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Denver Broncos at Carolina Panthers - Week 10
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

IND
JAC		 27
 10
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ATL
NO		 27
 31
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SD
TB		 24
 34
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OAK
BAL		 20
 55
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NYG
CIN		 13
 31
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TEN
MIA		 37
 3
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DET
MIN		 24
 34
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DEN
CAR		 36
 14
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BUF
NE		 31
 37
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NYJ
SEA		 7
 28
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DAL
PHI		 38
 23
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STL
SF		 24
 24
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HOU
CHI		 13
 6
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KC
PIT		 13
 16
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Broncos 26, Panthers 14

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Denver Broncos
Rank  Player Projections
QB 10 Peyton Manning Pass: 280, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 18 Willis McGahee Rush: 80, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 5 Demaryius Thomas Rec: 7-100, 1 TD
WR 16 Eric Decker Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 77 Brandon Stokley Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 20 Joel Dreessen Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
TE 29 Jacob Tamme Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 3 Matt Prater FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 7 Defense / ST  
View all Week 10 Rankings or Projections
  
Carolina Panthers
Rank  Player Projections
 QB 5 Cam Newton Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 40, 1
RB 26 Jonathan Stewart Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 37 DeAngelo Williams Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 47 Mike Tolbert Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
 WR 19 Steve Smith Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
 WR 47 Brandon LaFell Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 64 Louis Murphy Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 12 Greg Olsen Rec: 5-50, 0 TD
K 28 Justin Medlock FG: 0/0 XP: 2/2
DEF 21 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Broncos JOHN FOX spent 9 seasons (2002-10) as Panthers head coach... Club has won past 5 in Nov... QB Peyton Manning (419) needs 2 TD passes to surpass HOFer DAN MARINO (420) for 2nd most in NFL history (BRETT FAVRE, 508). Registered 48th game-winning drive in 4th quarter or OT last week, passing Marino (47) for most in NFL since '70. Has 3 TD passes in 5 in row... RB Willis McGahee (7,986) needs 14 rush yards to reach 8,000 career... WR Demaryius Thomas has career-best in catches (45) & receiving yards (756) in '12. Thomas (99) needs 1 catch to reach 100 career. WR Eric Decker seeks 6th straight game with at least 1 TD rec. Has 2 rec. TDs in each of past 2... Since '11, TE Joel Dreessen has 10 TD rec., tied for 2nd-most among AFC TEs... DE Elvis Dumervil has 5 sacks in past 5. LB Von Miller had career-high 3 sacks last week. Since entering NFL in '11, Miller has 20.5 sacks, most in AFC... KR TRINDON HOLLIDAY had 105-yard KR-TD last week, longest in franchise history...

Panthers In 1st 24 career NFL games, QB Cam Newton has 5,953 pass yards with 27 TDs & 1,053 rush yards with 18 TDs. Is only player in NFL history with 5,000+ pass yards, 25+ pass TDs, 1,000+ rush yards & 15+ rush TDs in 1st 2 NFL seasons. Is 3-1 vs. AFC... RB DeAngelo Williams had 30-yard TD run last week. In past 2 vs. AFC, has 3 rush TDs. Had 56-yard TD run in last game vs. Den. When RB Jonathan Stewart has 15+ att., Panthers are 14-4 (.778)... WR Steve Smith had 9 catches for 165 yards (18.3 avg.) & TD in only game vs. Den. Smith has 8 100-yard rec. games vs. AFC in career. WR Armanti Edwards had career-long 82-yard reception last week. WR Brandon LaFell has 20+ yard catch in 6 of 7 games played in 2012... DE Charles Johnson aims for 3rd in row with 2+ sacks. Has 24.5 sacks in past 30. Had sack in last game vs. Den. DE Greg Hardy had 4.5 sacks in past 2. Aims for 3rd in row with 1.5+ sacks. Panthers are only NFL team with 2 players (Johnson & Hardy) with 6.5 sacks each. Rookie LB Luke Kuechly leads team with 78 tackles. DE Frank Alexander ties for 2nd among NFC rookies with 2.5 sacks.


