Pats 24, Panthers 17. I'm not sure that the Carolina Kitties have enough offensive firepower to get by the Pats D (plus, Belichick had two weeks to game plan for Carolina). If the Panthers manage to get the ground game going and Delhomme does not turn the ball over when he does pass (and, I think, if he passes more than a handful of times each half something's gone wrong), then I could possibly see it being even closer or maybe the other way around, but I'm not sure that they will be able to do that, so I've got to run with the Pats.
Best,
Nick