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Carolina Panthers at San Diego Chargers - Week 15
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

CIN
PHI		 34
 13
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WAS
CLE		 38
 21
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TB
NO		 0
 41
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NYG
ATL		 0
 34
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MIN
STL		 36
 22
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JAC
MIA		 3
 24
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IND
HOU		 17
 29
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DEN
BAL		 34
 17
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GB
CHI		 21
 13
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SEA
BUF		 50
 17
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CAR
SD		 31
 7
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DET
ARI		 10
 38
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KC
OAK		 0
 15
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PIT
DAL		 24
 27
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SF
NE		 41
 34
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NYJ
TEN		 10
 14
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Panthers 27, Chargers 26

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Carolina Panthers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 1 Cam Newton Pass: 250, 2 TD Rush: 50, 1
RB 21 DeAngelo Williams Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 47 Mike Tolbert Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
WR 15 Steve Smith Rec: 6-90, 1 TD
WR 54 Louis Murphy Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
TE 5 Greg Olsen Rec: 6-60, 1 TD
K 15 Graham Gano FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 25 Defense / ST  
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San Diego Chargers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 18 Philip Rivers Pass: 240, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 27 Ryan Mathews Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 41 Ronnie Brown Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
WR 18 Danario Alexander Rec: 8-90, 1 TD
WR 37 Malcom Floyd Rec: 4-60, 1 TD
TE 15 Antonio Gates Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
K 3 Nick Novak FG: 4/4 XP: 2/2
DEF 26 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Panthers Last week, QB Cam Newton became 1st in NFL history with 250+ pass yards (287), 100+ rush yards (116), pass TD (2) & rush TD in game. In past 3, has passed for 7 TDs, 0 INTs & 118.1 rating. Also has 246 rush yards (82 per game) & 3 TDs in those 3. Aims for 4th in row with 110+ rating. Is only player in NFL history with 30+ pass (37) & 20+ rush (21) TDs in 1st 2 seasons... RB DeAngelo Williams had 53-yard TD catch last week. RB Jonathan Stewart made NFL debut at SD (9/7/08) & rushed for 53 yards (10 att., 5.3 avg.). In career, when Stewart has 50+ rush yards & 5.0+ avg., Panthers are 16-5 (.762)... WR Steve Smith has 10 catches for 202 yards (101 per game) & 2 TDs in past 2 vs. AFC on road. Had 7 catches for 109 yards last week. WR Brandon LaFell has 8 career rec. TDs & avg. 26.5 yards per TD (212 yards). TE Greg Olsen aims for 3rd in row with TD. Has 4 TDs in past 5... CB Captain Munnerlyn ties for NFL lead with 2 INT-TDs. Since 2010, DE Charles Johnson had 8.5 sacks in 10 games vs. AFC. Has 25.5 sacks in past 35. Has 8.5 sacks in past 10. DE Greg Hardy has 7 sacks in past 7. Rookie LB Luke Kuechly leads team with 131 tackles.

Chargers In only career meeting against Panthers (9/7/08), QB Philip Rivers had 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 125.1 passer rating. Rivers (27,454) has 2nd-most pass yards in club history, trailing only HOFer DAN FOUTS (43,040). For career, Rivers is 24-4 (.857) as starter in Dec. w/ 51 TDs vs. 16 INTs & 98.6 passer rating. Since '08, Rivers (20,766) has 2nd-most passing yards in NFL (DREW BREES, 23,581)... RB Ryan Mathews (929; 685 rush, 244 rec.) needs 71 scrimmage yards to reach 1,000. RB Ronnie Brown has career-high 46 rec. in '12... TE Antonio Gates (448) needs 52 receiving yards to reach 500 for 9th consecutive season. Gates (80) trails only HOFer LANCE ALWORTH (81) for most TD catches in team history. In past 5, WR Danario Alexander is averaging 98.8 receiving yards per game with 5 TD rec. WR MICHEAL SPURLOCK had career-high 7 rec. last week... LB Donald Butler leads team w/ 73 tackles... DE Corey Liuget has career-best 5 sacks in '12.


