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Final Score Prediction

Falcons 31, Panthers 24

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Atlanta Falcons
Rank  Player Projections
QB 9 Matt Ryan Pass: 280, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
 RB 24 Michael Turner Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 36 Jacquizz Rodgers Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 7 Julio Jones Rec: 8-100, 1 TD
WR 20 Roddy White Rec: 7-80, 0 TD
WR 77 Harry Douglas Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 2 Tony Gonzalez Rec: 6-60, 1 TD
K 13 Matt Bryant FG: 1/1 XP: 4/4
DEF 20 Defense / ST  
 
Carolina Panthers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 1 Cam Newton Pass: 270, 2 TD Rush: 40, 1
RB 29 DeAngelo Williams Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 56 Mike Tolbert Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
WR 12 Steve Smith Rec: 6-90, 1 TD
WR 51 Louis Murphy Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
TE 5 Greg Olsen Rec: 6-60, 1 TD
K 29 Graham Gano FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 31 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Falcons Have clinched NFC South... QB Matt Ryan has won 7 of past 8 starts vs. Car. Aims for 6th consecutive win vs. Panthers. In past 4 meetings, has completed 83 of 132 (62.9 pct.) for 1,088 yards with 10 TDs vs. 1 INT for 110.9 rating. Has 100+ rating in all 4 of those games. In career, Falcons are 30-1 (.968) when he has 100+ rating... RB Michael Turner had TD last week & is franchise leader with 58 total TDs (57 rush, 1 rec.). In last meeting, rushed for 103 yards & had 60-yard rec. TD... In last game at Car., WR Julio Jones had 3 catches for 104 yards (34.7 avg.) & 2 TDs (75 & 17 yards). In last meeting, WR Roddy White had 8 catches for 169 yards (21.1 avg.) & 2 TDs. In past 2 vs. Car., has 15 catches for 253 yards (126.5 per game) & 3 TDs. Since 2007, has 539 receptions, most in NFC. TE Tony Gonzalez has 3 rec. TDs in past 3 division games... Defense had 5 INTs last week, incl. 2 by S William Moore. DE John Abraham has 14.5 sacks in past 15. LB Sean Weatherspoon aims for 3rd in a row vs. Car. with sack...

Panthers QB Cam Newton completed 15 of 24 (62.5 pct.) for 215 yards with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 119.3 rating in last meeting. Also had 86 rush yards & TD. Is only player in NFL history with 30+ pass (35) & 20+ rush (20) TDs in 1st 2 seasons... RB DeAngelo Williams aims for 3rd in row vs. Atl. with TD. Has TD in 4 of past 6 meetings. In last home game vs. Atl., had 74-yard rush TD. RB Jonathan Stewart has 4 career rush TDs vs. Atl... In last home meeting, WR Steve Smith had 6 catches for 125 yards. Has 3 rec. TDs in past 4 home games vs. Atl. WR Brandon LaFell has TD in 2 of past 3. TE Greg Olsen had TD catch in last meeting. Had 47-yard TD catch last week. Has 50 catches, his 3rd-career 50-catch season... CB Captain Munnerlyn ties for NFL lead with 2 INT-TDs. DE Charles Johnson had 3.5 sacks in last meeting. Has 5 sacks in past 3 vs. Atl. Has 25.5 sacks in past 34. Has 8.5 sacks in past 9. DE Greg Hardy has 6 sacks in past 6. Rookie LB Luke Kuechly leads team with 115 tackles.


Results and Schedule
Atlanta Falcons
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 KC A W 40-24 +16
2 2012-09-17 DEN H W 27-21 +6
3 2012-09-23 SD A W 27-3 +24
4 2012-09-30 CAR H W 30-28 +2
5 2012-10-07 WAS A W 24-17 +7
6 2012-10-14 OAK H W 23-20 +3
7   Bye      
8 2012-10-28 PHI A W 30-17 +13
9 2012-11-04 DAL H W 19-13 +6
10 2012-11-11 NO A L 27-31 -4
11 2012-11-18 ARI H W 23-19 +4
12 2012-11-25 TB A W 24-23 +1
13 2012-11-29 NO H W 23-13 +10
14 2012-12-09 CAR A L 20-30 -10
15 2012-12-16 NYG H    
16 2012-12-22 DET A    
17 2012-12-30 TB H    
   
