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Prediction: Panthers 24, Falcons 17
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections

Carolina Panthers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 4 Cam Newton Pass: 230, 2 TD Rush: 30, 0
RB 23 DeAngelo Williams Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 41 Mike Tolbert Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 37 Ted Ginn Jr. Rec: 4-60, 1 TD
WR 51 Brandon LaFell Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 83 Domenik Hixon Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
TE 3 Greg Olsen Rec: 6-60, 1 TD
K 26 Graham Gano FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 3 Defense / ST  
 
Atlanta Falcons
Rank  Player Projections
QB 24 Matt Ryan Pass: 250, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 17 Steven Jackson Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 49 Jacquizz Rodgers Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 18 Roddy White Rec: 7-80, 1 TD
WR 47 Harry Douglas Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 6 Tony Gonzalez Rec: 5-50, 0 TD
K 29 Matt Bryant FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 21 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Panthers Clinch NFC South & 1st round bye with win... QB Cam Newton is only player with 50+ pass (62) & 25+ rush (28) TDs in 1st 3 NFL seasons... RB DeAngelo Williams aims for 3rd in row with 40+ yard TD (1 rush, 1 rec.). RB Mike Tolbert had rush TD in Week 9... WR Steve Smith needs 55 rec. yards for 10th 800-yard season. TE Greg Olsen aims for 5th in row vs. Atl. with TD. WR Brandon LaFell has 13 career rec. TDs & averages 27.1 yards per TD (352 yards)... In last meeting, LBs Thomas Davis & Luke Kuechly each had INT. Both had INT last week. Kuechly (146) & Davis (117) lead team in tackles. Since entering NFL in 2012, Kuechly leads NFL with 310 tackles. Had 24 tackles last week, tied for most in NFL since 1994. DE Greg Hardy has 20 sacks in past 24, incl. 3 last week. Since 2010, DE Charles Johnson is 1 of 2 in NFC with 40+ sacks (42) & 10+ FFs (10). CB Captain Munnerlyn has 3 sacks & INT-TD in past 2. Has 4 INT-TDs since 2012, most in NFL. S Mike Mitchell is 1 of 2 in NFL with 4+ INTs (4), 3+ sacks (3) & 2+ FFs (2).

Falcons QB Matt Ryan has 4,235 yards, his 3rd consecutive 4,000-yard season. Is 5-0 at home vs. Car. with 107.6 rating... Since 2005, RB Steven Jackson has 9,967 rush yards, 2nd most in NFL... TE Tony Gonzalez is 5th in NFL history with 15,000+ rec. yards (15,071). Has 803 yards, his 13th 800-yard season. Has catch in 210 consecutive games, 2nd longest streak in NFL history. WR Roddy White had 12 catches for 141 yards & TD last week. Has 17 catches for 286 yards (143 per game) & 3 TDs in past 2 meetings. Has 4 TDs in past 3 vs. Car. WR Harry Douglas has 1,009 yards, his 1st 1,000-yard season... Rookie LB Paul Worrilow leads team with 114 tackles. Rookie CBs Desmond Trufant & Robert Alford each had INT in Week 9. Trufant (16) leads team in PD. Rookie LB Joplo Bartu is only Falcons player with 70+ tackles (79) & 3+ sacks (3.5) this season.


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 W 27-6 +21
14 2013-12-08 NO A L 13-31 -18
15 2013-12-15 NYJ H W 30-20 +10
16 2013-12-22 NO H W 17-13 +4
17 2013-12-29 ATL A    
   

Atlanta Falcons
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 NO A L 17-23 -6
2 2013-09-15 STL H W 31-24 +7
3 2013-09-22 MIA A L 23-27 -4
4 2013-09-29 NE H L 23-30 -7
5 2013-10-07 NYJ H L 28-30 -2
6   Bye      
7 2013-10-20 TB H W 31-23 +8
8 2013-10-27 ARI A L 13-27 -14
9 2013-11-03 CAR A L 10-34 -24
10 2013-11-10 SEA H L 10-33 -23
11 2013-11-17 TB A L 28-41 -13
12 2013-11-21 NO H L 13-17 -4
13 2013-12-01 BUF A W 34-31 +3
14 2013-12-08 GB A L 21-22 -1
15 2013-12-15 WAS H W 27-26 +1
16 2013-12-23 SF A L 24-34 -10
17 2013-12-29 CAR H    

Injury Report

Carolina Panthers
Out  RB Jonathan Stewart (knee)
Doubtful  WR Steve Smith (knee)
Probable  QB Cam Newton (ankle)
IR  FS Charles Godfrey (achilles-tendon, 9/17/2013)
   

