Monday, November 2, 2015
Indianapolis Colts (3-4) at Carolina Panthers (6-0)
Colts | Panthers | |
Mon. Record | 22-14 | 7-5 |
Series Leader | 4-1 | |
Streaks | 4 of past 5 | |
Coaches vs. Opp. | Chuck Pagano: 0-0 | Ron Rivera: 1-0 |
Last Week | L 27-21 vs. Saints | W 27-16 vs. Eagles |
Last Game: (11/27/11) Panthers 27 at Colts 19. Carolina RB Deangelo Williams rushes for 69 yards & 2 TDs. Panthers QB Cam Newton passes for 208 yards & adds 53 rush yards & TD.
Last Game at Site: (10/28/07) Colts 31 Panthers 7. Indianapolis QB Peyton Manning throws for 255 yards & 2 TDs. Colts RB Joseph Addai rushes for 200 yards & 2 TDs.
Referee: Bill Vinovich
Broadcast Info: ESPN (8:30 p.m. EST): Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden, Lisa Salters (field reporter). Westwood One: Kevin Harlan, Boomer Esiason, Jim Miller (field reporter). SIRIUS 88 (WW1), 83 (Ind.), 93 (Car.). XM 88 (WW1), 225 (Ind.), 226 (Car.).
Stats
Colts | Panthers | |
Passing | Luck: 118-210-1398-11-9-76.3 | Newton: 101-181-1275-9-7-78.4 |
Rushing | Gore: 98-446-4.6-3 | Stewart: 103-423-4.1-2 |
Receiving | Hilton: 37-606-16.4-3 | Olsen (TE): 27-439-16.3-3 |
Offense | 351.3 | 344.2 |
Take/Give | -8 | +4 |
Defense | 408.6 | 339.8 |
Sacks | Langford, Mathis: 2 | Short: 5 |
Ints | Adams: 4 (T1L) | Norman: 4 (T1L) |
Punting | McAfee: 49.0 (2 L) | Nortman: 45.8 |
Kicking | Vinatieri: 31 (16/17 PAT; 5/7 FG) | Gano: 48 (18/19 PAT; 10/13 FG) |
Notes
Colts
In past 5 vs. NFC, QB Andrew Luck has passed for 1,338 yards with 15 TDs vs. 6 INTs for 97.9 rating, incl. 333 yards & 3 TDs last week vs. NO.
RB Frank Gore aims for 6th in row with 75+ scrimmage yards. Averages 124.3 scrimmage yards per game in 3 career meetings.
Last week, WR T.Y. Hilton had 4 catches for 150 yards (37.5 avg.) & 2 TDs, incl. career-long 87-yard TD – longest TD rec. by Colt at home since 1975.
WR Andre Johnson (13,804) needs 86 rec. yards to surpass HOFer Cris Carter (13,899) for No. 10 all-time.
WR Donte Moncreif has TD catch in 5 of past 7 games.
LB D’Qwell Jackson leads team with 79 tackles.
Since 2014, S Mike Adams leads AFC with 9 INTs. Aims for 3rd in row with INT.
Panthers
Are 6-0 for 1st time in franchise history…QB Cam Newton had 95.9 rating & rush TD in last meeting. In 3 starts on MNF, has 102.8 rating, 7 pass TDs & 2 rush TDs. Has pass TD & rush TD in 4 of past 5 & has 28 such games, 2nd most in NFL history.
RB Jonathan Stewart has rushed for 203 yards (101.5 per game) & 2 TDs in past 2.
FB Mike Tolbert had rush TD & rec. TD last week, 3rd career game with both.
TE Greg Olsen has TD or 100+ yards in 5 of past 7 on MNF. Since 2008, is 1 of 3 active TEs with 5,000+ rec. yards (5,236) & 40+ TDs (43).
In only game vs. Ind. (9/21/09 with Mia.), WR Ted Ginn, Jr. had 11 catches for 108 yards.
DT Kawann Short has 5 sacks in past 2 & leads NFL DTs with 5 sacks.
CB Josh Norman ties for NFL lead with 4 INTs & 2 INT-TDs.
Since entering NFL in 2012, LB Luke Kuechly leads NFL with 505 tackles.
LB Thomas Davis leads team with 57 tackles. Only player in NFL with 2+ sacks & 2+ INTs.
DE Jared Allen has 7.5 sacks in past 9 on MNF. Since 2004, leads NFL with 135 sacks.