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Carolina Panthers
Coach: Ron Rivera
Key Stats
.8 Average yards per rush (10 yards on 13 carries) in Week 1 loss at Tampa Bay. The 10 rushing yards tied a franchise low.
1 Receptions for Steve Smith last week against Denver, his fewest since a one-catch outing in Week 16 last season against Tampa Bay. Smith has caught at least one pass in 84 consecutive games.
6.74 NFL-leading average yards on first down for the Panthers, who are tied for 25th in third-down efficiency.
29 Sacks since the start of the 2010 season for defensive end Charles Johnson, who ranks seventh in the NFL over that span. Johnson is tied for sixth this season with 8.5 sacks.
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 | 24 Josh Norman |
| 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 | 41 Captain Munnerlyn |
| KR | 14 Armanti Edwards |
| LS | 44 J.J. Jansen |
Injuries
OUT: DE Antwan Applewhite (hamstring). PROBABLE: LB Thomas Davis (not injury related), WR Armanti Edwards (groin), DT Ron Edwards (not injury related), T Jordan Gross (not injury related), C Geoff Hangartner (knee), G Amini Silatolu (shoulder), WR Steve Smith (not injury related).
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 | W 21-13 | |
| 11 | Denver | L 36-14 | |
| 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
