NFL Game Preview: Washington Redskins at Carolina Panthers - Week 7

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Washington Redskins at Carolina Panthers - Week 7

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ATL DET	23 16
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SEA CLE	3 6
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SD NYJ	21 27
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WAS CAR	20 33
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HOU TEN	41 7
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DEN MIA	18 15
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CHI TB	24 18
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KC OAK	28 0
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PIT ARI	32 20
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GB MIN	33 27
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STL DAL	7 34
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IND NO	7 62
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BAL JAC	7 12
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Week:	1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6 \| 7 \| 8 \| 9 \| 10 \| 11 \| 12 \| 13 \| 14 \| 15 \| 16 \| 17
Playoffs:	Wild-Card \| Divisional Playoffs \| Conference Championships \| Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Panthers 23, Redskins 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

Washington Redskins
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 22	Rex Grossman	Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 16	Ryan Torain	Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 41	Roy Helu	Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 46	Tim Hightower	Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 23	Santana Moss	Rec: 5-70, 0 TD
WR 44	Jabar Gaffney	Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 77	Anthony Armstrong	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 6	Fred Davis	Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
K 22	Graham Gano	FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 15	Defense / ST

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Carolina Panthers
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 2	Cam Newton	Pass: 240, 2 TD Rush: 30, 1
RB 22	DeAngelo Williams	Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 27	Jonathan Stewart	Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 8	Steve Smith	Rec: 5-80, 1 TD
WR 47	Brandon LaFell	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 57	Legedu Naanee	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 7	Greg Olsen	Rec: 4-40, 1 TD
TE 21	Jeremy Shockey	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 4	Olindo Mare	FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 6	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Redskins In career, QB Rex Grossman is 23-13 (.639) as starter (min. 15 att.). When Grossman starts & has 100+ rating, his teams are 8-0... RB Tim Hightower has 3 TDs (2 rush, 1 rec.) in 4 career meetings (incl. playoffs). When he has 15+ att. (incl. playoffs), his teams are 7-1 (2-0 with Was.). RB Roy Helu leads NFC rookies (132 yards, 26 att.) averaging 5.1 yards per carry (min. 20 att.). In 5 games with 19+ att., RB Ryan Torain has rushed for 597 yards (119.4 per game), incl. 4 100-yard games... TE Fred Davis ranks 2nd among NFL TEs (min. 20 catches) averaging 15.6 yards per catch (22 catches, 343 yards). WR Santana Moss has 8,842 career receiving yards & needs 158 to reach 9,000. WR Anthony Armstrong is averaging 18.9 yards per catch (909 yards, 48 catches) since start of 2010, 2nd best mark in NFC... DT Barry Cofield & S Oshiomogho Atogwe each posted 1st sack with Redskins last week. Rookie LB Ryan Kerrigan has 2 sacks, 2 FFs & INT-TD. Is only rookie with 2+ sacks & INT-TD.

Panthers Total (418.2 yards per game) & pass (297.3) offense rank 4th in NFC. Rookie QB Cam Newton averages 307.8 pass yards per game (1,847 yards). Is only player in NFL history with 6+ TD pass (7) & 6+ TD rush (6) in 1st 6 games. Ties for 2nd in NFL with 6 rush TDs, most among QBs & most among rookies... RB DeAngelo Williams has 4,513 rush yards & 970 rec. yards. Needs 30 rec. yards to become 1st player in franchise history with 4,000+ rush yards & 1,000+ rec. yards. In career, when RB Jonathan Stewart has 15+ att., team is 14-3 (.824). Had rush TD in last meeting. Has 2,949 career rush yards & needs 51 to join Williams (4,513) & DE SHAUN FOSTER (3,336) as only players in team history with 3,000 rush yards... WR Steve Smith leads NFC with 675 rec. yards. Leads NFL with 4 rec. of 50+ yards. Has 3 games with 150+ yards, tied for most in NFL (WES WELKER). TE Greg Olsen has TD in 3 of past 4 games. TE Jeremy Shockey has 48 catches for 550 yards & TD in career vs. Was... DE Charles Johnson has 13 sacks in past 13.

