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It’ll be a NFC South season-opening showdown in Atlanta on Sunday as the Falcons host the Carolina Panthers. Kickoff from Mercedes-Benz Stadium is set for 1 p.m. ET on FOX.

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NFL Week 1 Panthers vs. Falcons odds preview

All four NFC South teams feature different starting quarterbacks than they had in Week 1 a season ago.

In Carolina, No. 1-overall draft pick Bryce Young takes the reins for new Panthers head coach Frank Reich. They’ll be trying to turn around a franchise that has gone five straight seasons winning seven games or fewer.

As for Atlanta, there’s more continuity with head coach Arthur Smith entering his third season and QB Desmond Ridder, a 2022 third-round pick, back after starting the final four games last season.

Those are big reasons why the Falcons have opened as more than a field goal favorite at home.

The Panthers and Falcons have split their two games in each of the last three seasons.

NFL Week 1 Panthers vs. Falcons best bet: Game total under 39.5 points (-110 or better)

With two young quarterbacks guiding run-heavy offenses and facing what figure to be two improved defenses, expect points to be at a premium Sunday in Atlanta.

As of Wednesday, the Panthers-Falcons total was the second lowest among the 16 Week 1 games, but we’ll still go with the under.

NFL Week 1 Panthers vs. Falcons player props: Bryce Young under 219.5 passing yards (-114 or better)

The Carolina passing game is comprised entirely of new pieces from the head coach and offensive coordinator to the rookie quarterback to new starting wide receivers, tight end and running back.

Add in a shaky preseason performance from Carolina’s pass protection and the Panthers opening on the road indoors, and you have a solid recipe for an under play on Young’s debut passing-yards line.

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