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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
| WR1 | 89 Steve Smith |
| LT | 69 Jordan Gross |
| LG | 61 Amini Silatolu |
| C | 63 Geoff Hangartner |
| RG | 62 Jeff Byers |
| RT | 77 Byron Bell |
| TE | 88 Greg Olsen |
| WR2 | 11 Brandon LaFell |
| QB | 1 Cam Newton |
| FB | 35 Mike Tolbert |
| RB | 28 Jonathan Stewart |
Defense
| LDE | 76 Greg Hardy |
| DT | 92 Dwan Edwards |
| NT | 96 Ron Edwards |
| RDE | 95 Charles Johnson |
| WLB | 58 Thomas Davis |
| MLB | 59 Luke Kuechly |
| SLB | 50 James Anderson |
| LCB | 41 Josh Norman |
| RCB | 24 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
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
| 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 | L 30-27 | |
| October | |||
| 7 | Seattle | L 16-12 | |
| 14 | Bye | ||
| 21 | Dallas | L 19-14 | |
| 28 | At Chicago | L 23-22 | |
| 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 |
*–Subject to change
