From NFL.com:
ATLANTA FALCONS (7-5) AT CAROLINA PANTHERS (4-8)
SERIES
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FALCONS |
PANTHERS |
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SERIES LEADER |
21-12 |
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STREAKS |
5 of past 6 |
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COACHES VS. OPP. |
Smith: 5-2 |
Rivera: 0-1 |
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LAST WEEK |
L 17-10 at Texans |
W 38-19 at Buccaneers |
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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. |
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LAST GAME AT SITE |
12/12/10: Falcons 31, Panthers 10. Turner rushes for 112 yards & 3 TDs as Falcons defense records 5 sacks. |
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BROADCAST |
FOX (1:00 PM ET): Ron Pitts, Jim Mora, Drea Avent (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 112 (Atl.), 125 (Car.). XM: 231 (Car.). |
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STATS
After the jump...
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PASSING |
Ryan: 266-441-3,154-19-12-85.2 |
Newton (R): 251-413-3,297-13-14-82.4 |
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RUSHING |
Turner: 233-992-4.3-8 |
D. Williams: 119-569-4.8-3 |
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RECEIVING |
White: 68 (3C)-881-13.0-5 |
S. Smith: 61-1,092 (T1C)-17.9-5 |
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OFFENSE |
363.5 |
397.6 |
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TAKE/GIVE |
-1 |
-3 |
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DEFENSE |
329.8 (3C) |
363.0 |
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SACKS |
Abraham: 5 |
Johnson: 8.5 |
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INTs |
DeCoud: 3 |
Gamble, Martin: 3 |
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PUNTING |
Bosher (R): 40.9 |
Baker: 41.5 |
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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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