Carolina Panthers at a glance
Coach: Ron Rivera
Key Stats
0 Times the Panthers have been the top seed in the playoffs. Carolina can clinch the No. 1 seed and home-field advantage throughout the postseason with a victory vs. Tampa Bay or an Arizona loss to Seattle.
5 Takeaways by Panthers in 32-23 victory at Tampa Bay on Oct. 4, resulting in 13 points. Josh Norman returned a Jameis Winston interception 46 yards for a TD for Panthers, who had one turnover.
26 Consecutive games with at least 100 yards rushing for Carolina. The last team with 100 yards rushing in 26 or more was Pittsburgh, with 43 such games spanning 1974-77 seasons.
Starting Lineup
Offense
WR | 17 Devin Funchess |
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 | 34 Cameron Artis-Payne |
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 | 31 Charles Tillman |
RCB | 24 Josh Norman |
SS | 41 Roman Harper |
FS | 33 Tre Boston |
Special Teams
K | 9 Graham Gano |
P | 8 Brad Nortman |
H | 8 Brad Nortman |
PR | 27 Robert McClain |
KR | 32 Brandon Wegher |
LS | 44 J.J. Jansen |
KO | 9 Graham Gano |
Injuries
OUT: RB Jonathan Stewart (foot), RB Fozzy Whittaker (ankle); DOUBTFUL: WR Ted Ginn Jr. (knee), S Kurtis Coleman (foot); PROBABLE: LB Thomas Davis (illness), C Ryan Kalil (illness), DT Star Lotulelei (illness), LB David Mayo (hamstring).
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 | W 33-14 | |
December | |||
6 | At New Orleans | W 41-38 | |
13 | Atlanta | W 38-0 | |
20 | At N.Y. Giants | W 38-35 | |
27 | At Atlanta | L 20-13 | |
January | |||
3 | Tampa Bay | 4:25 p.m. FOX | |
Playoffs | |||
9-10 | Bye | ||
16-17 | NFC Divisional | TBA TBA | |
*–Subject to change
This story was originally published January 2, 2016 at 9:14 AM with the headline "Carolina Panthers at a glance."