Final Score Prediction
Falcons 30, Panthers 20
| Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger |
| Carolina Panthers |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 4 |
Cam Newton |
Pass: 260, 1 TD Rush: 40, 1 |
| RB 33 |
Jonathan Stewart  |
Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
| RB 36 |
DeAngelo Williams |
Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| RB 41 |
Mike Tolbert |
Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 2-20, 0 |
| WR 5 |
Steve Smith |
Rec: 6-90, 1 TD |
| WR 40 |
Brandon LaFell |
Rec: 4-60, 0 TD |
| TE 11 |
Greg Olsen |
Rec: 6-60, 0 TD |
| K 18 |
Justin Medlock |
FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 29 |
Defense / ST |
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| Atlanta Falcons |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 7 |
Matt Ryan |
Pass: 290, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 23 |
Michael Turner |
Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| RB 35 |
Jacquizz Rodgers |
Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
| WR 4 |
Roddy White |
Rec: 7-90, 1 TD |
| WR 7 |
Julio Jones |
Rec: 6-80, 1 TD |
| WR 61 |
Harry Douglas |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
| TE 10 |
Tony Gonzalez |
Rec: 7-70, 0 TD |
| K 2 |
Matt Bryant |
FG: 3/3 XP: 3/3 |
| DEF 10 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Panthers QB Cam Newton rushed for 16th career TD last week, most by QB in 1st 2 NFL seasons. Had rush TD in last game at Atl. Is only player in NFL history with 20+ pass (23) & 15+ rush (16) TDs in 1st 19 NFL games... RB DeAngelo Williams had 74-yard TD run in last meeting. When Williams has 18+ att., team is 15-3 (.833). RB Jonathan Stewart had rush TD in last game at Atl... WR Steve Smith had 6 catches for 125 yards in last meeting. Has 4 games with 125+ rec. yards vs. Atl. WR Brandon LaFell is averaging 18.2 yards per catch. In past 4 vs. division, is averaging 20.4 yards per catch (14 catches, 285 yards). TE Greg Olsen had 7 catches for 98 yards last week. Had 44-yard TD in last meeting... S Charles Godfrey has INT in each of 1st 5 NFL seasons. Has 10 career INTs. DE Charles Johnson has 17 sacks in past 25. DT DWAN EDWARDS has 3.5 sacks & aims for 4th in row with 0.5+ sack.
 Falcons QB Matt Ryan is 4-0 at home vs. Car. with 107.7 rating. Leads NFL with 114 rating. In career, Falcons are 26-0 when Ryan has 100+ rating... RB Michael Turner has rushed for 727 yards (103.9 per game) & 11 TDs in past 7 meetings. Has 5 100-yard games in past 7 vs. Car. Had 4 rush TDs in 11/23/08 meeting & 3 rush TDs in 12/12/10 game vs. Car. Since joining Atl. in 2008, ranks 4th in NFL with 5,435 rush yards & is 2nd in NFL with 52 rush TDs... In past 5 at home, WR Roddy White has 39 catches for 573 yards (114.6 per game) & 4 TDs (4 100-yard games). Since 2007, has 490 rec., most in NFC. In only meeting, WR Julio Jones had 3 catches for 104 yards (34.7 avg.) & TD (75 yards). TE Tony Gonzalez aims for 4th in row with TD. Has 98 rec. TDs & needs 2 for 100... DE John Abraham has 114 sacks, most among active players. Has 8 sacks in career vs. Car. S Thomas DeCoud had 2 INTs last week. LB Sean Weatherspoon had sack in last meeting. S William Moore had INT in last meeting.
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 |
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| 6 |
|
Bye |
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| 7 |
2012-10-21 |
DAL |
H |
|
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| 8 |
2012-10-28 |
CHI |
A |
|
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| 9 |
2012-11-04 |
WAS |
A |
|
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| 10 |
2012-11-11 |
DEN |
H |
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| 11 |
2012-11-18 |
TB |
H |
|
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| 12 |
2012-11-26 |
PHI |
A |
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| 13 |
2012-12-02 |
KC |
A |
|
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| 14 |
2012-12-09 |
ATL |
H |
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| 15 |
2012-12-16 |
SD |
A |
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| 16 |
2012-12-23 |
OAK |
H |
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| 17 |
2012-12-30 |
NO |
A |
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| Atlanta Falcons |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2012-09-09 |
KC |
A |
W 40-24 |
+16 |
| 2 |
2012-09-17 |
DEN |
H |
W 27-21 |
+6 |
| 3 |
2012-09-23 |
SD |
A |
W 27-3 |
+24 |
| 4 |
2012-09-30 |
CAR |
H |
W 30-28 |
+2 |
| 5 |
2012-10-07 |
WAS |
A |
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| 6 |
2012-10-14 |
OAK |
H |
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| 7 |
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Bye |
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| 8 |
2012-10-28 |
PHI |
A |
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| 9 |
