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Carolina Panthers at Miami Dolphins - Week 12
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

NO
ATL		 17
 13
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TB
DET		 24
 21
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SD
KC		 41
 38
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PIT
CLE		 27
 11
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NYJ
BAL		 3
 19
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CAR
MIA		 20
 16
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MIN
GB		 26
 26
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JAC
HOU		 13
 6
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CHI
STL		 21
 42
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IND
ARI		 11
 40
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TEN
OAK		 23
 19
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DAL
NYG		 24
 21
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DEN
NE		 31
 34
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SF
WAS		 27
 6
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

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

Player Rankings and Projections
Carolina Panthers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 3 Cam Newton Pass: 230, 1 TD Rush: 30, 1
RB 25 Mike Tolbert Rush: 20, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 32 DeAngelo Williams Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 38 Jonathan Stewart Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 30 Steve Smith Rec: 5-60, 0 TD
WR 47 Brandon LaFell Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 73 Ted Ginn Jr. Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 6 Greg Olsen Rec: 6-60, 1 TD
K 24 Graham Gano FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 8 Defense / ST  
 
Miami Dolphins
Rank  Player Projections
QB 27 Ryan Tannehill Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 28 Lamar Miller Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 34 Daniel Thomas Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 34 Mike Wallace Rec: 3-50, 0 TD
WR 54 Brian Hartline Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 17 Charles Clay Rec: 4-40, 1 TD
K 12 Caleb Sturgis FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 21 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Panthers Aim for 7th win in row... QB Cam Newton is only player with 50+ pass (56) & 25+ rush (26) TDs in 1st 3 NFL seasons. Threw 3 TDs last week... In last meeting, RB DeAngelo Williams rushed for 122 yards & averaged 9.4 yards per carry. RB Mike Tolbert has 5 TDs (3 rush, 2 rec.) in past 6... In past 2 vs. Mia., WR Steve Smith has 18 catches for 257 yards (128.5 per game) & 4 TDs. In last game at Mia., had 11 catches for 170 yards & 3 TDs. WR Brandon LaFell, TE Greg Olsen & WR TED GINN, JR. each had TD last week. Olsen has 5 TDs in past 6 vs. AFC... Lead NFL in fewest points allowed (135). Only team in NFL to rank in top 5 in total (3rd), rush (3rd) & pass (5th) defense. DE Greg Hardy has 15 sacks in past 19. Since entering NFL in 2012, LB Luke Kuechly leads NFL with 251 tackles. In past 23, DE Charles Johnson has 21 sacks & 7 FFs. 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). S ROBERT LESTER ties for NFC rookie lead with 3 INTs.

Dolphins Aim for 3rd win in row at home... QB Ryan Tannehill has 7 TDs vs. 4 INTs & 85.3 rating at home in 2013. In career at home vs. NFC, is 3-0 & has completed 63 of 90 passes (70 pct.) for 674 yards with 5 TDs vs. 2 INTS & 100.9 rating...RB Lamar Miller averages 5.5 yards per carry at home this season (44 att., 242 yards). RB Daniel Thomas posted 3rd rush TD of season last week... In only meeting vs. Panthers (w/ Pit. on 12/23/10), WR Mike Wallace had 4 receptions for 104 yards (26 avg.) with 1 TD. WR Rishard Matthews has 15 rec. for 172 yards & 2 TDs in last 2... TE Charles Clay has career-best in catches (42), rec. yards (474) & TD rec. (4) in '13... DT Randy Starks has 25 sacks w/ Mia., most by Dolphins DT... LB Olivier Vernon has career-best 5.5 sacks this season. LB Dannell Ellerbe lead team with 70 tackles... CB Brent Grimes posted 3rd INT of season last game... DE Cameron Wake has 4 sacks in past 2 at home.


