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Prediction: Panthers 24, Patriots 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections

New England Patriots
Rank  Player Projections
QB 20 Tom Brady Pass: 250, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 20 Stevan Ridley Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 36 Shane Vereen Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
WR 41 Danny Amendola Rec: 6-60, 0 TD
WR 44 Aaron Dobson Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 70 Julian Edelman Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
TE 1 Rob Gronkowski Rec: 8-80, 1 TD
K 7 Stephen Gostkowski FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 19 Defense / ST  
 
Carolina Panthers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 3 Cam Newton Pass: 230, 1 TD Rush: 30, 1
RB 32 DeAngelo Williams Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 35 Jonathan Stewart Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 37 Mike Tolbert Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 28 Steve Smith Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
WR 47 Brandon LaFell Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 79 Ted Ginn Jr. Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 11 Greg Olsen Rec: 5-50, 0 TD
K 27 Graham Gano FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 7 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Patriots Aim for 8th win in row in Nov... QB Tom Brady had season-best in pass yards (432), TDs (4) & rating (151.8) in Week 9 vs. Pit. Has 15 career games w/ 4+ TDs vs. 0 INTs, tied for most in NFL history. Has 347 TD passes, 5th-most in NFL history. Has 34-10 (.773) record as starter in Nov., 4th-best in SB era (min. 20 starts). Is 3-1 vs. Car., incl. win in SB XXXVIII. Has 13-4 record (.765) on MNF... RB Stevan Ridley posted 5th career game with 100+ rush yards vs. Pit. & NE is 5-0... .TE Rob Gronkowski had season-best in catches (9) & rec. yards (143) last game. Since 2011, has 29 TD rec., tied for 3rd-most in NFL. WR Danny Amendola posted 4th 100-yard rec. game of career last game (122), 2nd w/ NE... Defense has takeaway in 36 straight games, longest active streak in NFL... DE Chandler Jones has 5 sacks in past 4... Rookie S Duron Harmon aims for 3rd in row w/ INT.

Panthers Aim for 6th win in row... QB Cam Newton is only player with 50+ pass (53) & 25+ rush (26) TDs in 1st 3 NFL seasons... RB DeAngelo Williams had 27-yard rush TD last week. RB Mike Tolbert has 5 TDs (3 rush, 2 rec.) in past 5. Has 11 TDs (9 rush, 2 rec.) in past 12... WR Steve Smith had 41-yard TD in last meeting. Had 39-yard TD in SB XXXVIII vs. NE. WR Brandon LaFell has 11 career rec. TDs & averages 29.7 yards per TD (327 yards). TE Greg Olsen has 4 TDs in past 5 vs. AFC... Only team in NFL to rank in top 5 in total (2nd), rush (2nd) & pass (tied 4th) defense. DE Greg Hardy has 15 sacks in past 18. Since entering NFL in 2012, LB Luke Kuechly leads NFL with 239 tackles. In past 22, DE Charles Johnson has 21 sacks & 7 FFs. Aims for 5th in row with sack. Since 2010, is only NFC player with 40+ sacks (41.5) & 10+ FFs (10). S Mike Mitchell is only player in NFL with 3+ INTs (3), 2+ sacks (2.5) & 2+ FFs (2).


Results and Schedule

New England Patriots
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 BUF A W 23-21 +2
2 2013-09-12 NYJ H W 13-10 +3
3 2013-09-22 TB H W 23-3 +20
4 2013-09-29 ATL A W 30-23 +7
5 2013-10-06 CIN A L 6-13 -7
6 2013-10-13 NO H W 30-27 +3
7 2013-10-20 NYJ A L 27-30 -3
8 2013-10-27 MIA H W 27-17 +10
9 2013-11-03 PIT H W 55-31 +24
10   Bye      
11 2013-11-18 CAR A    
12 2013-11-24 DEN H    
13 2013-12-01 HOU A    
14 2013-12-08 CLE H    
15 2013-12-15 MIA A    
16 2013-12-22 BAL A    
17 2013-12-29 BUF H    
   

