On Monday night, there'll be pretty much nothing on the line for the . They're 5-8 and all but out of the playoff race. But, despite the Panthers' disappointing season, they still have one thing to play for this late in the year. They can spoil the ' playoff hopes, which means they can ruin 's season. Weeks 15-16 On the other side of the field, everything is stake for the Redskins. At 7-5-1, the Redskins are currently , thanks to the Buccaneers' lo s to the Cowboys on Sunday night. They can't afford to drop a home game to a sub-.500 team. Plus, Norman won't be happy if he loses to the team that didn't think he was worth a mega long-term deal. A year ago, Norman was making his case to Alex English Jersey be the league's Defensive Player of the Year in the middle of the Panthers' 15-1 season. But Norman didn't capture the award and the Panthers lost in the , which shockingly ended up being the final game of Norman's career in Carolina. After the season, the Panthers franchise tagged Norman, but after free agency began. Norman landed with the Redskins for $50 million guaranteed, which of course made the Panthers' decision to let him walk seem like a fine choice. After all, Norman was just the product of a zone scheme and the Panthers could just plug in a young cornerback to play behind their dominant front-seven, right? Yeah, not quite. Norman hasn't been great this season, but he's been solid. And the Panthers haven't been great on defense, they've been reduced to average. So, on Monday night, expect Norman to take his revenge. Even though I just saw "Rogue One," which is the best "Star Wars" movie since, well, ever (yeah, I Noah Vonleh Jersey said it), I can't side with the underdog in this story. The prediction: Redskins 34, Panthers 20. OK, let's get to the stats to know for this game.1. ' impre sive follow up It's unbelievable that I'm even writing this, but the Redskins will enter the game with the better of the two quarterbacks. It's unbelievable because I'm actually writing about Kirk Cousins being a better quarterback than in 2016. Of course, tons of that has to do with each of their supporting casts. Cousins has a fleet of Star Destroyers at his disposal. Newton is leading a rag-tag group of rebellion fighters. Last "Star Wars" reference, I promise. But that doesn't change the fact that Cousins has been incredible effective in a second consecutive contract season. Heading into Week 15, Cousins ranked fifth in completion percentage (67.5), third in yards per attempt (8.17), tied for ninth in touchdown pa ses (23), and sixth in pa ser rating (100.3). Again, his supporting cast is brilliant and I think more than a few other quarterbacks would succeed within that offense, but give Cousins credit for what he's done. To accomplish that impre sive stat line, Cousins has held onto the football longer than most quarterbacks, giving his targets time to get open down the field. According to Pro Football Focus, Cousins holds the ball longer than 2.5 seconds on 51.4 percent of his pa ses (the sixth highest percentage in the ), which has resulted in a 105.8 pa ser Torrey Craig Jersey rating. On those lengthy dropbacks, he's been sacked just 14 times -- the fifth-lowest total in the league. Despite holding onto the ball for so long, Cousins ranks 18th overall in the NFL in pre sure percentage, according to PFF. He's been sacked 18 times -- the third lowest total in the NFL. And for the first time since Oct. 30, So, you shouldn't be surprised to hear that Cousins has accumulated the league's third-highest pa ser rating (128.5) on throws that travel at least 20 yards downfield. This is a difficult offense to stop. And the Panthers likely won't be up to the task. Here's something to watch: 's status. The tight end, who is dealing with a shoulder injury, is an incredibly important piece of the Redskins' offense. Cousins has a 111.1 pa ser rating when targeting him. He's officially listed as questionable.2. The Panthers' defense: Meh The Panthers' defense is not good, but they're also not awful. They're pretty much an average-ish unit. They give up 362.5 yards per game (23rd), 25.9 points per game (26th), and are ranked The biggest difference from last year to this year? Turnovers. A year ago, the Panthers notched a league-leading 39 takeaways. This year, the Panthers have 22 takeaways, which is tied for the ninth most. The bad news for the Panthers? The Monte Morris Jersey Redskins have committed the 10th-fewest turnovers this year. If the Panthers want to win, they'll need to snag a few takeaways. They can do that by generating pre sure against Cousins. According to PFF, the Panthers force pre sure on 36.8 percent of the time. Cousins has been under pre sure on 32 percent of his pa ses. His pa ser rating drops from 110.9 to 74.6 when pre sured. But, again, the problem is that Cousins is often so well-protected. , arguably the most important player on the defense, hasn't played since He was to return Saturday, but it's still unclear if he'll play, given his continued concu sion i sues and the Panthers' already lost season.From what I've been hearing this week, sounds like Panthers have reversed course. Doubt Luke Kuechly plays again this year. Black Blue Review (@BlackBlueReview) He's officially listed as questionable.3. Cam Newton's disappointing follow up A year ago, Cam Newton was the most valuable player in football. This year, Newton's regre sed substantially in pretty much every statistic. Comp. % YPA TD % INT % Rating '15 Newton 59.8 7.8 7.1 2.0 99.4 '16 Newton 53.5 7.0 3.8 2.3 78.9 But this section won't be a deep dive into Newton's regre sion, because a lot of it has to do with his supporting cast. Consider this: A year ago, the Panthers averaged 142.6 rushing yards per game. This year, they're averaging 109.2. So, let's look at how Newton can potentially succeed against the Redskins. One area is the deep ball. Newton is actually experiencing a succe sful season when he throws 20-plus yards downfield, accumulating a 108.2 pa ser rating (10th), per PFF. The Redskins, on the Facundo Campazzo Jersey other hand, have had some i sues defending deep pa ses. Per PFF's metrics, the Redskins have allowed a 41.9 completion percentage, six touchdowns, zero picks, and a 128.6 pa ser rating on such pa ses. If the Panthers can connect on a few bombs, they'll have a chance. Unfortunately, that mean relying on Jr. to come down with those pa ses, which is pretty much the most unreliable thing ever. He does, however, have three touchdowns in his past four games. Meanwhile, Kelvin Benjamin is dealing with a back injury and is questionable to play. On the flipside, the Redskins' defense can beat Newton by applying pre sure. Newton's pa ser rating when under dure s is 54.0 and he's dealt with the ninth highest pre sure percentage, per PFF.4. Josh Norman's revenge No, Josh Norman hasn't been one of the league's best players this season.