Carolina Panthers at a glance
Coach: Ron Rivera
Key Stats
10 Tackles, or more, by Panthers CB Charles Tillman in all four games he played vs. Tampa Bay as a member of the Bears. Tillman played for Bucs coach Lovie Smith in Chicago.
12 Years since the Panthers last started 4-0. The 2003 team won its first five games – the best start in team history – en route to the franchise’s only Super Bowl appearance.
26 Games for QB Cam Newton with a touchdown both rushing and passing. Newton, who has accounted for every Panthers touchdown this year, ranks second all-time behind Steve Young (31) in the category.
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 | 94 Kony Ealy |
DT | 99 Kawann Short |
NT | 98 Star Lotulelei |
RDE | 69 Jared Allen |
SLB | 54 Shaq Thompson |
MLB | 56 A.J. Klein |
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 | 43 Fozzy Whittaker |
LS | 44 J.J. Jansen |
KO | 9 Graham Gano |
Injuries
OUT: WR Jerricho Cotchery (ankle), LB Luke Kuechly (concussion), G Amini Silatolu (ankle), T Daryl Williams (knee). PROBABLE: WR Corey Brown (illness), LB Thomas Davis (chest), DT Dwan Edwards (not injury related), CB Josh Norman (not injury related), RB Jonathan Stewart (tibia), CB Charles Tillman (not injury related), RB Mike Tolbert (groin).
Schedule/Results
Date | Opponent | Time | TV |
September | |||
13 | At Jacksonville | W 20-9 | |
20 | Houston | W 24-17 | |
27 | New Orleans | W 27-22 | |
October | |||
4 | At Tampa Bay | 1 | FOX |
11 | Bye | ||
18 | At Seattle | 4:05* | FOX |
25 | Philadelphia | 8:30 | NBC |
November | |||
2 | Indianapolis | 8:30 | ESPN |
8 | Green Bay | 1* | FOX |
15 | At Tennessee | 1* | FOX |
22 | Washington | 1* | FOX |
26 | At Dallas | 4:30 | CBS |
December | |||
6 | At New Orleans | 1* | FOX |
13 | Atlanta | 1* | FOX |
20 | At N.Y. Giants | 1* | FOX |
27 | At Atlanta | 1* | FOX |
January | |||
3 | Tampa Bay | 1* | FOX |
*–Subject to change
This story was originally published October 2, 2015 at 8:08 PM with the headline "Carolina Panthers at a glance."