2020 NFL schedule: Closer look at Raiders' 13 opponents this season

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NBC Sports Bay Area editor's note: Here's the Las Vegas Review-Journal's in-depth look at all of the Raiders' 13 opponents, in the order they play them.

Carolina Panthers

When: Sunday, Sept. 13, 10 a.m., Charlotte, N.C.

Panthers 2019 record: 5-11, fourth place, NFC South

Series history: 3-3

Last meeting: Nov. 27, 2016 -- Raiders, 35-32; Sebastian Janikowski hit a 23-yard field goal with 1:45 left to give the Raiders a victory in a game in which Khalil Mack recorded a sack and returned an interception for a touchdown.

What’s new? Cam Newton is out and Teddy Bridgewater is in at quarterback under new coach Matt Rhule. Draft picks Derrick Brown and Yetur Gross-Matos hope to make an immediate impact on the defensive line. Explosive receiver Robby Anderson also gets a fresh start.

Early R-J prediction: Raiders, 24-23

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