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Prediction: Eagles 27, Panthers 21
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections

Carolina Panthers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 13 Cam Newton Pass: 245, 2 TD Rush: 25, 0
RB 27 DeAngelo Williams Rush: 45, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 28 Jonathan Stewart Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 2-15, 0
WR 12 Kelvin Benjamin Rec: 6-75, 1 TD
WR 53 Jerricho Cotchery Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 56 Jason Avant Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 2 Greg Olsen Rec: 6-60, 1 TD
K 24 Graham Gano FG: 0/0 XP: 3/3
DEF 18 Defense / ST  
 
Philadelphia Eagles
Rank  Player Projections
QB 12 Mark Sanchez Pass: 280, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 6 LeSean McCoy Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 31 Darren Sproles Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 5-30, 0
WR 7 Jeremy Maclin Rec: 6-90, 1 TD
WR 47 Riley Cooper Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 52 Jordan Matthews Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 13 Zach Ertz Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
TE 29 Brent Celek Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
K 3 Cody Parkey FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 9 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Panthers In only meeting, QB Cam Newton passed for 306 yards, 2 TDs, 0 INTs with 125 rating & rushed for 52 yards with 2 TDs. Is 2-0 on MNF & has 125.2 rating (5 TDs, 0 INTs) & 2 rush TDs... RB DeAngelo Williams had 186-yard rush game on MNF (12/8/08 vs. TB) & 101-yard rec. game on MNF (12/4/06 at Phi.). Last week, 3 of RB Jonathan Stewart's 8 carries were 10+ yards... TE Greg Olsen has TD in 4 of past 6 on MNF. Has 3 TDs in past 4 at home. WR Kelvin Benjamin leads NFC rookies with 589 rec. yards & 5 rec. TDs. WR Jason Avant played 8 seasons with Phi. (2006-13)... Since entering NFL in 2012, LB Luke Kuechly leads league with 417 tackles. LB Thomas Davis had FR in last meeting. On 9/13/09 vs. Phi., had 16 tackles. DE Charles Johnson had FF in last game vs. Phi. S Thomas DeCoud had sack in last game vs. Phi. (10/28/12 with Atl.). DT Dwan Edwards had sack & INT last week.

Eagles QB Mark Sanchez threw 2 TDs last week... In past 6 at home, RB LeSean McCoy has 760 scrimmage yards (126.7 per game), 676 rush yards (112.7 per game) & 4 TDs. In past 5 on MNF, has 635 scrimmage yards (127 per game) & 4 TDs. RB Darren Sproles has 4 TDs (2 rush, 2 rec.) in past 4 on MNF. Since 2011, leads NFL RBs with 252 rec., 2,225 rec. yards & 16 rec. TDs... WR Jeremy Maclin has 18 catches for 345 yards (172.5 per game) & 4 TDs in past 2. Aims for 3rd in row with 150+ yards & 2+ TDs. Has TD in 8 of past 10. Has TD in 4 of past 5 at home. Rookie WR Jordan Matthews had TD catch last week, 3rd of season... S Malcolm Jenkins had INT in last meeting (12/22/13 with NO). LB Connor Barwin has 5 sacks in past 2 at home. Has 7 sacks in past 5. LB Mychal Kendricks had sack & FF last week. LB Brandon Graham has sack in 3 of past 5 games.


Results and Schedule

Carolina Panthers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-07 TB A W 20-14 +6
2 2014-09-14 DET H W 24-7 +17
3 2014-09-21 PIT H L 19-37 -18
4 2014-09-28 BAL A L 10-38 -28
5 2014-10-05 CHI H W 31-24 +7
6 2014-10-12 CIN A T 37-37 0
7 2014-10-19 GB A L 17-38 -21
8 2014-10-26 SEA H L 9-13 -4
9 2014-10-30 NO H L 10-28 -18
10 2014-11-10 PHI A    
11 2014-11-16 ATL H    
12   Bye      
13 2014-11-30 MIN A    
14 2014-12-07 NO A    
15 2014-12-14 TB H    
16 2014-12-21 CLE H    
17 2014-12-28 ATL A    
   