Carolina Panthers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 SEA H L 7-12 -5
2 2013-09-15 BUF A L 23-24 -1
3 2013-09-22 NYG H W 38-0 +38
4   Bye      
5 2013-10-06 ARI A L 6-22 -16
6 2013-10-13 MIN A W 35-10 +25
7 2013-10-20 STL H W 30-15 +15
8 2013-10-24 TB A W 31-13 +18
9 2013-11-03 ATL H W 34-10 +24
10 2013-11-10 SF A W 10-9 +1
11 2013-11-18 NE H    
12 2013-11-24 MIA A    
13 2013-12-01 TB H    
14 2013-12-08 NO A    
15 2013-12-15 NYJ H    
16 2013-12-22 NO H    
17 2013-12-29 ATL A    

Injury Report

New England Patriots
Out  SS Steve Gregory (thumb)
Questionable  CB Alfonzo Dennard (leg)
 DE Rob Ninkovich (foot)
 CB Aqib Talib (hip)
 RB Leon Washington (ankle)
IR  DT Tommy Kelly (knee, 11/2/2013)
 WLB Jerod Mayo (shoulder, 10/16/2013)
 RB Shane Vereen (wrist, 9/10/2013)
 DT Vince Wilfork (achilles-tendon, 10/3/2013)
 SS Adrian Wilson (hamstring, 8/31/2013)
   

Carolina Panthers
Questionable  MLB Chase Blackburn (foot)
IR  FS Charles Godfrey (achilles-tendon, 9/17/2013)

Offense Stats Comparison

  NE
 Offense 
CAR
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 28.0 26.3 23.6 NE
Rushing yards 127.7 118.3 113.9 NE
Rushing yards per attempt 4.57 3.74 4.16 NE
Completion % 55.5% 64.5% 60.9% CAR
Passing yards 202.0 213.3 232.6 CAR
Passing yards per completion 11.08 10.59 10.93 NE
Passing yards per attempt 6.15 6.83 6.66 CAR
Interceptions 1.0 0.8 1.0 CAR
Fumbles lost 0.3 0.3 0.6 -
Sacks allowed 3.7 2.5 2.7 CAR
3rd down conversions 26.2% 44.7% 39.1% CAR
4th down conversions 50.0% 80.0% 49.0% CAR
Time of possession 26:41 33:58 50:34 CAR
  Defense Stats Comparison

  NE
 Defense 
CAR
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 24.7 12.0 23.6 CAR
Rushing yards 149.7 76.5 113.9 CAR
Rushing yards per attempt 4.37 3.83 4.16 CAR
Completion % 55.9% 65.5% 60.9% NE
Passing yards 205.0 208.8 232.6 NE
Passing yards per completion 10.88 8.41 10.93 CAR
Passing yards per attempt 6.08 5.51 6.66 CAR
INT return 1.3 1.8 1.0 CAR
Fumble recoveries 1.0 0.8 0.6 NE
Sacks 4.3 3.0 2.7 NE
3rd down conversions 43.8% 31.6% 39.1% CAR
4th down conversions 50.0% 16.7% 49.0% CAR
Time of possession 33:16 26:02 50:34 CAR

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   NE   CAR  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 11.1 9.5 10.0 NE
Yards per kick return 22.1 23.4 23.6 CAR
Yards allowed per punt return 10.2 8.6 10.0 CAR
Yards allowed per kick return 20.0 23.3 23.6 NE
  Misc Stats Comparison

   NE   CAR  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 4.0 5.5 6.1 NE
Penalty yards 32.7 45.8 53.0 NE

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 5 to 10 of the 2013 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 5 to 10 with no adjustment.

Weather


Team vs. Team History

New England Patriots vs. Carolina Panthers
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2001 17 2002-01-06 NE CAR 38-6 NE
2005 2 2005-09-18 NE CAR 17-27 CAR
2009 14 2009-12-13 CAR NE 10-20 NE

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.