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Carolina Panthers at a glance, 11.04.12

Carolina Panthers

Coach: Ron Rivera

Key Stats

11 Combined receptions for Louis Murphy and Kealoha Pilares, who will be the No. 2 and 3 wideouts with Brandon LaFell expected to be sidelined with post-concussion symptoms.

15 Average tackles per game since rookie Luke Kuechly moved from weakside to middle linebacker.

17 Rushes for Jonathan Stewart last week at Chicago, the most by a Panthers running back under Ron Rivera.

127.5 Cam Newton’s passer rating in 33-20 victory vs. Washington last season, the third-highest of his career. Newton completed 18 of 23 passes for a 256 yards and a touchdown, and ran for a score.

Starting Lineup

Offense

WR189 Steve Smith
LT69 Jordan Gross
LG61 Amini Silatolu
C63 Geoff Hangartner
RG62 Jeff Byers
RT77 Byron Bell
TE88 Greg Olsen
WR211 Brandon LaFell
QB1 Cam Newton
FB35 Mike Tolbert
RB28 Jonathan Stewart

Defense

LDE76 Greg Hardy
DT92 Dwan Edwards
NT96 Ron Edwards
RDE95 Charles Johnson
WLB58 Thomas Davis
MLB59 Luke Kuechly
SLB50 James Anderson
LCB41 Josh Norman
RCB24 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

DOUBTFUL: DE Antwan Applewhite (hamstring), DE Thomas Keiser (elbow), WR Brandon LaFell (head). QUESTIONABLE: DE Frank Alexander (knee), DT Dwan Edwards (ankle). PROBABLE: LB Thomas Davis (knee), C Geoff Hangartner (knee), TE Ben Hartsock (ankle).

Schedule/Results

OpponentTimeTV
September
9At Tampa BayL 16-10
16New OrleansW 35-27
20N.Y. GiantsL 36-7
30At AtlantaL 30-27
October
7SeattleL 16-12
14Bye
21DallasL 19-14
28At ChicagoL 23-22
November
4At Washington1 FOX
11Denver1 CBS
18Tampa Bay1-*FOX
26At Philadelphia8:30 ESPN
December
2At Kansas City1-*FOX
9Atlanta1-*FOX
16At San Diego4:05-*FOX
23Oakland1-*CBS
30At New Orleans1-*FOX

*–Subject to change


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