Prediction: Eagles 27, Panthers 21
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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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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| 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 |
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Bye |
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| 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 |
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| 11 |
2014-11-16 |
GB |
A |
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| 12 |
2014-11-23 |
TEN |
H |
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| 13 |
2014-11-27 |
DAL |
A |
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| 14 |
2014-12-07 |
SEA |
H |
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| 15 |
2014-12-14 |
DAL |
H |
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| 16 |
2014-12-20 |
WAS |
A |
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| 17 |
2014-12-28 |
NYG |
A |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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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% |
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| Time of possession |
29:27 |
30:11 |
30:12 |
PHI |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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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 |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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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 |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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CAR |
PHI |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
6.3 |
7.0 |
6.8 |
CAR |
| Penalty yards |
54.0 |
54.7 |
56.0 |
CAR |
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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.
Weather
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 |
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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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