The Atlanta Falcons may be without top cornerback A.J. Terrell for an undetermined number of games due to a hamstring injury. In the meantime, the team will have to lean on its improved pass rush to make up the difference and prove that this improved defense is anything but a mirage.

Preview the Week 3 matchup between the Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers with predictions, odds, over/under, spread, betting lines and more.

Falcons rookie James Pearce Jr. was not given an injury designation after getting in a full day of practice on Friday. Pearce (groin) has racked up eight quarterback pressures over his first two games, and will look to add to that total in Week 3.

The Atlanta Falcons and Minnesota Vikings squared off under the prime-time lights at U.S. Bank Stadium, where 2024 first-round draft picks Michael Penix Jr. and J.J. McCarthy went head to head in an unofficial rematch of their college football national championship. And this time, the results were much different for the young men.