Results and Schedule
Denver Broncos
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 PIT H W 31-19 +12
2 2012-09-17 ATL A L 21-27 -6
3 2012-09-23 HOU H L 25-31 -6
4 2012-09-30 OAK H W 37-6 +31
5 2012-10-07 NE A L 21-31 -10
6 2012-10-15 SD A W 35-24 +11
7   Bye      
8 2012-10-28 NO H W 34-14 +20
9 2012-11-04 CIN A W 31-23 +8
10 2012-11-11 CAR A W 36-14 +22
11 2012-11-18 SD H    
12 2012-11-25 KC A    
13 2012-12-02 TB H    
14 2012-12-06 OAK A    
15 2012-12-16 BAL A    
16 2012-12-23 CLE H    
17 2012-12-30 KC 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    
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    

Injury Report
Denver Broncos
Out  CB Tracy Porter (other-illness)
Probable  WR Eric Decker (thigh)
 TE Virgil Green (hamstring)
 FS Jim Leonhard (calf)
 RB Willis McGahee (knee)
 WR Brandon Stokley (knee)
 WR Demaryius Thomas (knee)
IR  SS Quinton Carter (knee, 9/29)
 DE Jason Hunter (triceps, 8/27)
 MLB Joe Mays (ankle, 10/30)
 DT Ty Warren (triceps, 9/11)
   
Carolina Panthers
Doubtful  DE Antwan Applewhite (hamstring)
Probable  DE Frank Alexander (knee)
 WLB Thomas Davis (knee)
 WR David Gettis (knee)
 DE Charles Johnson (hip)
 RB Mike Tolbert (concussion)
IR  MLB Jon Beason (knee, 10/24)
 CB Chris Gamble (shoulder, 10/22)

Offense Stats Comparison
  DEN
 Offense 		 CAR
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 33.3 19.0 22.3 DEN
Rushing yards 101.0 120.0 117.3 CAR
Rushing yards per attempt 3.98 4.64 4.37 CAR
Completion % 75.3% 52.9% 61.9% DEN
Passing yards 315.3 207.3 238.0 DEN
Passing yards per completion 11.75 12.68 10.88 CAR
Passing yards per attempt 8.85 6.71 6.74 DEN
Interceptions 0.3 0.3 0.9 -
Fumbles lost 1.3 0.7 0.7 CAR
Sacks allowed 0.0 2.3 2.2 DEN
3rd down conversions 51.6% 37.1% 38.8% DEN
4th down conversions 50.0% 25.0% 55.0% DEN
Time of possession 30:37 27:00 29:49 DEN
  Defense Stats Comparison
  DEN
 Defense 		 CAR
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 20.3 19.3 22.3 CAR
Rushing yards 79.0 101.3 117.3 DEN
Rushing yards per attempt 3.88 3.93 4.37 DEN
Completion % 60.5% 66.3% 61.9% DEN
Passing yards 204.0 208.3 238.0 DEN
Passing yards per completion 9.29 9.65 10.88 DEN
Passing yards per attempt 5.62 6.39 6.74 DEN
INT return 0.7 0.7 0.9 -
Fumble recoveries 0.3 0.7 0.7 CAR
Sacks 3.7 4.0 2.2 CAR
3rd down conversions 34.3% 35.9% 38.8% DEN
4th down conversions 50.0% 50.0% 55.0% -
Time of possession 29:23 32:60 29:49 DEN

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   DEN   CAR  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 7.6 4.8 8.1 DEN
Yards per kick return 21.2 23.3 24.1 CAR
Yards allowed per punt return 2.1 5.7 8.1 DEN
Yards allowed per kick return 23.9 12.4 24.1 CAR
  Misc Stats Comparison
   DEN   CAR  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 4.7 6.3 6.2 DEN
Penalty yards 31.0 49.7 51.7 DEN

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 4 to 9 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 4 to 9 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Denver Broncos vs. Carolina Panthers
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2004 5 2004-10-10 CAR DEN 17-20 DEN
2008 15 2008-12-14 DEN CAR 10-30 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.