I most definitely believe that the Hawks win this one on Sunday ... and that the Panthers also win.

Bottom line is that this game is being played AT HOME in front of the 12's ... for all the marbles ... Oh, and by the way, Bruce Arians has already thrown gas on the fire with his comments this week. This Hawks team is going to be motivated -- fired up to win -- and they should win. The Hawks are a better team than the Cardinals are at this stage of the season. No way Drew Stanton beats them at home.

And the Panthers have been a very hot team of late. They've won their last 3 games (which includes the Vikings) and they're beaten Atlanta once already. They are the better overall team and they have been playing better than the Falcons. I see the carrot of the NFC South Division being a pretty big one for these guys. I loathe rooting for Cam Newton (Ugh, I feel like I need to go take a bath) ... but I honestly feel they're going to go in there and beat those guys.

Now, will the Hawks advance beyond the 1st Round of the Playoffs? Highly, highly debatable. BUT, this is honestly the way I see things shaking out as far as this weekend is concerned.