2012-11-04 |
DAL |
H |
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| 10 |
2012-11-11 |
NO |
A |
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| 11 |
2012-11-18 |
ARI |
H |
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| 12 |
2012-11-25 |
TB |
A |
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| 13 |
2012-11-29 |
NO |
H |
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| 14 |
2012-12-09 |
CAR |
A |
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| 15 |
2012-12-16 |
NYG |
H |
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| 16 |
2012-12-22 |
DET |
A |
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| 17 |
2012-12-30 |
TB |
H |
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Offense Stats Comparison
| |
CAR
Offense |
ATL
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
17.3 |
31.3 |
23.8 |
ATL |
| Rushing yards |
96.3 |
90.0 |
109.7 |
CAR |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.91 |
3.51 |
4.06 |
CAR |
| Completion % |
65.1% |
72.0% |
62.0% |
ATL |
| Passing yards |
267.3 |
255.0 |
239.2 |
CAR |
| Passing yards per completion |
14.32 |
9.94 |
11.00 |
CAR |
| Passing yards per attempt |
9.33 |
7.15 |
6.81 |
CAR |
| Interceptions |
1.7 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
ATL |
| Fumbles lost |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
ATL |
| Sacks allowed |
2.0 |
1.3 |
2.2 |
ATL |
| 3rd down conversions |
38.7% |
50.0% |
39.1% |
ATL |
| 4th down conversions |
0.0% |
0.0% |
57.8% |
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| Time of possession |
25:20 |
32:20 |
30:19 |
ATL |
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Defense Stats Comparison
| |
CAR
Defense |
ATL
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
26.3 |
16.0 |
23.8 |
ATL |
| Rushing yards |
139.3 |
128.7 |
109.7 |
ATL |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.54 |
5.01 |
4.06 |
CAR |
| Completion % |
68.2% |
61.1% |
62.0% |
ATL |
| Passing yards |
243.7 |
207.7 |
239.2 |
ATL |
| Passing yards per completion |
9.75 |
9.44 |
11.00 |
ATL |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.65 |
5.77 |
6.81 |
ATL |
| INT return |
0.7 |
2.3 |
0.9 |
ATL |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.0 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
ATL |
| Sacks |
1.7 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
ATL |
| 3rd down conversions |
46.3% |
51.3% |
39.1% |
CAR |
| 4th down conversions |
0.0% |
100.0% |
57.8% |
CAR |
| Time of possession |
34:40 |
27:40 |
30:19 |
ATL |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
| |
CAR |
ATL |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
8.4 |
10.7 |
10.8 |
ATL |
| Yards per kick return |
22.9 |
31.8 |
24.1 |
ATL |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
9.0 |
6.0 |
10.8 |
ATL |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
18.3 |
21.6 |
24.1 |
CAR |
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Misc Stats Comparison
| |
CAR |
ATL |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
4.3 |
4.0 |
6.8 |
ATL |
| Penalty yards |
47.0 |
33.0 |
59.4 |
ATL |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 1 to 3 of the 2012 season with no adjustment. Once
more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 weeks results and deduct the
best and worst value from the data set.
Weather
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Team vs. Team History
| Carolina Panthers vs. Atlanta Falcons |
| Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
| 2000 |
3 |
2000-09-17 |
ATL |
CAR |
15-10 |
ATL |
| 2000 |
9 |
2000-10-29 |
CAR |
ATL |
12-13 |
ATL |
| 2001 |
2 |
2001-09-23 |
CAR |
ATL |
16-24 |
ATL |
| 2001 |
11 |
2001-11-25 |
ATL |
CAR |
10-7 |
ATL |
| 2002 |
7 |
2002-10-20 |
CAR |
ATL |
0-30 |
ATL |
| 2002 |
12 |
2002-11-24 |
ATL |
CAR |
41-0 |
ATL |
| 2003 |
4 |
2003-09-28 |
ATL |
CAR |
3-23 |
CAR |
| 2003 |
14 |
2003-12-07 |
CAR |
ATL |
14-20 |
ATL |
| 2004 |
4 |
2004-10-03 |
ATL |
CAR |
27-10 |
ATL |
| 2004 |
15 |
2004-12-18 |
CAR |
ATL |
31-34 |
ATL |
| 2005 |
13 |
2005-12-04 |
ATL |
CAR |
6-24 |
CAR |
| 2005 |
17 |
2006-01-01 |
CAR |
ATL |
44-11 |
CAR |
| 2006 |
1 |
2006-09-10 |
ATL |
CAR |
20-6 |
ATL |
| 2006 |
16 |
2006-12-24 |
CAR |
ATL |
10-3 |
CAR |
| 2007 |
3 |
2007-09-23 |
CAR |
ATL |
27-20 |
CAR |
| 2007 |
10 |
2007-11-11 |
ATL |
CAR |
20-13 |
ATL |
| 2008 |
4 |
2008-09-28 |
ATL |
CAR |
9-24 |
CAR |
| 2008 |
12 |
2008-11-23 |
CAR |
ATL |
28-45 |
ATL |
| 2009 |
2 |
2009-09-20 |
CAR |
ATL |
20-28 |
ATL |
| 2009 |
10 |
2009-11-15 |
ATL |
CAR |
19-28 |
CAR |
| 2010 |
14 |
2010-12-12 |
ATL |
CAR |
31-10 |
ATL |
| 2010 |
17 |
2011-01-02 |
CAR |
ATL |
10-31 |
ATL |
| 2011 |
6 |
2011-10-16 |
CAR |
ATL |
17-31 |
ATL |
| 2011 |
14 |
2011-12-11 |
ATL |
CAR |
31-23 |
ATL |
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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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