Carolina Panthers at a glance
Coach: Ron Rivera
Key Stats
1 Teams in the past 25 years to start two rookie cornerbacks in Week 1 (the 2008 Kansas City Chiefs). Carolina is expected to start rookie corners James Bradberry and Daryl Worley.
16 Receiving yards needed by Greg Olsen to pass Steve Jordan (6,307 in 1982-94) for 10th all-time by a tight end.
27 Consecutive regular-season games for the Panthers with at least 100 rushing yards, the longest active streak in the NFL.
Starting Lineup
Offense
WR | 19 Ted Ginn Jr. |
LT | 73 Michael Oher |
LG | 68 Andrew Norwell |
C | 67 Ryan Kalil |
RG | 70 Trai Turner |
RT | 74 Mike Remmers |
TE | 88 Greg Olsen |
WR | 13 Kelvin Benjamin |
QB | 1 Cam Newton |
FB | 35 Mike Tolbert |
RB | 28 Jonathan Stewart |
Defense
LDE | 95 Charles Johnson |
LDT | 98 Star Lotulelei |
RDT | 99 Kawann Short |
RDE | 94 Kony Ealy |
SLB | 54 Shaq Thompson |
MLB | 59 Luke Kuechly |
WLB | 58 Thomas Davis |
LCB | 24 James Bradberry |
RCB | 26 Daryl Worley |
SS | 20 Kurt Coleman |
SS | 33 Tre Boston |
Special Teams
K | 9 Graham Gano |
P | 8 Andy Lee |
H | 8 Andy Lee |
PR | 19 Ted Ginn Jr. |
KR | 19 Ted Ginn Jr. |
LS | 44 J.J. Jansen |
KO | 9 Graham Gano |
Injuries
DOUBTFUL: S Dean Marlowe (hamstring). QUESTIONABLE: DT Vernon Butler (hand), LB A.J. Klein (back).
Schedule/Results
Date | Opponent | Time | TV |
September | |||
8 | At Denver | 8:30 p.m. | NBC |
18 | San Francisco | 1 p.m. | FOX |
25 | Minnesota | 1 p.m. | FOX |
October | |||
2 | At Atlanta | 1 p.m. | FOX |
10 | Tampa Bay | 8:30 p.m. | ESPN |
16 | At New Orleans | 1 p.m. | FOX |
23 | Bye | ||
30 | Arizona | 4:25 p.m. | FOX |
November | |||
6 | At Los Angeles | 4:05 p.m. | FOX |
13 | Kansas City | 1 p.m. | CBS |
17 | New Orleans | 8:25 p.m. | NBC |
27 | At Oakland | 4:25 p.m. | CBS |
December | |||
4 | At Seattle | 8:30 p.m. | NBC |
11 | San Diego | 1 p.m. | FOX |
19 | At Washington | 8:30 p.m. | ESPN |
24 | Atlanta | 1 p.m. | FOX |
January | |||
1 | At Tampa Bay | 1 p.m. | FOX |
*–Subject to change
This story was originally published September 7, 2016 at 5:28 PM with the headline "Carolina Panthers at a glance."