Carolina Panthers at a glance
Coach: Ron Rivera
Key Stats
2 Teams in the Super Bowl era that have played on Thanksgiving with a 10-0 record or better. The Packers were 11-0 before beating Detroit on Thanksgiving Day in 2011.
15 League-leading interceptions total for Panthers, including four each by Josh Norman and Kurt Coleman. Norman returned two of his picks for TDs.
135 Consecutive games played by Greg Olsen, the second-longest active streak among tight ends. Dallas’ Jason Witten has the longest streak with 196 consecutive games entering Thursday.
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 | 17 Devin Funchess |
QB | 1 Cam Newton |
FB | 35 Mike Tolbert |
RB | 28 Jonathan Stewart |
Defense
LDE | 95 Charles Johnson |
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
DOUBTFUL: CB Charles Tillman (knee). QUESTIONABLE: WR Corey Brown (shoulder). PROBABLE: DT Dwan Edwards (ankle), WR Ted Ginn Jr. (knee), G Andrew Norwell (hamstring), LS J.J. Jansen (head).
Schedule/Results
Date | Opponent | Result/Time | |
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 | W 44-16 | |
26 | At Dallas | 4:30 | CBS |
December | |||
6 | At New Orleans | 4:25* | 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 25, 2015 at 5:43 PM with the headline "Carolina Panthers at a glance."