Philadelphia Eagles
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-07 JAC H W 34-17 +17
2 2014-09-15 IND A W 30-27 +3
3 2014-09-21 WAS H W 37-34 +3
4 2014-09-28 SF A L 21-26 -5
5 2014-10-05 STL H W 34-28 +6
6 2014-10-12 NYG H W 27-0 +27
7   Bye      
8 2014-10-26 ARI A L 20-24 -4
9 2014-11-02 HOU A W 31-21 +10
10 2014-11-10 CAR H    
11 2014-11-16 GB A    
12 2014-11-23 TEN H    
13 2014-11-27 DAL A    
14 2014-12-07 SEA H    
15 2014-12-14 DAL H    
16 2014-12-20 WAS A    
17 2014-12-28 NYG A    

Injury Report

Carolina Panthers
Out  DE Greg Hardy (other-excused)
Questionable  CB Bene Benwikere (toe)
 DT Dwan Edwards (knee)
 DT Kawann Short (ankle)
Probable  WR Philly Brown (concussion)
IR  WLB Chase Blackburn (knee, 10/28/2014)
 TE Richie Brockel (ankle, 10/7/2014)
 RB Mike Tolbert (knee, 9/23/2014)
   

Philadelphia Eagles
Out  QB Nick Foles (collarbone)
Probable  SS Nate Allen (hamstring)
 CB Nolan Carroll (groin)
 ILB Mychal Kendricks (calf)
 WR Brad Smith (groin)
IR  ILB Najee Goode (pectoral, 9/9/2014)
 ILB DeMeco Ryans (other-excused, 11/3/2014)

Offense Stats Comparison

  CAR
 Offense 
PHI
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 17.0 26.3 24.0 PHI
Rushing yards 105.3 148.3 109.3 PHI
Rushing yards per attempt 3.83 4.56 4.12 PHI
Completion % 54.9% 60.2% 62.5% PHI
Passing yards 213.5 248.3 248.8 PHI
Passing yards per completion 11.25 10.61 11.20 CAR
Passing yards per attempt 6.18 6.38 7.00 PHI
Interceptions 1.0 2.0 0.9 CAR
Fumbles lost 0.8 1.3 0.6 CAR
Sacks allowed 2.5 0.7 2.4 PHI
3rd down conversions 43.8% 45.5% 40.7% PHI
4th down conversions 60.0% 60.0% 46.4% -
Time of possession 29:27 30:11 30:12 PHI
  Defense Stats Comparison

  CAR
 Defense 
PHI
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 31.8 23.7 24.0 PHI
Rushing yards 118.3 109.3 109.3 PHI
Rushing yards per attempt 4.27 4.44 4.12 CAR
Completion % 73.1% 54.5% 62.5% PHI
Passing yards 273.3 233.3 248.8 PHI
Passing yards per completion 10.96 12.59 11.20 CAR
Passing yards per attempt 8.01 6.87 7.00 PHI
INT return 1.0 0.3 0.9 CAR
Fumble recoveries 0.5 0.7 0.6 PHI
Sacks 2.0 4.0 2.4 PHI
3rd down conversions 51.9% 37.7% 40.7% PHI
4th down conversions 50.0% 25.0% 46.4% PHI
Time of possession 31:54 29:49 30:12 PHI

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   CAR   PHI  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 13.6 18.2 9.1 PHI
Yards per kick return 24.6 21.0 24.0 CAR
Yards allowed per punt return 9.8 4.9 9.1 PHI
Yards allowed per kick return 36.1 23.6 24.0 PHI
  Misc Stats Comparison

   CAR   PHI  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 6.3 7.0 6.8 CAR
Penalty yards 54.0 54.7 56.0 CAR

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 4 to 9 of the 2014 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 4 to 9 with no adjustment.

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Team vs. Team History

Carolina Panthers vs. Philadelphia Eagles
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2003 13 2003-11-30 PHI CAR 25-16 PHI
2004 6 2004-10-17 CAR PHI 8-30 PHI
2006 13 2006-12-04 CAR PHI 24-27 PHI
2009 1 2009-09-13 PHI CAR 38-10 PHI
2012 12 2012-11-26 CAR PHI 30-22 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.