Carolina Panthers
Coach: Ron Rivera
Key Stats
13.6 Combined catches per game for the Panthers’ wideouts. After Carolina cut Steve Smith and turned over the receiving corps, Ron Rivera said the key was to replace the group’s 9.75 catches a game.
29 Carolina’s rank among 32 teams in rushing yards per game (72.3 yards). The Panthers’ 10 carries last week against Pittsburgh were a franchise low.
264 Rushing yards given up by the Panthers against the Steelers, the third-most allowed in franchise history.
Starting Lineup
Offense
| WR1 | 82 Jerricho Cotchery |
| LT | 77 Byron Bell |
| LG | 66 Amini Silatolu |
| C | 67 Ryan Kalil |
| RG | 75 Fernando Velasco |
| RT | 78 Nate Chandler |
| TE | 88 Greg Olsen |
| WR2 | 13 Kelvin Benjamin |
| QB | 1 Cam Newton |
| FB | 47 Richie Brockel |
| RB | 34 DeAngelo Williams |
Defense
| LDE | 95 Charles Johnson |
| DT | 91 Colin Cole |
| NT | 98 Star Lotulelei |
| RDE | 96 Wes Horton |
| SLB | 93 Chase Blackburn |
| MLB | 59 Luke Kuechly |
| WLB | 58 Thomas Davis |
| LCB | 20 Antoine Cason |
| RCB | 23 Melvin White |
| SS | 41 Roman Harper |
| FS | 21 Thomas DeCoud |
Special Teams
| K | 9 Graham Gano |
| P | 8 Brad Nortman |
| H | 8 Brad Nortman |
| PR | 16 Philly Brown |
| KR | 16 Philly Brown |
| LS | 44 J.J. Jansen |
| KO | 9 Graham Gano |
Injuries
DOUBTFUL: RB Fozzy Whittaker (thigh), T Garry Williams (back). QUESTIONABLE: LB Thomas Davis (hip), RB Jonathan Stewart (knee). PROBABLE: WR Jerricho Cotchery (thigh), CB Charles Godfrey (ankle), S Roman Harper (knee), RB DeAngelo Williams (thigh).
Schedule/Results
| Date | Opponent | Result/Time | TV |
| September | |||
| 7 | At Tampa Bay | W 20-14 | |
| 12 | Detroit | W 24-7 | |
| 21 | Pittsburgh | L 37-19 | |
| 28 | At Baltimore | 1 p.m. | CBS |
| October | |||
| 5 | Chicago | 1 p.m.* | FOX |
| 12 | At Cincinnati | 1 p.m.* | FOX |
| 19 | At Green Bay | 1 p.m.* | FOX |
| 26 | Seattle | 1 p.m.* | FOX |
| 30 | New Orleans | 8:25 p.m. | NFLN |
| November | |||
| 10 | At Philadelphia | 8:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| 16 | Atlanta | 1 p.m.* | FOX |
| 23 | Bye | ||
| 30 | At Minnesota | 1 p.m.* | FOX |
| December | |||
| 7 | At New Orleans | 1 p.m.* | FOX |
| 14 | Tampa Bay | 1 p.m.* | FOX |
| 21 | Cleveland | 1 p.m.* | CBS |
| 28 | At Atlanta | 1 p.m.* | FOX |
*–Subject to change
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