Falcons vs. Panthers: Week 14 NFL Capsule

by Jaxon on Dec 9, 2011 3:30 PM EST

From NFL.com:

ATLANTA FALCONS (7-5) AT CAROLINA PANTHERS (4-8)

SERIES

	FALCONS	PANTHERS
SERIES LEADER	21-12
STREAKS	5 of past 6
COACHES VS. OPP.	Smith: 5-2	Rivera: 0-1
LAST WEEK	L 17-10 at Texans	W 38-19 at Buccaneers
LAST GAME	10/16/11: Panthers 17 at Falcons 31. Atlanta RB Michael Turner rushes for 139 yards & 2 TDs as Falcons outscore Carolina 17-0 in 4th quarter.
LAST GAME AT SITE	12/12/10: Falcons 31, Panthers 10. Turner rushes for 112 yards & 3 TDs as Falcons defense records 5 sacks.
BROADCAST	FOX (1:00 PM ET): Ron Pitts, Jim Mora, Drea Avent (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 112 (Atl.), 125 (Car.). XM: 231 (Car.).

STATS

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PASSING	Ryan: 266-441-3,154-19-12-85.2	Newton (R): 251-413-3,297-13-14-82.4
RUSHING	Turner: 233-992-4.3-8	D. Williams: 119-569-4.8-3
RECEIVING	White: 68 (3C)-881-13.0-5	S. Smith: 61-1,092 (T1C)-17.9-5
OFFENSE	363.5	397.6
TAKE/GIVE	-1	-3
DEFENSE	329.8 (3C)	363.0
SACKS	Abraham: 5	Johnson: 8.5
INTs	DeCoud: 3	Gamble, Martin: 3
PUNTING	Bosher (R): 40.9	Baker: 41.5
KICKING	Bryant: 89 (29/29 PAT; 20/21 FG)	Mare: 86 (29/30 PAT; 19/24 FG)

NOTES

FALCONS:

QB MATT RYAN aims for 4th win in row vs. Car. & has won 5 of past 6 meetings. Aims for 3rd in row vs. Car. with 100+ rating. Falcons are 20-0 when Ryan has 100+ rating. Has won 8 of past 10 Dec. starts…

RB MICHAEL TURNER has 5 100-yard games in past 6 meetings. Has rushed for 651 yards (108.5 per game) & 11 TDs in past 6 vs. Car. Since joining Atl. in 2008, has 47 rush TDs, 2nd most in NFL. When he has 23+ att., his teams are 21-1 (.955)…

WR RODDY WHITE has 6+ catches in past 4 at Car. Since start of 2007, has 439 rec., most in NFC.

TE TONY GONZALEZ had 7 catches for 100 yards last week. Has 66 receptions, his NFL-record 13th consecutive season with 60+ receptions. Has TD catch in 2 of past 3 meetings…

DE JOHN ABRAHAM has 107.5 sacks, 2nd most among active players. Had 2 sacks in last game at Car.

S THOMAS DE COUD aims for 3rd meeting in row with INT or FF.

LB CURTIS LOFTON had sack last week. In last meeting vs. Car. QB Newton, defense had 3 INTs & allowed 0 TD passes…

PANTHERS:

Offense averaging 397.6 yards per game (258.4 last year) & 260 pass yards per game (143.1)…

QB CAM NEWTON has 13 rush TDs, most all-time in season by QB. Last week, became 3rd player & 1st QB in NFL history with 3+ rush TDs, pass TD & reception in game. Has passed for 3,297 yards & is 4th rookie to pass for 3,000 yards (PEYTON MANNING, MATT RYAN, SAM BRADFORD)…

In past 2 at home vs. Atl., RB JONATHAN STEWART has rushed for 215 yards (107.5 per game) & 2 TDs.

RB DE ANGELO WILLIAMS had 19 att. for 92 yards & had 30-yard reception in last home game vs. Atl…

WR STEVE SMITH ties for NFC lead with 1,092 rec. yards. Has 9,976 career rec. yards & needs 24 for 10,000.

WR LEGEDU NAANEEhad 19-yard TD catch last week.

Rookie WR-KR KEALOHA PILARES leads NFC with 29.3 KR avg.

TE GREG OLSEN aims for 3rd in row vs. Atl. with 5+ catches…

DE CHARLES JOHNSON has 16.5 sacks in past 19. Had sack in last meeting & has sack in 2 of past 3 vs. Atl.

Rookie DE THOMAS KEISER had sack & INT last week.

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I love the Falcon-Panther matchups

Though most say the Bucs are our biggest rival, I like to think the Falcons are due to proximity and the number of fans (like me) who jumped ship. The overall series record could be a bit more favorable, but hopefully that will change in the near future…starting with Sunday.

You get what you put in and people get what they deserve.

by Disciple of Carolina on Dec 9, 2011 3:37 PM EST reply actions

For me the Falcons are our biggest rival

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by Jaxon on Dec 10, 2011 3:17 PM EST up reply actions

Me too.

So much to be done, and so few people willing to do it for me.

by Rick Bates on Dec 10, 2011 5:40 PM EST up reply actions

we always play Saints hard. Always smash the Bucs…Falcons is the one team who has always gave us trouble. We let the game last time get away with us and they made some great plays. I hope this game sets the tone for this match up going forward. Panthers are here and we are a problem

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by MMA_PITBULL on Dec 9, 2011 4:17 PM EST reply actions

Stats are surprisingly more in our favor than I would've thought. Still, with the possibility of Gross being out...

we’re serious underdogs on paper. I’m glad they play on grass instead of paper. Of all the games so far, this is the one I most want to win. We have to pressure “Skidmark” Ryan into mistakes, like the Texans did last week.

So much to be done, and so few people willing to do it for me.

by Rick Bates on Dec 9, 2011 8:02 PM EST reply actions

Its gonna be a tough one

We have to score…a lot. DE John Abraham is gonna have a field day with Gross out. Hell, Gross could barely block him last time they played. Better put a TE on him too.

You tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is 'never try'. -Homer Simpson

by Swamp Panther on Dec 10, 2011 10:43 AM EST via mobile up reply actions