Carolina Panthers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 TB A L 10-16 -6
2 2012-09-16 NO H W 35-27 +8
3 2012-09-20 NYG H L 7-36 -29
4 2012-09-30 ATL A L 28-30 -2
5 2012-10-07 SEA H L 12-16 -4
6   Bye      
7 2012-10-21 DAL H L 14-19 -5
8 2012-10-28 CHI A L 22-23 -1
9 2012-11-04 WAS A W 21-13 +8
10 2012-11-11 DEN H L 14-36 -22
11 2012-11-18 TB H L 21-27 -6
12 2012-11-26 PHI A W 30-22 +8
13 2012-12-02 KC A L 21-27 -6
14 2012-12-09 ATL H W 30-20 +10
15 2012-12-16 SD A    
16 2012-12-23 OAK H    
17 2012-12-30 NO A    

Injury Report
Atlanta Falcons
Questionable  DT Peria Jerry (quadriceps)
 SS William Moore (hamstring)
 CB Asante Samuel (shoulder)
 RB Michael Turner (elbow)
Probable  DT Thomas Johnson (back)
IR  CB Brent Grimes (achilles-tendon, 9/10)
 FS Shann Schillinger (ankle, 8/31)
   
Carolina Panthers
Doubtful  RB Jonathan Stewart (ankle)
Questionable  SLB James Anderson (back)
 DT Dwan Edwards (wrist)
 SS Charles Godfrey (back)
 WR Brandon LaFell (foot)
Probable  TE Greg Olsen (back)
IR  MLB Jon Beason (knee, 10/24)
 DT Ron Edwards (elbow, 11/27)
 CB Chris Gamble (shoulder, 10/22)
 FS Sherrod Martin (knee, 12/3)

Offense Stats Comparison
  ATL
 Offense 
CAR
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 24.3 21.3 22.6 ATL
Rushing yards 96.0 113.5 117.4 CAR
Rushing yards per attempt 3.79 3.83 4.30 CAR
Completion % 67.3% 56.6% 60.9% ATL
Passing yards 304.3 236.0 230.4 ATL
Passing yards per completion 11.74 13.97 10.88 CAR
Passing yards per attempt 7.89 7.91 6.63 CAR
Interceptions 0.5 0.5 0.9 -
Fumbles lost 0.5 0.0 0.6 CAR
Sacks allowed 1.3 2.0 2.2 ATL
3rd down conversions 45.8% 44.4% 38.0% ATL
4th down conversions 0.0% 50.0% 48.2% CAR
Time of possession 31:53 30:55 30:12 ATL
  Defense Stats Comparison
  ATL
 Defense 
CAR
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 18.0 24.8 22.6 ATL
Rushing yards 98.8 138.8 117.4 ATL
Rushing yards per attempt 4.21 4.79 4.30 ATL
Completion % 60.0% 66.2% 60.9% ATL
Passing yards 264.5 187.5 230.4 CAR
Passing yards per completion 11.38 8.93 10.88 CAR
Passing yards per attempt 6.83 5.91 6.63 CAR
INT return 0.3 0.3 0.9 -
Fumble recoveries 0.0 1.3 0.6 CAR
Sacks 1.8 1.8 2.2 -
3rd down conversions 35.6% 30.3% 38.0% CAR
4th down conversions 25.0% 63.6% 48.2% ATL
Time of possession 28:07 30:10 30:12 ATL

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   ATL   CAR  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 7.8 7.9 9.9 CAR
Yards per kick return 24.8 21.2 22.6 ATL
Yards allowed per punt return 13.9 10.9 9.9 CAR
Yards allowed per kick return 23.3 17.6 22.6 CAR
  Misc Stats Comparison
   ATL   CAR  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 4.5 6.8 6.2 ATL
Penalty yards 28.8 60.3 51.9 ATL

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 8 to 13 of the 2012 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 8 to 13 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Atlanta Falcons vs. Carolina Panthers
 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

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.