Carolina Panthers
Coach: Ron Rivera
Key Stats
28.6 Opponents’ red-zone touchdown percentage (2 of 7) against Carolina, which is second behind Kansas City (25 percent).
40 Ted Ginn Jr. is one of four players with two touchdowns of 40 yards or more from scrimmage this season. The others are Victor Cruz, Jimmy Graham and Adrian Peterson.
72.7 Panthers’ regular-season, winning percentage (8-3) vs. Arizona, their highest against any team they've played at least six times.
786 Career receptions for Steve Smith, seventh among active receivers and one more catch than Arizona's Larry Fitzgerald (785).
Starting Lineup
Offense
| WR1 | 89 Steve Smith |
| LT | 69 Jordan Gross |
| LG | 66 Amini Silatolu |
| C | 67 Ryan Kalil |
| RG | 75 Chris Scott |
| RT | 77 Byron Bell |
| TE | 88 Greg Olsen |
| WR2 | 11 Brandon LaFell |
| QB | 1 Cam Newton |
| FB | 35 Mike Tolbert |
| RB | 34 DeAngelo Williams |
Defense
| LDE | 95 Charles Johnson |
| DT | 91 Colin Cole |
| NT | 96 Star Lotulelei |
| RDE | 76 Greg Hardy |
| WLB | 58 Thomas Davis |
| MLB | 59 Luke Kuechly |
| SLB | 93 Chase Blackburn |
| LCB | 22 Josh Thomas |
| RCB | 41 Captain Munnerlyn |
| SS | 38 Robert Lester |
| FS | 21 Mike Mitchell |
Special Teams
| K | 9 Graham Gano |
| P | 8 Brad Nortman |
| H | 8 Brad Nortman |
| PR | 19 Ted Ginn |
| KR | 19 Ted Ginn |
| LS | 44 J.J. Jansen |
| KO | 9 Graham Gano |
Injuries
OUT: DT Dwan Edwards (hamstring), S Quintin Mikell (ankle), CB D.J. Moore (knee). PROBABLE: DE Greg Hardy (illness), DT Kawann Short (ankle).
Schedule/Results
| Opponent | Result/Time | TV | |
| September | |||
| 8 | Seattle | L 12-7 | |
| 15 | At Buffalo | L 24-23 | |
| 22 | N.Y. Giants | W 38-0 | |
| 29 | Bye | ||
| October | |||
| 6 | At Arizona | 4:05 | FOX |
| 13 | At Minnesota | 1 | FOX |
| 20 | St. Louis | 1 | FOX |
| 24 | At Tampa Bay | 8:25 | NFLN |
| November | |||
| 3 | Atlanta | 1 | FOX |
| 10 | At San Francisco | 4:05 | FOX |
| 18 | New England | 8:40 | ESPN |
| 24 | At Miami | 1* | FOX |
| December | |||
| 1 | Tampa Bay | 1* | FOX |
| 8 | At New Orleans | 1* | FOX |
| 15 | N.Y. Jets | 4:05* | CBS |
| 22 | New Orleans | 1* | FOX |
| 29 | At Atlanta | 1* | FOX |
*–Subject to change
Fowler: Carolina Panthers must win next close game to maintain momentum
