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For their Week 16 matchup, the Carolina Panthers will be hosting one of the league’s most likable squads at the moment in the white-hot Detroit Lions. And, uh, it shows . . .
Here’s who the experts are picking for this Christmas Eve meeting.
USA TODAY: Lions
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Panthers (1): Lorenzo Reyes
Lions (5): Jarrett Bell, Safid Deen, Tyler Dragon, Chris Bumbaca, Nate Davis
NFL.com: Lions
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Panthers (2): Colleen Wolfe, Daniel Jeremiah
Lions (8): Marcas Grant, Nick Shook, Adam Rank, Maurice Jones-Drew, Kevin Patra, Eric Edholm, Marc Sessler, Grant Gordon
ESPN: Lions
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Panthers (1): Seth Wickersham
Lions (4): Matt Bowen, Mike Clay, Laura Rutledge, Dan Graziano
CBS Sports: Lions
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Panthers (1): Will Brinson
Lions (7): Pete Prisco, Jason La Canfora, Dave Richard, Jamey Eisenberg, Ryan Wilson, John Breech, Jared Dubin
Pro Football Talk: Lions
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Lions (2): Mike Florio, Michael David Smith
Overall
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Panthers: 5
Lions: 26