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Carolina Panthers at Chicago Bears - Week 4
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

WAS
STL		 17
 10
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MIN
KC		 17
 22
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PIT
HOU		 10
 17
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SF
PHI		 24
 23
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DET
DAL		 34
 30
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TEN
CLE		 31
 13
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CAR
CHI		 29
 34
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BUF
CIN		 20
 23
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NO
JAC		 23
 10
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NYG
ARI		 31
 27
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ATL
SEA		 30
 28
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MIA
SD		 16
 26
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DEN
GB		 23
 49
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NE
OAK		 31
 19
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NYJ
BAL		 17
 34
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IND
TB		 17
 24
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Bears 23, Panthers 16

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Carolina Panthers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 9 Cam Newton Pass: 260, 0 TD Rush: 30, 1
RB 31 Jonathan Stewart Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 36 DeAngelo Williams Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 22 Steve Smith Rec: 5-80, 0 TD
WR 56 Brandon LaFell Rec: 3-50, 0 TD
WR 76 Legedu Naanee Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 14 Greg Olsen Rec: 5-50, 0 TD
TE 33 Jeremy Shockey Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 11 Olindo Mare FG: 3/3 XP: 1/1
DEF 19 Defense / ST  
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Chicago Bears
Rank  Player Projections
QB 12 Jay Cutler Pass: 260, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 6 Matt Forte Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 10-60, 1
WR 19 Johnny Knox Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 57 Devin Hester Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 72 Roy Williams Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 25 Kellen Davis Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 2 Robbie Gould FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 3 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Panthers Head coach RON RIVERA played 9 seasons for Chi. & was assistant coach (1997-98) & defensive coordinator (2004-06) with Bears... Pass offense ties for 3rd in NFC (321.7 yards per game). Rookie QB Cam Newton averages 337.3 pass yards per game & is 2nd in NFC with 1,012 yards... In 9/14/08 meeting vs. Chi., RB Jonathan Stewart rushed for 2 TDs. When he has 15+ att., team is 14-3 (.824)... WR Steve Smith leads NFC with 349 rec. yards (16 catches, 21.8 avg., 2 TDs). In 3 meetings (incl. playoffs), has 30 catches for 484 yards (161.3 per game) & 2 TDs. Aims for 3rd in row vs. Chi. (incl. playoffs) with 12+ catches & 169+ yards. In 2005 NFC Div., had 12 catches for 218 yards (18.2 avg.) & 2 TDs. TE Greg Olsen was 1st round pick (No. 31 overall) by Chi. in 2007 & played 4 seasons with Bears... Team had 4 INTs & 3 sacks in last year's meeting. DE Charles Johnson has 11 sacks in past 10. DE Greg Hardy had 1st career sack in last game vs. Chi. Had safety last week.

Bears QB Jay Cutler has won 4 of past 6 starts at home & has 100+ rating in 3 of past 5 home games. In career (incl. playoffs), when he has 100+ rating, his teams are 23-0... In last meeting, RB Matt Forte rushed for career-high 166 yards & 2 TDs. Has 301 scrimmage yards (150.5 per game) in 2 meetings. Leads NFL RBs with 22 catches & 287 rec. yards... WR-KR-PR Devin Hester has NFL record 14 career combined KR-TDs (10 PR, 4 KR). Rookie WR Dane Sanzenbacher aims for 3rd in row with TD... Defense had 5 sacks & 3 INTs in last meeting. DE Israel Idonije had career-high 2.5 sacks in last game vs. Car. Aims for 3rd meeting in row with sack. Incl. playoffs, LB Brian Urlacher has INT in 2 of past 3 vs. Car. LB Lance Briggs had sack in last meeting. DE Julius Peppers had INT last year in 1st game vs. Car. Played 8 season with Car. & was team's 1st round pick (No. 2 overall) in 2002. CB Charles Tillman aims for 3rd in row vs. Car. with INT.


