Carolina Panthers at a glance
Carolina Panthers
Coach: Ron Rivera
Key Stats
7 Consecutive regular-season home victories for Carolina, tied with Minnesota for the longest such active streak in the league. The Panthers’ last loss at Bank of America Stadium was a 19-17 defeat to Atlanta on Nov. 16, 2014.
11 First downs allowed by the Panthers last week at Tennessee, tied for the fifth-fewest allowed in the NFL this season. Carolina shut out the Titans in the second half of the 27-10 win.
32 Receiving yards needed by Greg Olsen to surpass Wesley Walls on the Panthers’ all-time receiving chart among tight ends.
Starting Lineup
Offense
WR | 19 Ted Ginn Jr. |
LT | 73 Michael Oher |
LG | 66 Amini Silatolu |
C | 67 Ryan Kalil |
RG | 70 Trai Turner |
RT | 74 Mike Remmers |
TE | 88 Greg Olsen |
WR | 17 Devin Funchess |
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 | 59 Luke Kuechly |
WLB | 58 Thomas Davis |
LCB | 25 Bené Benwikere |
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: G Andrew Norwell (hamstring). DOUBTFUL: WR Corey Brown (shoulder), CB Charles Tillman (knee). PROBABLE: DE Jared Allen (not injury related), DT Dwan Edwards (ankle), RB Fozzy Whittaker (hip).
Schedule/Results
Date | Opponent | Result | TV |
September | |||
13 | At Jacksonville | W 20-9 | |
20 | Houston | W 24-17 | |
27 | New Orleans | W 27-22 | |
October | |||
4 | At Tampa Bay | W 37-23 | |
11 | Bye | ||
18 | At Seattle | W 27-23 | |
25 | Philadelphia | W 27-18 | |
November | |||
2 | Indianapolis | W 29-26 OT | |
8 | Green Bay | W 37-29 | |
15 | At Tennessee | W 27-10 | |
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 November 21, 2015 at 6:01 AM with the headline "Carolina Panthers at a glance."