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Final Score Prediction

Redskins 27, Panthers 23

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Carolina Panthers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 4 Cam Newton Pass: 270, 2 TD Rush: 40, 0
RB 19 Jonathan Stewart Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 37 Mike Tolbert Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 53 DeAngelo Williams Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 9 Steve Smith Rec: 6-90, 1 TD
 WR 44 Louis Murphy Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
 TE 7 Greg Olsen Rec: 6-60, 1 TD
K 17 Justin Medlock FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 24 Defense / ST  
 
Washington Redskins
Rank  Player Projections
QB 2 Robert Griffin III Pass: 210, 1 TD Rush: 60, 1
RB 13 Alfred Morris Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 51 Evan Royster Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 33 Santana Moss Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
WR 42 Leonard Hankerson Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
WR 65 Josh Morgan Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 19 Logan Paulsen Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
K 18 Kai Forbath FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 12 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Panthers QB Cam Newton had 256 passing yards w/ 127.5 rating & 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 pass) in only career meeting. Had 5th career 300-yard passing game vs. Bears (314). Has 11 rush TDs in 11 career road games... Since entering league in 2006, RB DeAngelo Williams ranks 2nd in NFL with 5.0 rush avg. (min. 500 att.). When RB Jonathan Stewart has 15+ att., Panthers are 14-4 (.778). Aims for 3rd in row with rush TD vs. Redskins... WR Steve Smith had 7 catches for 143 yards (20.4 avg.) in last meeting. Aims for 4th in row with 5+ rec. vs. Was. WR Brandon LaFell had TD catch in last meeting. Has 20+ yard catch in 6 of past 7... DE Charles Johnson had 2 sacks & 2 FF last week. Has 22.5 sacks in past 29. Had sack & FF in last meeting. Rookie LB Luke Kuechly leads team with 62 tackles. LB James Anderson had sack & FR in last meeting. DT DWAN EDWARDS has career-high 4.5 sacks. DE Greg Hardy had career-high 3 sacks vs. Chi. & has 5 sacks in past 4. DE Frank Alexander is tied for 2nd among NFC rookies with 2.5 sacks. Rookie CB Josh Norman had 1st career INT last week.

Redskins QB Robert Griffin III leads NFL rookies with 66.8 comp. pct. & 97.3 rating. Is 1st among QBs with 476 rush yards & 6 TDs. His 6 rush TDs are 2nd most by any player... RB Alfred Morris ranks 3rd in NFL with 717 rush yards, best among rookies. Has 454 rush yards in past 5 (90.8 per game). Is tied for 2nd in NFC with 5 rush TDs. Redskins are only team with 2 players (Griffin, Morris) with 5+ rush TDs each... WR Santana Moss had TD catch vs. Pit. & has 5 TD in past 6. WR Pierre Garcon avg. 19.1 yards per catch. TE Logan Paulsen aims for 3rd in row with 4+ rec. TE Niles Paul had career-long 37-yard catch last week... LB Ryan Kerrigan had sack last week. Since 2011, is only NFL player with 10+ sacks (12) & 2+ INT-TDs (2). DE Adam Carriker had career-high 1.5 sacks in last meeting. DT Barry Cofield has 1.5 sacks in past 2 meetings. LB London Fletcher aims for 5th meeting in row with 7+ tackles.


Results and Schedule
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    
11 2012-11-18 TB H    
12 2012-11-26 PHI A    
13 2012-12-02 KC A    
14 2012-12-09 ATL H    
15 2012-12-16 SD A    
16 2012-12-23 OAK H    
17 2012-12-30 NO A    
   
Washington Redskins
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 NO A W 40-32 +8
2 2012-09-16 STL A L 28-31 -3
3 2012-09-23 CIN H L 31-38 -7
4 2012-09-30 TB A W 24-22 +2
5 2012-10-07 ATL H L 17-24 -7
6 2012-10-14 MIN H W 38-26 +12
7 2012-10-21 NYG A L 23-27 -4
8 2012-10-28 PIT A L 12-27 -15
9 2012-11-04 CAR H L 13-21 -8
10   Bye      
11 2012-11-18 PHI H    
12 2012-11-22 DAL A    
13 2012-12-03 NYG H    
14 2012-12-09 BAL H    
15 2012-12-16 CLE A    
16 2012-12-23 PHI A    
17 2012-12-30 DAL H    

Injury Report
Carolina Panthers
Doubtful  DE Antwan Applewhite (hamstring)
 WR Brandon LaFell (concussion)
Questionable  DE Frank Alexander (knee)
Probable  OLB Thomas Davis (knee)
 TE Ben Hartsock (ankle)
IR  MLB Jon Beason (knee, 10/24)
 CB Chris Gamble (shoulder, 10/22)
PUP  WR David Gettis (knee)
   
Washington Redskins
Out  WR Pierre Garcon (foot)
 SS Brandon Meriweather (knee)
Questionable  ILB Perry Riley (hamstring)
Probable  ILB London Fletcher (hamstring)
 CB Josh Wilson (shoulder)
IR  FS Jordan Bernstine (knee, 9/10)
 DE Adam Carriker (quadriceps, 9/18)
 TE Fred Davis (achilles-tendon, 10/22)
 RB Roy Helu (foot, 9/26)
 NT Chris Neild (knee, 8/31)
 OLB Brian Orakpo (pectoral, 9/18)

Offense Stats Comparison
  CAR
 Offense 
WAS
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 16.0 23.8 22.3 WAS
Rushing yards 104.3 171.3 114.4 WAS
Rushing yards per attempt 4.37 5.79 4.25 WAS
Completion % 53.4% 64.6% 61.5% WAS
Passing yards 229.3 191.5 239.6 CAR
Passing yards per completion 12.56 10.85 10.84 CAR
Passing yards per attempt 6.71 7.01 6.67 WAS
Interceptions 1.0 0.5 0.9 WAS
Fumbles lost 1.3 0.3 0.7 WAS
Sacks allowed 2.3 2.3 2.3 -
3rd down conversions 36.7% 30.4% 38.7% CAR
4th down conversions 20.0% 87.5% 55.2% WAS
Time of possession 27:04 30:12 29:58 WAS
  Defense Stats Comparison
  CAR
 Defense 
WAS
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 24.0 26.0 22.3 CAR
Rushing yards 101.3 87.5 114.4 WAS
Rushing yards per attempt 3.82 3.85 4.25 CAR
Completion % 70.1% 66.8% 61.5% WAS
Passing yards 239.7 321.8 239.6 CAR
Passing yards per completion 10.04 11.58 10.84 CAR
Passing yards per attempt 7.04 7.73 6.67 CAR
INT return 0.7 1.3 0.9 WAS
Fumble recoveries 0.7 0.5 0.7 CAR
Sacks 3.3 1.3 2.3 CAR
3rd down conversions 42.9% 44.9% 38.7% CAR
4th down conversions 0.0% 50.0% 55.2% CAR
Time of possession 32:56 29:49 29:58 WAS

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   CAR   WAS  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 4.4 7.2 8.3 WAS
Yards per kick return 22.1 26.4 24.5 WAS
Yards allowed per punt return 6.9 6.1 8.3 WAS
Yards allowed per kick return 11.5 22.4 24.5 CAR
  Misc Stats Comparison
   CAR   WAS  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 5.0 6.8 6.3 CAR
Penalty yards 37.0 59.0 53.6 CAR

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 3 to 8 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 3 to 8 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Carolina Panthers vs. Washington Redskins
 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
2011 7 2011-10-23 WAS CAR 20-33 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.