Results and Schedule
Carolina Panthers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-11 ARI A L 21-28 -7
2 2011-09-18 GB H L 23-30 -7
3 2011-09-25 JAC H W 16-10 +6
4 2011-10-02 CHI A L 29-34 -5
5 2011-10-09 NO H    
6 2011-10-16 ATL A    
7 2011-10-23 WAS H    
8 2011-10-30 MIN H    
9   Bye      
10 2011-11-13 TEN H    
11 2011-11-20 DET A    
12 2011-11-27 IND A    
13 2011-12-04 TB A    
14 2011-12-11 ATL H    
15 2011-12-18 HOU A    
16 2011-12-24 TB H    
17 2012-01-01 NO A    
   
Chicago Bears
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-11 ATL H W 30-12 +18
2 2011-09-18 NO A L 13-30 -17
3 2011-09-25 GB H L 17-27 -10
4 2011-10-02 CAR H W 34-29 +5
5 2011-10-10 DET A    
6 2011-10-16 MIN H    
7 2011-10-23 TB A    
8   Bye      
9 2011-11-07 PHI A    
10 2011-11-13 DET H    
11 2011-11-20 SD H    
12 2011-11-27 OAK A    
13 2011-12-04 KC H    
14 2011-12-11 DEN A    
15 2011-12-18 SEA H    
16 2011-12-25 GB A    
17 2012-01-01 MIN A    

Injury Report
Carolina Panthers
Doubtful  CB Chris Gamble (Head)
Probable  SS Charles Godfrey (Head)
 DE Charles Johnson (Not Injury Related)
IR  TE Gary Barnidge (Broken Ankle)
 MLB Jon Beason (Torn Left Achilles)
 OLB Thomas Davis (Right Knee ACL)
 NT Ron Edwards (Triceps)
 WR David Gettis (Knee ACL)
 CB Cletis Gordon (Shoulder)
PUP  CB Brandon Hogan (Knee)
   
Chicago Bears
Out  WR Earl Bennett (Chest)
Questionable  SS Chris Harris (Hamstring)
 TE Matt Spaeth (Calf)
Probable  RB Marion Barber (Calf)
 RB Kahlil Bell (Back)
 FS Major Wright (Head)
IR  OLB James Thomas (Back)

Offense Stats Comparison
  CAR
 Offense 		 CHI
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 20.0 20.0 22.5 -
Rushing yards 84.0 53.7 103.9 CAR
Rushing yards per attempt 3.32 3.16 4.01 CAR
Completion % 59.8% 54.4% 61.8% CAR
Passing yards 321.7 251.0 245.4 CAR
Passing yards per completion 13.79 12.15 11.33 CAR
Passing yards per attempt 8.25 6.61 7.00 CAR
Interceptions 1.3 1.0 1.0 CHI
Fumbles lost 0.3 0.3 0.7 -
Sacks allowed 2.7 4.7 2.4 CAR
3rd down conversions 37.5% 27.5% 38.1% CAR
4th down conversions 0.0% 0.0% 47.4% -
Time of possession 30:38 26:32 30:01 CAR
  Defense Stats Comparison
  CAR
 Defense 		 CHI
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 22.7 23.0 22.5 CAR
Rushing yards 117.0 109.3 103.9 CHI
Rushing yards per attempt 4.39 4.56 4.01 CAR
Completion % 62.8% 69.7% 61.8% CAR
Passing yards 239.7 277.3 245.4 CAR
Passing yards per completion 14.67 9.79 11.33 CHI
Passing yards per attempt 9.22 6.82 7.00 CHI
INT return 0.3 0.7 1.0 CHI
Fumble recoveries 0.7 1.3 0.7 CHI
Sacks 1.7 2.7 2.4 CHI
3rd down conversions 34.2% 39.5% 38.1% CAR
4th down conversions 33.3% 50.0% 47.4% CAR
Time of possession 28:22 33:28 30:01 CAR

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   CAR   CHI  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 5.8 10.0 10.7 CHI
Yards per kick return 20.0 21.6 24.7 CHI
Yards allowed per punt return 24.0 5.0 10.7 CHI
Yards allowed per kick return 24.9 19.0 24.7 CHI
  Misc Stats Comparison
   CAR   CHI  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 8.0 8.0 6.5 -
Penalty yards 64.3 57.7 54.4 CHI

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 3 of the 2011 season with no adjustment. Once more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 weeks results and deduct the best and worst value from the data set.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Carolina Panthers vs. Chicago Bears
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2002 16 2002-12-22 CHI CAR 14-24 CAR
2005 11 2005-11-20 CAR CHI 3-13 CHI
2005 DP 2006-01-15 CAR CHI 29-21 CAR
2008 2 2008-09-14 CHI CAR 17-20 CAR
2010 5 2010-10-10 CHI CAR 23-6 CHI

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database. DP = Divisional Playoff