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 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 W 31-7 +24
16 2012-12-23 OAK H    
17 2012-12-30 NO A    
   
San Diego Chargers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-10 OAK A W 22-14 +8
2 2012-09-16 TEN H W 38-10 +28
3 2012-09-23 ATL H L 3-27 -24
4 2012-09-30 KC A W 37-20 +17
5 2012-10-07 NO A L 24-31 -7
6 2012-10-15 DEN H L 24-35 -11
7   Bye      
8 2012-10-28 CLE A L 6-7 -1
9 2012-11-01 KC H W 31-13 +18
10 2012-11-11 TB A L 24-34 -10
11 2012-11-18 DEN A L 23-30 -7
12 2012-11-25 BAL H L 13-16 -3
13 2012-12-02 CIN H L 13-20 -7
14 2012-12-09 PIT A W 34-24 +10
15 2012-12-16 CAR H L 7-31 -24
16 2012-12-23 NYJ A    
17 2012-12-30 OAK H    

Injury Report
Carolina Panthers
Doubtful  RB Jonathan Stewart (ankle)
Questionable  SLB James Anderson (back)
 DT Dwan Edwards (wrist)
 SS Charles Godfrey (back)
 WR Brandon LaFell (foot)
 WR Louis Murphy (hamstring)
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)
 FS Haruki Nakamura (groin, 12/11)
   
San Diego Chargers
Questionable  ILB Donald Butler (groin)
 WR Eddie Royal (hamstring)
IR  OLB Antwan Barnes (hamstring, 12/5)
 SS Atari Bigby (groin, 11/27)
 WR Vincent Brown (ankle, 9/4)
 WR Richard Goodman (hamstring, 10/29)
 DE Vaughn Martin (groin, 12/12)
 FS Darrell Stuckey (hamstring, 12/12)

Offense Stats Comparison
  CAR
 Offense 		 SD
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 23.3 22.8 23.0 CAR
Rushing yards 125.0 85.3 119.5 CAR
Rushing yards per attempt 4.37 3.52 4.36 CAR
Completion % 59.6% 63.2% 60.5% SD
Passing yards 233.8 222.8 228.4 CAR
Passing yards per completion 13.42 9.95 10.94 CAR
Passing yards per attempt 7.99 6.29 6.62 CAR
Interceptions 0.0 1.0 0.9 CAR
Fumbles lost 0.0 0.5 0.6 CAR
Sacks allowed 1.8 2.8 2.2 CAR
3rd down conversions 45.5% 40.4% 38.2% CAR
4th down conversions 50.0% 60.0% 47.4% SD
Time of possession 30:57 32:57 30:31 SD
  Defense Stats Comparison
  CAR
 Defense 		 SD
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 24.0 22.5 23.0 SD
Rushing yards 135.3 110.5 119.5 SD
Rushing yards per attempt 4.76 4.00 4.36 SD
Completion % 66.7% 60.5% 60.5% SD
Passing yards 228.5 235.0 228.4 CAR
Passing yards per completion 9.36 10.61 10.94 CAR
Passing yards per attempt 6.24 6.42 6.62 CAR
INT return 0.3 0.8 0.9 SD
Fumble recoveries 0.8 0.8 0.6 -
Sacks 1.3 1.8 2.2 SD
3rd down conversions 30.3% 45.5% 38.2% CAR
4th down conversions 61.5% 50.0% 47.4% SD
Time of possession 30:08 29:01 30:31 SD

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   CAR   SD  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 7.9 7.7 10.3 CAR
Yards per kick return 20.6 18.5 23.0 CAR
Yards allowed per punt return 11.6 8.7 10.3 SD
Yards allowed per kick return 23.0 20.4 23.0 SD
  Misc Stats Comparison
   CAR   SD  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 6.8 6.8 6.4 -
Penalty yards 60.3 49.3 53.3 SD

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 9 to 14 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 9 to 14 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Carolina Panthers vs. San Diego Chargers
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 16 2000-12-17 SD CAR 22-30 CAR
2004 7 2004-10-24 SD CAR 17-6 SD
2008 1 2008-09-07 CAR SD 26-24 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.