Every week, a MassLive sportswriter will pick the result of the upcoming Patriots game and Chris Mason has been tasked with the Week 4 matchup vs. Carolina.

Turnover differential: Falcons plus-2; Patriots plus-2. The Falcons offense runs through Bijan Robinson, the dual-threat running back with 962 all-purpose yards and four total touchdowns through seven games.

This could be a potential trap game for the Patriots against a 3-4 Falcons team coming off back-to-back losses. Atlanta has a regular season win over the Buffalo Bills, and they also have the best passing defense in the league. The team will also get ...