Results and Schedule

Washington Redskins
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2011-09-11	NYG	H	W 28-14	+14
2	2011-09-18	ARI	H	W 22-21	+1
3	2011-09-26	DAL	A	L 16-18	-2
4	2011-10-02	STL	A	W 17-10	+7
5		Bye
6	2011-10-16	PHI	H	L 13-20	-7
7	2011-10-23	CAR	A	L 20-33	-13
8	2011-10-30	BUF	A
9	2011-11-06	SF	H
10	2011-11-13	MIA	A
11	2011-11-20	DAL	H
12	2011-11-27	SEA	A
13	2011-12-04	NYJ	H
14	2011-12-11	NE	H
15	2011-12-18	NYG	A
16	2011-12-24	MIN	H
17	2012-01-01	PHI	A

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	L 27-30	-3
6	2011-10-16	ATL	A	L 17-31	-14
7	2011-10-23	WAS	H	W 33-20	+13
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

Injury Report

Washington Redskins
Out	TE Chris Cooley (Finger) CB Byron Westbrook (Hamstring) OT Trent Williams (Ankle)
Questionable	FS Oshiomogho Atogwe (Knee) CB Phillip Buchanon (Neck) WR Donte' Stallworth (Hamstring)
Probable	WR Anthony Armstrong (Hamstring) CB DeAngelo Hall (Toe) RB Tim Hightower (Shoulder)
IR	DE Jarvis Jenkins (Right Knee ACL) OG Kory Lichtensteiger (Right Knee ACL & MCL)
PUP	FS Kareem Moore (Right Knee MCL)

Carolina Panthers
Doubtful	OLB Omar Gaither (Knee) FS Jordan Pugh (Head)
Probable	TE Greg Olsen (Toe) TE Jeremy Shockey (Not Injury Related) OLB Thomas Williams (Head)
IR	TE Gary Barnidge (Broken Ankle) MLB Jon Beason (Torn Left Achilles) OC C.J. Davis (Undisclosed) OLB Thomas Davis (Right Knee ACL) NT Ron Edwards (Triceps) WR David Gettis (Knee ACL) CB Cletis Gordon (Shoulder) OT Jeff Otah (Left Knee) OG Geoff Schwartz (Hip) OT Garry Williams (Broken Leg) OG Zach Williams (Knee ACL)
PUP	CB Brandon Hogan (Knee)

Offense Stats Comparison

	WAS Offense	CAR Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	18.3	22.0	22.7	CAR
Rushing yards	103.7	120.5	111.9	CAR
Rushing yards per attempt	4.01	4.81	4.25	CAR
Completion %	55.6%	58.5%	60.8%	CAR
Passing yards	245.3	306.3	242.9	CAR
Passing yards per completion	11.62	13.34	11.44	CAR
Passing yards per attempt	6.46	7.80	6.95	CAR
Interceptions	1.7	1.5	1.0	CAR
Fumbles lost	0.3	0.0	0.6	CAR
Sacks allowed	2.0	1.5	2.3	CAR
3rd down conversions	33.8%	42.1%	38.8%	CAR
4th down conversions	100.0%	40.0%	46.4%	WAS
Time of possession	32:07	30:18	30:01	WAS

Defense Stats Comparison

	WAS Defense	CAR Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	17.3	29.8	22.7	WAS
Rushing yards	97.7	129.8	111.9	WAS
Rushing yards per attempt	4.57	4.84	4.25	WAS
Completion %	54.9%	64.2%	60.8%	WAS
Passing yards	233.7	219.5	242.9	CAR
Passing yards per completion	11.35	12.63	11.44	WAS
Passing yards per attempt	6.23	8.11	6.95	WAS
INT return	1.0	0.5	1.0	WAS
Fumble recoveries	0.7	0.3	0.6	WAS
Sacks	3.0	1.5	2.3	WAS
3rd down conversions	28.8%	46.1%	38.8%	WAS
4th down conversions	40.0%	50.0%	46.4%	WAS
Time of possession	27:49	28:57	30:01	WAS

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	WAS	CAR	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	8.8	5.3	10.1	WAS
Yards per kick return	24.3	21.5	24.4	WAS
Yards allowed per punt return	6.8	24.7	10.1	WAS
Yards allowed per kick return	19.2	26.8	24.4	WAS

Misc Stats Comparison

	WAS	CAR	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	5.3	7.5	6.4	WAS
Penalty yards	45.0	65.0	53.8	WAS

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 6 of the 2011 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 1 to 6 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History

Washington Redskins vs. Carolina Panthers
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2000	1	2000-09-03	CAR	WAS	17-20	WAS
2001	6	2001-10-21	CAR	WAS	14-17	WAS
2003	11	2003-11-16	WAS	CAR	17-20	CAR
2006	12	2006-11-26	CAR	WAS	13-17	WAS
2009	5	2009-10-11	WAS	CAR	17-20	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.