Carolina Panthers at a glance
Carolina Panthers
Coach: Ron Rivera
Key Stats
19 Interceptions by Panthers’ defense, which ranks first in the league. Carolina has returned four of them for touchdowns, tied with Denver for most in the NFL.
63.4 Matt Ryan’s passer rating in two games last season when targeting Julio Jones while he was covered by Panthers CB Josh Norman, who held Jones to seven catches on 14 targets.
68.0 Panthers’ winning percentage (17-8) in December games the past five seasons. Only New England, Green Bay, Pittsburgh and Seattle have been better in December over that span.
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 | 56 A.J. Klein |
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: WR Brenton Bersin (groin), CB Charles Tillman (knee). PROBABLE: DE Mario Addison (ankle).
Schedule/Results
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 | W 44-16 | |
26 | At Dallas | W 33-14 | |
December | |||
6 | At New Orleans | W 41-38 | |
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 December 12, 2015 at 4:12 PM with the headline "Carolina Panthers at a glance."