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Carolina Panthers: At a glance 09.16.12

Carolina Panthers

Coach: Ron Rivera

Key Stats

1 Punts by the Saints in their 45-17 win against Carolina in Week 17 last season. New Orleans scored on seven of its eight possessions with its starters in the game before Thomas Morstead had his only punt with 6:33 left..

7 Situations of third-and-9 or longer faced by Panthers’ offense last week in 16-10 loss to Tampa Bay. The Panthers converted one third-and-long and were 2-of-10 on third down overall..

21 Snaps for running back DeAngelo Williams last week in 52 offensive plays. Williams tied a career low with minus-1 rushing yard on six carries as the Panthers abandoned their running game after falling behind 13-0.

617 Yards allowed by the Panthers in the Week 17 loss to New Orleans last season, the most allowed in franchise history. The 33 first downs allowed also were a franchise worst.

Starting Lineup

Offense

WR89 Steve Smith
LT69 Jordan Gross
LG61 Amini Silatolu
C67 Ryan Kalil
RG63 Geoff Hangartner
RT77 Byron Bell
TE88 Greg Olsen
WR11 Brandon LaFell
QB1 Cam Newton
FB35 Mike Tolbert
RB34 DeAngelo Williams

Defense

LDE76 Greg Hardy
DT92 Dwan Edwards
NT96 Ron Edwards
RDE95 Charles Johnson
WLB59 Luke Kuechly
MLB52 Jon Beason
SLB50 James Anderson
LCB20 Chris Gamble
RCB41 Captain Munnerlyn
SS30 Charles Godfrey
FS43 Haruki Nakamura

Special Teams

K6 Justin Medlock
P8 Brad Nortman
H8 Brad Nortman
PR15 Joe Adams
KR81 Kealoha Pilares
LS44 J.J. Jansen

Injuries

LIMITED: WR Steve Smith (knee). FULL: G Jeff Byers (knee), RB Jonathan Stewart (ankle).

Schedule/Results

OpponentTimeTV
September
9At Tampa BayL 16-10
16New Orleans1FOX
20N.Y. Giants8:20 NFLN
30At Atlanta1FOX
October
7Seattle4:05FOX
14Bye
21Dallas1 FOX
28At Chicago1 FOX
November
4At Washington1 FOX
11Denver1 CBS
18Tampa Bay1 FOX
26At Philadelphia8:30 ESPN
December
2At Kansas City1FOX
9Atlanta1 FOX
16At San Diego4:05FOX
23Oakland1CBS
30At New Orleans1FOX


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