Game Preview - Week 11: Carolina Panthers at Green Bay Packers

Carolina: The Panthers are 4-5 but you get the feeling they're one of the worst teams in the league. They're on a three game losing streak and this week had three healthy quarterbacks in practice for the first time in a month. Now running back DeShaun Foster has aggravated a turf toe injury, wide receiver Steve Smith is bothered by a leg contusion, and ohh yeah… they have to travel on the road to face the the 8-1 Green Bay Packers. If anybody has any reasoning why this game will be close, I'd love to hear it… mike@fftoday.com.

Start: WR Steve Smith,
Consider: RB DeShaun Foster
Sit: RB DeAngelo Williams, WR Drew Carter WR Keary Colbert, WR Dwayne Jarrett, TE Jeff King

Green Bay: The Packers continue their magical season, last week beating up on the punchless Vikings who lost their best player, Adrian Peterson, to a knee injury. This week, Favre and the boys get another punchless offense and below average defense to shred in Carolina. Farve has posted three 300-yd passing games in a row and now that Ryan Grant has given them a respectable rushing attack, this team looks poised for a playoff bye week. Carolina is simply a bump in the schedule as Green Bay looks forward to a Week 13 matchup with Dallas.

Start: QB Brett Favre, WR Greg Jennings WR Donald Driver, Ryan Grant
Consider: TE Donald Lee, Packers D/ST, K Mason Crosby, WR James Jones
Sit: RB Brandon Jackson, RB Vernand Morency

Krueger's Rankings/Projections

Carolina Panthers
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 26	Vinny Testaverde	Pass: 185, 1 Rush: 0, 0
RB 29	DeShaun Foster	Rush: 60, 0 Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 34	DeAngelo Williams	Rush: 45, 0 Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 35	Steve Smith	Rec: 3-45, 0
WR 54	Drew Carter	Rec: 3-45, 0
WR 62	Keary Colbert	Rec: 3-40, 0
TE 21	Jeff King	Rec: 3-25, 0

Green Bay Packers
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 3	Brett Favre	Pass: 315, 2 Rush: 0, 0
RB 12	Ryan Grant	Rush: 85, 1 Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 38	Vernand Morency	Rush: 15, 0 Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 10	Greg Jennings	Rec: 6-85, 1
WR 21	Donald Driver	Rec: 5-70, 1
WR 36	James Jones	Rec: 4-55, 0
TE 6	Donald Lee	Rec: 4-45, 0

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Past Results and Remaining Schedule

Carolina Panthers
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-09	STL	A	W 27-13	+14
2	2007-09-16	HOU	H	L 21-34	-13
3	2007-09-23	ATL	A	W 27-20	+7
4	2007-09-30	TB	H	L 7-20	-13
5	2007-10-07	NO	A	W 16-13	+3
6	2007-10-14	ARI	A	W 25-10	+15
7		Bye
8	2007-10-28	IND	H	L 7-31	-24
9	2007-11-04	TEN	A	L 7-20	-13
10	2007-11-11	ATL	H	L 13-20	-7
11	2007-11-18	GB	A	L 17-31	-14
12	2007-11-25	NO	H
13	2007-12-02	SF	H
14	2007-12-09	JAC	A
15	2007-12-16	SEA	H
16	2007-12-22	DAL	H
17	2007-12-30	TB	A

Green Bay Packers
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-09	PHI	H	W 16-13	+3
2	2007-09-16	NYG	A	W 35-13	+22
3	2007-09-23	SD	H	W 31-24	+7
4	2007-09-30	MIN	A	W 23-16	+7
5	2007-10-07	CHI	H	L 20-27	-7
6	2007-10-14	WAS	H	W 17-14	+3
7		Bye
8	2007-10-29	DEN	A	W 19-13	+6
9	2007-11-04	KC	A	W 33-22	+11
10	2007-11-11	MIN	H	W 34-0	+34
11	2007-11-18	CAR	H	W 31-17	+14
12	2007-11-22	DET	A
13	2007-11-29	DAL	A
14	2007-12-09	OAK	H
15	2007-12-16	STL	A
16	2007-12-23	CHI	A
17	2007-12-30	DET	H

Offense Stats Comparison

	CAR Offense	GB Offense	NFL Average
Points for	12.0	24.0	21.3
Rushing yards	95.3	101.0	108.2
Rushing yards per attempt	3.87	3.75	3.95
Completion %	56.3%	68.8%	61.4%
Passing yards	161.7	332.3	213.6
Passing yards per completion	8.89	11.98	10.44
Passing yards per attempt	5.01	8.25	6.41
Interceptions	1.0	1.3	1.1
Fumbles lost	0.3	0.0	0.7
Sacked	1.7	1.0	2.0

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 5 to 10 of the 2007 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 and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 5 to 10 with no adjustment.

Defense Stats Comparison

	CAR Defense	GB Defense	NFL Average
Points against	17.7	16.3	21.3
Rushing yards	106.0	85.3	108.2
Rushing yards per attempt	3.48	3.34	3.95
Completion %	59.4%	59.7%	61.4%
Passing yards	200.0	195.3	213.6
Passing yards per completion	10.42	10.77	10.44
Passing yards per attempt	6.19	6.44	6.41
INT return	1.3	1.0	1.1
Fumble recoveries	1.3	0.3	0.7
Sacks	1.3	3.0	2.0

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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

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2006 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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