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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
| WR | 89 Steve Smith |
| LT | 69 Jordan Gross |
| LG | 61 Amini Silatolu |
| C | 67 Ryan Kalil |
| RG | 63 Geoff Hangartner |
| RT | 77 Byron Bell |
| TE | 88 Greg Olsen |
| WR | 11 Brandon LaFell |
| QB | 1 Cam Newton |
| FB | 35 Mike Tolbert |
| RB | 34 DeAngelo Williams |
Defense
| LDE | 76 Greg Hardy |
| DT | 92 Dwan Edwards |
| NT | 96 Ron Edwards |
| RDE | 95 Charles Johnson |
| WLB | 59 Luke Kuechly |
| MLB | 52 Jon Beason |
| SLB | 50 James Anderson |
| LCB | 20 Chris Gamble |
| RCB | 41 Captain Munnerlyn |
| SS | 30 Charles Godfrey |
| FS | 43 Haruki Nakamura |
Special Teams
| K | 6 Justin Medlock |
| P | 8 Brad Nortman |
| H | 8 Brad Nortman |
| PR | 15 Joe Adams |
| KR | 81 Kealoha Pilares |
| LS | 44 J.J. Jansen |
Injuries
LIMITED: WR Steve Smith (knee). FULL: G Jeff Byers (knee), RB Jonathan Stewart (ankle).
Schedule/Results
| Opponent | Time | TV | |
| September | |||
| 9 | At Tampa Bay | L 16-10 | |
| 16 | New Orleans | 1 | FOX |
| 20 | N.Y. Giants | 8:20 | NFLN |
| 30 | At Atlanta | 1 | FOX |
| October | |||
| 7 | Seattle | 4:05 | FOX |
| 14 | Bye | ||
| 21 | Dallas | 1 | FOX |
| 28 | At Chicago | 1 | FOX |
| November | |||
| 4 | At Washington | 1 | FOX |
| 11 | Denver | 1 | CBS |
| 18 | Tampa Bay | 1 | FOX |
| 26 | At Philadelphia | 8:30 | ESPN |
| December | |||
| 2 | At Kansas City | 1 | FOX |
| 9 | Atlanta | 1 | FOX |
| 16 | At San Diego | 4:05 | FOX |
| 23 | Oakland | 1 | CBS |
| 30 | At New Orleans | 1 | FOX |