Atlanta Falcons
Doubtful  RB Jacquizz Rodgers (concussion)
 WLB Sean Weatherspoon (knee)
Questionable  CB Robert Alford (ankle)
 WR Darius Johnson (ankle)
Probable  TE Tony Gonzalez (toe)
IR  DE Kroy Biermann (achilles-tendon, 9/16/2013)
 FB Bradie Ewing (shoulder, 9/16/2013)
 WR Julio Jones (foot, 10/10/2013)
 SS Zeke Motta (neck, 12/24/2013)
 DT Corey Peters (achilles-tendon, 12/26/2013)
 QB Sean Renfree (undisclosed, 8/30/2013)

Offense Stats Comparison

  CAR
 Offense 
ATL
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 22.0 25.0 24.1 ATL
Rushing yards 124.5 96.5 117.0 CAR
Rushing yards per attempt 4.55 4.35 4.26 CAR
Completion % 61.1% 67.2% 61.1% ATL
Passing yards 189.5 251.5 231.6 ATL
Passing yards per completion 10.58 9.14 10.84 CAR
Passing yards per attempt 6.47 6.14 6.62 CAR
Interceptions 0.5 1.0 1.0 CAR
Fumbles lost 0.0 1.0 0.6 CAR
Sacks allowed 2.8 3.0 2.4 CAR
3rd down conversions 39.5% 45.6% 37.8% ATL
4th down conversions 83.3% 40.0% 50.8% CAR
Time of possession 31:08 31:07 30:20 CAR
  Defense Stats Comparison

  CAR
 Defense 
ATL
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 17.3 28.3 24.1 CAR
Rushing yards 92.0 149.0 117.0 CAR
Rushing yards per attempt 4.21 5.04 4.26 CAR
Completion % 67.0% 67.6% 61.1% CAR
Passing yards 235.5 231.8 231.6 ATL
Passing yards per completion 9.49 11.65 10.84 CAR
Passing yards per attempt 6.36 7.87 6.62 CAR
INT return 1.0 0.3 1.0 CAR
Fumble recoveries 0.3 0.8 0.6 ATL
Sacks 3.5 1.8 2.4 CAR
3rd down conversions 37.0% 43.8% 37.8% CAR
4th down conversions 33.3% 33.3% 50.8% -
Time of possession 28:52 28:53 30:20 CAR

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   CAR   ATL  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 14.8 8.9 9.4 CAR
Yards per kick return 20.5 23.1 22.7 ATL
Yards allowed per punt return 8.7 6.7 9.4 ATL
Yards allowed per kick return 21.4 20.8 22.7 ATL
  Misc Stats Comparison

   CAR   ATL  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 5.3 5.5 6.2 CAR
Penalty yards 41.0 45.0 52.1 CAR

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 11 to 16 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 11 to 16 with no adjustment.

Weather

Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History

Carolina Panthers vs. Atlanta Falcons
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 3 2000-09-17 ATL CAR 15-10 ATL
2000 9 2000-10-29 CAR ATL 12-13 ATL
2001 2 2001-09-23 CAR ATL 16-24 ATL
2001 11 2001-11-25 ATL CAR 10-7 ATL
2002 7 2002-10-20 CAR ATL 0-30 ATL
2002 12 2002-11-24 ATL CAR 41-0 ATL
2003 4 2003-09-28 ATL CAR 3-23 CAR
2003 14 2003-12-07 CAR ATL 14-20 ATL
2004 4 2004-10-03 ATL CAR 27-10 ATL
2004 15 2004-12-18 CAR ATL 31-34 ATL
2005 13 2005-12-04 ATL CAR 6-24 CAR
2005 17 2006-01-01 CAR ATL 44-11 CAR
2006 1 2006-09-10 ATL CAR 20-6 ATL
2006 16 2006-12-24 CAR ATL 10-3 CAR
2007 3 2007-09-23 CAR ATL 27-20 CAR
2007 10 2007-11-11 ATL CAR 20-13 ATL
2008 4 2008-09-28 ATL CAR 9-24 CAR
2008 12 2008-11-23 CAR ATL 28-45 ATL
2009 2 2009-09-20 CAR ATL 20-28 ATL
2009 10 2009-11-15 ATL CAR 19-28 CAR
2010 14 2010-12-12 ATL CAR 31-10 ATL
2010 17 2011-01-02 CAR ATL 10-31 ATL
2011 6 2011-10-16 CAR ATL 17-31 ATL
2011 14 2011-12-11 ATL CAR 31-23 ATL
2012 4 2012-09-30 CAR ATL 28-30 ATL
2012 14 2012-12-09 ATL CAR 20-30 CAR
2013 9 2013-11-03 ATL CAR 10-34 CAR

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.