CHARLOTTE, NC — One of the few late-afternoon games on Sunday will see two division foes lock horns, as the Carolina Panthers get set to host the Atlanta Falcons.

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Atlanta Falcons (3-2) vs. Carolina Panthers (1-4)

• When: Sunday, October 13
• Time: 4:25 p.m. ET
• Where: Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte, N.C.)
• Channel: FOX­­
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The Falcons certainly had a choppy start to the season, but there is no question they are playing like a more confident compared to 2023. After their Week 2 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles, Atlanta showed its might against the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs the following game. Then, the offense started to pick in key NFC South matchups against the New Orleans Saints and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Against the Bucs on Thursday Night Football last week, Kirk Cousins threw for 509 yards and four touchdowns, including the game-winner in overtime to KhaDarel Hodge to push the Falcons to a 36-30 win.

While Cousins has found his magic, Andy Dalton and the Panthers lost their brief sparkle of it. Dalton’s performance against the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 3 gave many confidence that Carolina could be a tough team to beat. However, the last two weeks have changed that narrative. After getting outdueled by Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals two weeks ago, the Panthers were stymied by the Chicago Bears defense, leading to a 36-10 loss in Week 5. If Dalton does not put up a better effort on Sunday, the team might as well go back to second-year QB Bryce Young.

The Falcons are 36-22 against the Panthers, though the teams have split the last two season series.

MY PICK: Falcons win, 31-13

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Karena Matthews says she won’t stop until justice has been served in the wake of her son’s death. Kameron Jones and his friend, Robert Shaw, were killed two years ago at the Riverwood Townhouses. No arrests have been made yet.

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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – After decades at Zoo Atlanta and months of goodbye celebrations, the zoo’s beloved giant panda family boarded a FedEx plane bound for China on Saturday morning.

Lun Lun, Yang Yang, Ya Lun and Xi Lun are headed to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. They were sent with three Zoo Atlanta employees, 300 pounds of bamboo, 10 pounds of fresh produce and 20 pounds of biscuits made for leaf-eating animals, the zoo said.

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Lun Lun and Yang Yang have been at Zoo Atlanta since 1999. Born in 2016, Ya Lun and Xi Lun are twins and two of the pair’s seven children, the rest of which have already been sent to the research base.

In early 2024, the zoo announced the pandas would be sent back home after the loan agreement with China expired.

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“While Zoo Atlanta will certainly miss Lun Lun, Yang Yang, Ya Lun, and Xi Lun, and their departure is bittersweet, they have created a momentous legacy here in Atlanta and around the world, leaving their mark not only in the hearts of their friends and fans, but on the scientific and zoological communities’ understanding of the behavior, biology, and care of this rare and treasured species,” Zoo Atlanta President and CEO Raymond B. King said in a statement. “It has been our privilege to be able to share this remarkable family with our members and guests for 25 years.”

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