It's a cat fight in North Carolina on Sunday. The 2-0 Cincinnati Bengals take on the 1-1 Carolina Panthers. The Bengals will be without their stud running back Joe Mixon, which could be the difference in this football game. The Bengals have a difficult schedule this season and a 3-0 start with the way the Steelers have struggled so far could end up being huge for them if they want to win the AFC South. With the way the Bucs are playing so far, the NFC South just became a four-team race, so this one is also big for the Panthers at home.
How to Watch Bengals vs. Panthers: Week 3
Where: Charlotte, North Carolina
Start: Sunday, Sept. 23, 1:00 p.m. ET
TV Network: CBS
Radio: WFNZ (Panthers)
Stream Online: Watch live with fuboTV
The Bengals will rely on Giovani Bernard to run the show in the backfield with Mixon sidelined. Andy Dalton and A.J. Green have been sensational so far this season, and they have to continue going with play actions and throwing the ball deep to the superstar wide receiver that people sometimes forget about. Dalton threw four TDs and no INTs last week, which is clearly a recipe for the Bengals success.
The Panthers have got to be able to establish more of a running game with Christian McCaffrey and C.J. Anderson. Cam Newton cannot do it all himself or he won't last all season. The Panthers just don't have enough playmakers on the outside with Greg Olsen out to dominate the passing game. It needs to be a ground-and-pound kind of game mixed with play actions for the Panthers to top the Bengals in front of their fans on Sunday.
