Carolina Panthers at a glance
Coach: Ron Rivera
0 Week 1 victories for Cam Newton, who was out with cracked ribs last year when Carolina beat Tampa Bay in the opener. Newton threw for a rookie-record 422 yards against Arizona in 2011 in a losing effort.
8 Projected starters this week who were in Week 1 starting lineup vs. Tampa Bay last year. The list includes three offensive players – C Ryan Kalil, TE Greg Olsen and FB Mike Tolbert.
100 Outside linebacker Thomas Davis is scheduled to make his 100th regular-season start vs. Jacksonville. He would become the 10th player in team history to reach that mark.
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 | 10 Philly Brown |
QB | 1 Cam Newton |
FB | 35 Mike Tolbert |
RB | 28 Jonathan Stewart |
Defense
LDE | 95 Charles Johnson |
DT | 99 Kawann Short |
NT | 93 Kyle Love |
RDE | 94 Kony Ealy |
SLB | 54 Shaq Thompson |
MLB | 59 Luke Kuechly |
WLB | 58 Thomas Davis |
LCB | 31 Charles Tillman |
RCB | 24 Josh Norman |
SS | 41 Roman Harper |
FS | 20 Kurt Coleman |
Special Teams
K | 9 Graham Gano |
P | 8 Brad Nortman |
H | 8 Brad Nortman |
PR | 19 Ted Ginn Jr. |
KR | 19 Ted Ginn Jr. |
LS | 44 J.J. Jansen |
KO | 9 Graham Gano |
Injuries
OUT: Kelvin Benjamin, Frank Alexander
Schedule/Results
Date | Opponent | Time | TV |
September | |||
13 | At Jacksonville | 1 p.m. | FOX |
20 | Houston | 1 p.m. | CBS |
27 | New Orleans | 1 p.m. | FOX |
October | |||
4 | At Tampa Bay | 1 p.m. | FOX |
11 | Bye | ||
18 | At Seattle | 4:05 p.m.* | FOX |
25 | Philadelphia | 8:30 p.m. | NBC |
November | |||
2 | Indianapolis | 8:30 p.m. | ESPN |
8 | Green Bay | 1 p.m.* | FOX |
15 | At Tennessee | 1 p.m.* | FOX |
22 | Washington | 1 p.m.* | FOX |
26 | At Dallas | 4:30 p.m. | CBS |
December | |||
6 | At New Orleans | 1 p.m.* | FOX |
13 | Atlanta | 1 p.m.* | FOX |
20 | At N.Y. Giants | 1 p.m.* | FOX |
27 | At Atlanta | 1 p.m.* | FOX |
January | |||
3 | Tampa Bay | 1 p.m.* | FOX |
*–Subject to change
This story was originally published September 12, 2015 at 10:50 AM with the headline "Carolina Panthers at a glance."