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Carolina Panthers
Coach: Ron Rivera
Key Stats
20 Team-record tackles total for linebacker James Anderson last week vs. Giants. Anderson broke record of 18, which he shared with Thomas Davis, Mike Minter and Micheal Barrow.
44.6 Cam Newton’s passer rating last season in a 31-17 loss at Atlanta, his lowest until last week’s 40.6 mark in a loss to the Giants. Newton threw three interceptions.
55 Teams since 1990 that made playoffs after having a losing record after three games. Carolina started 1-2 in 2005, but went 11-5, advanced to the NFC Championship Game.
155 Games for receiver Steve Smith after today, when Smith will tie retired wideout Muhsin Muhammad for second on Panthers’ all-time list behind kicker John Kasay (221).
Starting Lineup
Offense
| WR1 | 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 |
| WR2 | 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
OUT: G Mike Pollak (shoulder). DOUBTFUL: DE Antwan Applewhite (knee). QUESTIONABLE: LB Jon Beason (knee), LB Thomas Davis (calf), DE Greg Hardy (hand). PROBABLE: T Byron Bell (ankle), CB Chris Gamble (shoulder), S Colin Jones (shoulder), DE Thomas Keiser (tibia), RB Jonathan Stewart (toe).
Schedule/Results
| Opponent | Time | TV | |
| September | |||
| 9 | At Tampa Bay | L 16-10 | |
| 16 | New Orleans | W 35-27 | |
| 20 | N.Y. Giants | L 36-7 | |
| 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 |
