Player Rankings and Projections
Detroit Lions Rank  Player Projections QB 12 Matthew Stafford Pass: 280, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 RB 23 Joique Bell Rush: 55, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 RB 25 Reggie Bush Rush: 35, 0 TD Rec: 5-35, 0 WR 2 Calvin Johnson Rec: 8-115, 1 TD WR 28 Golden Tate Rec: 4-65, 1 TD TE 32 Brandon Pettigrew Rec: 2-20, 0 TD TE 42 Eric Ebron Rec: 1-15, 0 TD TE 43 Joseph Fauria Rec: 1-10, 0 TD K 2 Nate Freese FG: 4/4 XP: 2/2 DEF 17 Defense / ST		Carolina Panthers Rank  Player Projections QB 11 Cam Newton Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 25, 1 RB 34 DeAngelo Williams Rush: 55, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 RB 43 Jonathan Stewart Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 RB 58 Mike Tolbert Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 2-15, 0 WR 27 Kelvin Benjamin Rec: 5-65, 1 TD WR 72 Jerricho Cotchery Rec: 3-40, 0 TD WR 95 Jason Avant Rec: 1-10, 0 TD TE 10 Greg Olsen Rec: 6-60, 0 TD K 9 Graham Gano FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2 DEF 19 Defense / ST

Lions QB Matthew Stafford passed for 346 yards, 2 TDs & 125.3 rating last week. Also had rush TD. Since 2011, is 1 of 2 NFL QBs with 15,000+ pass yards (15,001). Completed 28 of 36 (77.8 pct.) for 335 yards with 5 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 121.9 rating in only start vs. Car. Has 7 career games with 4+ TD passes... RB Reggie Bush had 6 rec. last week. RB Joique Bell had rush TD in Week 1... WR Calvin Johnson had 7 rec. for 164 yards & 2 TDs last week. Has 100+ rec. yards in 22 of past 34. Since 2011, leads NFL with 5,301 rec. yards & 112.8 rec. yards/game. Ranks 1st in NFL history avg. 88.7 rec. yards/game (min. 100 games)... WR Golden Tate had 6 rec. for 93 yards in Det. debut last week... In last meeting, defense had 4 INTs vs. Car. QB Newton. LBs DeAndre Levy & Stephen Tulloch each had INT in last meeting. Levy had INT last week. Has 7 INTs since 2013, most by NFL LB. Since 2010, DT Ndamukong Suh has 27.5 sacks, tied for most by DT in NFC. DE GEORGE JOHNSON had 1.5 sacks last week, 1st sack of career.

Panthers Have won 7 in row in reg-sea at home... In only start vs. Det., QB Cam Newton rushed for 2 TDs & had TD pass. Has 20 games with both rush & pass TD. Since entering NFL in 2011, is only player with 50+ pass (64) & 25+ rush (28) TDs. Is only player since 2011 with 10,000+ pass (11,299) & 2,000+ rush (2,032) yards... RB DeAngelo Williams rushed for 120 yards & 2 TDs in last home game vs. Det. RB Jonathan Stewart had 1st 100-yard game (130 yards, TD) vs. Det. (11/16/08)... Rookie WR Kelvin Benjamin had 6 rec. for 92 yards & 26-yard TD in NFL debut. TE Greg Olsen had 8 rec. for 83 yards & TD last week... LB Luke Kuechly had 9 tackles, sack & FF last week. Since entering NFL in 2012, leads league with 329 tackles. In past 2 at home, has 33 tackles, sack & INT. LB Thomas Davis had 11 tackles, 0.5 sack & FF in his last game vs. Det. DE Greg Hardy has 10 sacks in past 7 homes games. S Roman Harper had INT last week. Since entering NFL in 2006, leads all DBs with 17 sacks.