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I'm from the UK and a Panthers fan since 2014 by virtue of my NC wife. We are visiting the in-laws for Christmas and hoping to get to see the game against the Bucs on 26th December. This would hopefully be my first game at BoA and I'm taking the father-in-law for his first-ever game. I managed to get to the Panthers game in London a couple of years ago. What are the chances that the game will be moved from 1 p.m., if any? And also what is the best way to go about getting tickets for the game? — Richard, Littleport, UK

First of all, congratulations on marrying well. That's the most important thing. And keep kissing up to the in-laws, that's the surest path to domestic tranquility.

Of course, anything's possible with television schedules, and it could get moved to the late-afternoon slot. I can't imagine it would go prime time, since Dallas-Washington is in that spot now, and America's appetite for NFC East football on holidays is one of those unexplained mysteries of our nation's culture. Either way, any announcement will come no later than 12 days before the game.

Otherwise, you can click on this link for ticket information. Hope it works out.

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I'm trying extremely hard to stay away from the negativity. So let's talk kickers — Have we finally found our Zippo? — Juan, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Juan is truly one of the regulars here, an OG Friend of the Mailbag. So he knows my shorthand for certain football topics. (I've always believed that kickers are like cigarette lighters, you either buy a Zippo and keep it forever or rotate through disposables until they run out of gas or you lose them.)

Zane Gonzalez has quietly been quite good. He's hit 15-of-17 field goal attempts, and 12 straight. He's also hit 13-of-14 extra points, with the only miss coming in his first game here.

And since some early issues on kickoffs, he's also shown himself to be more than adequate at creating touchbacks. But his field goal accuracy has been impressive, and his work in Atlanta two weeks ago (a pair of 50-plus field goals, including a career-best 57) earned him NFC special teams player of the week honors.

After the early season uncertainty at the position, he's provided some stability. He's on a one-year contract, and I wouldn't pay him like a top-five kicker yet, but he appears to be worth hanging onto.

I think the way the Joey Slye situation unfolded this year, they'd likely want to keep a couple of kickers around for the offseason for the sake of competition (even if such competitions usually aren't always actual competition). Speaking of Slye, we may see him for the second time this season since he just signed with Washington Tuesday.

But Gonzalez has taken a problem spot and made it not-a-problem. That's not the same as a lifetime appointment, but he's been good and people that matter have noticed.

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