Dalton vs. Raiders defense: Look for plenty of play-action passes by the Panthers, which plays to the 14-year veteran quarterback’s strengths. Dalton is 447 of 692 passing (64.6%) for 5,404 yards with 32 touchdowns and 16 interceptions on play-action passes since 2016, per NextGen Stats.

Said Ezekiel Elliott, who watched Andy Dalton step up in Dallas: “It didn’t matter if he was getting hit, taking it in the face. He stayed level-headed.”

When Panthers coach Dave Canales decided to bench Bryce Young this week in favor of Andy Dalton, the point spread at BetMGM Sportsbook immediately dropped from 7 points to 5 1/2 in favor of the Raiders.