffalo Bills will try to turn things around in Charlotte against the Carolina Panthers, who have won three straight.