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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  
 
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  

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    
6   Bye      
7 2012-10-21 DAL H    
8 2012-10-28 CHI A    
9 2012-11-04 WAS A    
10 2012-11-11 DEN H    
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    
   
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    
6 2012-10-14 OAK H    
7   Bye      
8 2012-10-28 PHI A    
9 2012-11-04 DAL H    
10 2012-11-11 NO A    
11 2012-11-18 ARI H    
12 2012-11-25 TB A    
13 2012-11-29 NO H    
14 2012-12-09 CAR A    
15 2012-12-16 NYG H    
16 2012-12-22 DET A    
17 2012-12-30 TB H    

Injury Report
Carolina Panthers
Doubtful  DE Antwan Applewhite (knee)
Questionable  MLB Jon Beason (knee)
 OLB Thomas Davis (hamstring)
 DE Greg Hardy (hand)
Probable  CB Chris Gamble (shoulder)
 RB Jonathan Stewart (ankle)
IR  CB Brandon Hogan (knee, 8/27)
PUP  WR David Gettis (knee)
   
Atlanta Falcons
Out  CB Christopher Owens (concussion)
 TE Michael Palmer (shoulder)
 FB Lousaka Polite (hamstring)
Probable  DT Jonathan Babineaux (groin)
 WR Julio Jones (hand)
 SLB Stephen Nicholas (thigh)
IR  CB Brent Grimes (achilles-tendon, 9/10)
 FS Shann Schillinger (ankle, 8/31)
Non-Football Related  DT Corey Peters (foot)

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% -
Time of possession 25:20 32:20 30:19 ATL
  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

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
  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

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
Dome Stadium

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

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.