MNF: Saints vs Panthers

Saints vs Panthers

December 17th is the 351st day of the year and leaves 14 days left in the year.

12+17+20+18=67
12+17+2+0+1+8=40
1+2+1+7+2+0+1+8=22
12+17+18=47

Panthers lead series 24-22 (24-23 including playoffs)

Cam Newton can stay on 68 regular season wins
and drop to 6-8 this year

Newton can also stay on 71 overall wins
Catholic=71
Drew Brees can pick up his 71st away win in regular season
Saints can become 7-1 in away games with a win

Sean Payton is going for his 117th regular season win
Thirteen=117 reverse
The game is 13 days before Payton's birthday

The other key part of this game is that it's Pope Francis's 82nd birthday
Saints=82
Jorge Bergoglio=82 (His real name)
The Saints are the catholic team makes sense for them to win on his birthday.

Pope Francis=122
The Saints would be 12-2 with a win

Panthers play the Falcons next week
If Panthers lose both games and Falcons win both games they'll both be 6-9
Atlanta=69
Or Newton could get his 69th regular season win

With the Rams losing to the Eagles it means that if the Saints won this week and next they'd have home field locked up so they'd rest their starters in week 17 against the Panthers.

OR

Ron Rivera could get his 71st win
Catholic=71

Pope=25
Panthers could pickup 25th win against the Saints

Saints could lose to Buccaneers/Cowboys/Panthers like in their Super Bowl season
*Panthers play Saints again in week 17, so narrative could happen then too, but that game is in New Orleans so it's less likely the Panthers win that unless the Saints rest their players.

The Pope connection and the 71's I already had on the game and the fact the Eagles lost is too much for me to go against the Saints this week, it looks like they'll win this week and next week then lose the meaningless game to the Panthers in week 17.

Pick: New Orleans Saints