Prediction: Packers 31, Panthers 24
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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Carolina Panthers |
Rank |
Player |
Projections |
QB 9 |
Cam Newton |
Pass: 255, 2 TD Rush: 35, 0 |
RB 29 |
Jonathan Stewart |
Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 2-15, 0 |
RB 56 |
Chris Ogbonnaya |
Rush: 15, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
WR 14 |
Kelvin Benjamin |
Rec: 6-75, 1 TD |
WR 51 |
Jerricho Cotchery |
Rec: 4-45, 0 TD |
WR 79 |
Jason Avant |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
TE 3 |
Greg Olsen |
Rec: 6-65, 1 TD |
K 21 |
Graham Gano |
FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3 |
DEF 29 |
Defense / ST |
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Green Bay Packers |
Rank |
Player |
Projections |
QB 4 |
Aaron Rodgers |
Pass: 275, 3 TD Rush: 15, 0 |
RB 18 |
Eddie Lacy |
Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
RB 32 |
James Starks |
Rush: 35, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
WR 2 |
Jordy Nelson |
Rec: 8-110, 1 TD |
WR 18 |
Randall Cobb |
Rec: 6-70, 1 TD |
WR 47 |
Davante Adams |
Rec: 3-50, 0 TD |
TE 33 |
Andrew Quarless |
Rec: 2-20, 0 TD |
K 13 |
Mason Crosby |
FG: 1/1 XP: 4/4 |
DEF 9 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
Panthers In only meeting, QB Cam Newton passed for 432 yards & had pass & rush TD. Newton (2) & PEYTON MANNING (3) are only active QBs with 2+ games with 400+ pass yards, pass TD & rush TD. Last week, passed for 284 yards with 2 TDs & rushed for 107 yards with TD... RB Fozzy Whittaker had rush TD last week. In last game vs. GB, RB Jonathan Stewart had career-high 8 catches & 100 rec. yards... TE Greg Olsen had TD last week & leads team with 5 TDs, his 7th consecutive season with 5+ TDs. WR Kelvin Benjamin leads NFL rookies with 416 rec. yards & 4 rec. TDs. Had TD last week. WR Jerricho Cotchery has 89- & 99-yard rec. games in 3 career meetings. WR Jason Avant had 7 catches for 93 yards & TD (24 yards) in 1/9/11 WC game vs. GB (with Phi.)... Since entering NFL in 2012, LB Luke Kuechly leads league with 394 tackles. DE Charles Johnson had sack in last meeting. Aims for 3rd in row vs. GB with sack or FR. S Roman Harper aims for 3rd in row with INT. Ties for NFL lead with 3 INTs...
Packers QB Aaron Rodgers passed for 308 yards, 2 TDs & 119.9 rating in last meeting. Leads NFC with 111.4 rating & 15 TDs. Is only player in NFL history with 15 TDs & 1 or 0 INTs in 1st 6 team games... RB Eddie Lacy has 3 rush TDs in past 3. RB James Starks rushed for 85 yards on 9 att. for 9.4 avg. in last meeting... WR-PR Randall Cobb leads NFC with 7 rec. TDs. Has TD in 5 of 6 games in 2014. WR Jordy Nelson leads NFL with 632 rec. yards & is 2nd among WRs with 43 catches. Has 5 TDs in past 5. Since 2011, Nelson is 1 of 2 in NFL with 3,000+ yards (3,954), 30+ rec. TDs (35) & 16+ avg. (16.1). Had 84-yard TD catch in last meeting, 1 of 5 career 75+ yard rec. TDs... LB Julius Peppers was No. 2 overall pick by Car. in 2002. Played 8 season for Car. & had franchise-record 81 sacks & 30 FFs. Only player in NFL history with 100+ sacks (120) & 10+ INTs (10). LB Clay Matthews had sack in last meeting. Since 2010 (incl. playoffs), CB Tramon Williams ties for 1st in NFL with 20 INTs & CB Sam Shields is 4th with 19 INTs.