Results and Schedule

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 W 24-20 +4
12 2013-11-24 MIA A W 20-16 +4
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    
   

Miami Dolphins
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 CLE A W 23-10 +13
2 2013-09-15 IND A W 24-20 +4
3 2013-09-22 ATL H W 27-23 +4
4 2013-09-30 NO A L 17-38 -21
5 2013-10-06 BAL H L 23-26 -3
6   Bye      
7 2013-10-20 BUF H L 21-23 -2
8 2013-10-27 NE A L 17-27 -10
9 2013-10-31 CIN H W 22-20 +2
10 2013-11-11 TB A    
11 2013-11-17 SD H W 20-16 +4
12 2013-11-24 CAR H L 16-20 -4
13 2013-12-01 NYJ A    
14 2013-12-08 PIT A    
15 2013-12-15 NE H    
16 2013-12-22 BUF A    
17 2013-12-29 NYJ H    

Injury Report

Carolina Panthers
Out  MLB Chase Blackburn (foot)
 TE Ben Hartsock (knee)
 DE Charles Johnson (knee)
Probable  DE Greg Hardy (knee)
IR  FS Charles Godfrey (achilles-tendon, 9/17/2013)
   

Miami Dolphins
Doubtful  CB Dimitri Patterson (groin)
Questionable  WLB Jelani Jenkins (foot)
Probable  FS Chris Clemons (shoulder)
 MLB Dannell Ellerbe (knee)
 SS Reshad Jones (groin)
 WR Rishard Matthews (back)
 WLB Koa Misi (knee)
 RB Daniel Thomas (ribs)
 WR Mike Wallace (hamstring)
 SS Jimmy Wilson (abdomen)
IR  WR Brandon Gibson (knee, 10/29/2013)
 TE Dustin Keller (knee, 8/20/2013)

Offense Stats Comparison

  CAR
 Offense 		 MIA
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 29.8 20.5 23.7 CAR
Rushing yards 118.5 138.0 114.3 MIA
Rushing yards per attempt 3.72 5.11 4.17 MIA
Completion % 67.4% 58.5% 60.7% CAR
Passing yards 202.0 180.5 231.8 CAR
Passing yards per completion 10.25 8.98 10.87 CAR
Passing yards per attempt 6.91 5.25 6.61 CAR
Interceptions 0.3 1.5 1.0 CAR
Fumbles lost 0.0 1.0 0.5 CAR
Sacks allowed 2.3 3.5 2.6 CAR
3rd down conversions 49.3% 29.6% 38.4% CAR
4th down conversions 100.0% 33.3% 48.8% CAR
Time of possession 34:00 29:22 50:22 CAR
  Defense Stats Comparison

  CAR
 Defense 		 MIA
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 12.0 21.5 23.7 CAR
Rushing yards 80.3 153.0 114.3 CAR
Rushing yards per attempt 4.07 4.37 4.17 CAR
Completion % 66.5% 62.4% 60.7% MIA
Passing yards 232.3 229.5 231.8 MIA
Passing yards per completion 8.68 9.78 10.87 CAR
Passing yards per attempt 5.77 6.11 6.61 CAR
INT return 1.3 1.0 1.0 CAR
Fumble recoveries 1.0 0.0 0.5 CAR
Sacks 3.0 3.5 2.6 MIA
3rd down conversions 33.8% 41.7% 38.4% CAR
4th down conversions 28.6% 100.0% 48.8% CAR
Time of possession 25:60 30:20 50:22 CAR

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   CAR   MIA  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 9.8 5.6 9.7 CAR
Yards per kick return 20.4 23.8 23.1 MIA
Yards allowed per punt return 8.7 8.7 9.7 -
Yards allowed per kick return 23.9 20.3 23.1 MIA
  Misc Stats Comparison

   CAR   MIA  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 5.5 3.5 6.2 MIA
Penalty yards 42.8 28.5 52.7 MIA

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 6 to 11 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 6 to 11 with no adjustment.

Weather


Team vs. Team History

Carolina Panthers vs. Miami Dolphins
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2001 8 2001-11-04 CAR MIA 6-23 MIA
2005 3 2005-09-25 CAR MIA 24-27 MIA
2009 11 2009-11-19 MIA CAR 24-17 MIA

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.