Back in 2015 while working for NFL Network, I picked against the Carolina Panthers in the opening week of our Around The NFL Podcast prognostication competition as a shot at my then editor, David Ely, a loyal Panthers fan and Cam Newton enthusiast.
He noticed, and so week after week, I picked against them again and again; to lose to the Jaguars, the Texans, the Saints, the Buccaneers … and if you’ll remember correctly, they didn’t do a whole bunch of losing that season. That team didn’t register a loss until Week 16 in a game against the Falcons.