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 |
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8 |
2014-10-26 |
SEA |
H |
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9 |
2014-10-30 |
NO |
H |
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10 |
2014-11-10 |
PHI |
A |
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11 |
2014-11-16 |
ATL |
H |
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12 |
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Bye |
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13 |
2014-11-30 |
MIN |
A |
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14 |
2014-12-07 |
NO |
A |
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15 |
2014-12-14 |
TB |
H |
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16 |
2014-12-21 |
CLE |
H |
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17 |
2014-12-28 |
ATL |
A |
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Green Bay Packers |
Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
1 |
2014-09-04 |
SEA |
A |
L 16-36 |
-20 |
2 |
2014-09-14 |
NYJ |
H |
W 31-24 |
+7 |
3 |
2014-09-21 |
DET |
A |
L 7-19 |
-12 |
4 |
2014-09-28 |
CHI |
A |
W 38-17 |
+21 |
5 |
2014-10-02 |
MIN |
H |
W 42-10 |
+32 |
6 |
2014-10-12 |
MIA |
A |
W 27-24 |
+3 |
7 |
2014-10-19 |
CAR |
H |
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8 |
2014-10-26 |
NO |
A |
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9 |
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Bye |
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10 |
2014-11-09 |
CHI |
H |
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11 |
2014-11-16 |
PHI |
H |
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12 |
2014-11-23 |
MIN |
A |
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13 |
2014-11-30 |
NE |
H |
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14 |
2014-12-08 |
ATL |
H |
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15 |
2014-12-14 |
BUF |
A |
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16 |
2014-12-21 |
TB |
A |
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17 |
2014-12-28 |
DET |
H |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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CAR Offense |
GB Offense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points for |
23.5 |
28.0 |
23.4 |
GB |
Rushing yards |
83.0 |
89.3 |
112.8 |
GB |
Rushing yards per attempt |
3.38 |
3.92 |
4.17 |
GB |
Completion % |
63.8% |
64.4% |
63.3% |
GB |
Passing yards |
253.5 |
222.3 |
243.8 |
CAR |
Passing yards per completion |
10.78 |
10.77 |
10.89 |
CAR |
Passing yards per attempt |
6.88 |
6.94 |
6.89 |
GB |
Interceptions |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
- |
Fumbles lost |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
GB |
Sacks allowed |
2.0 |
2.5 |
2.1 |
CAR |
3rd down conversions |
43.4% |
45.8% |
41.8% |
GB |
4th down conversions |
100.0% |
33.3% |
42.2% |
CAR |
Time of possession |
30:12 |
26:56 |
30:13 |
CAR |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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CAR Defense |
GB Defense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points against |
28.0 |
21.0 |
23.4 |
GB |
Rushing yards |
126.8 |
145.0 |
112.8 |
CAR |
Rushing yards per attempt |
5.53 |
4.61 |
4.17 |
GB |
Completion % |
69.2% |
59.8% |
63.3% |
GB |
Passing yards |
256.3 |
213.5 |
243.8 |
GB |
Passing yards per completion |
9.77 |
10.50 |
10.89 |
CAR |
Passing yards per attempt |
6.76 |
6.28 |
6.89 |
GB |
INT return |
1.3 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
GB |
Fumble recoveries |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
- |
Sacks |
2.3 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
CAR |
3rd down conversions |
50.0% |
47.6% |
41.8% |
GB |
4th down conversions |
50.0% |
60.0% |
42.2% |
CAR |
Time of possession |
32:15 |
33:05 |
30:13 |
CAR |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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CAR |
GB |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Yards per punt return |
12.0 |
8.8 |
8.4 |
CAR |
Yards per kick return |
21.8 |
24.8 |
23.5 |
GB |
Yards allowed per punt return |
14.4 |
4.3 |
8.4 |
GB |
Yards allowed per kick return |
36.6 |
24.3 |
23.5 |
GB |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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CAR |
GB |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Penalties |
6.0 |
5.5 |
6.9 |
GB |
Penalty yards |
54.8 |
43.5 |
58.9 |
GB |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 1 to 6 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 1 to 6 with no adjustment.
Weather
Team vs. Team History
Carolina Panthers vs. Green Bay Packers |
Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
2000 |
13 |
2000-11-27 |
GB |
CAR |
14-31 |
CAR |
2001 |
3 |
2001-09-30 |
GB |
CAR |
28-7 |
GB |
2002 |
4 |
2002-09-29 |
CAR |
GB |
14-17 |
GB |
2004 |
1 |
2004-09-13 |
GB |
CAR |
24-14 |
GB |
2005 |
4 |
2005-10-03 |
GB |
CAR |
29-32 |
CAR |
2007 |
11 |
2007-11-18 |
CAR |
GB |
17-31 |
GB |
2008 |
13 |
2008-11-30 |
CAR |
GB |
35-31 |
CAR |
2011 |
2 |
2011-09-18 |
GB |
CAR |
30-23 |
GB |
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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.
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