Panthers bye week stat review

See if anything stands out for you.

2016 Schedule and Results

Date	Result	Score	Opponent
9/28/16	L	20-21	at Denver Broncos
9/18/16	W	46-27	San Francisco 49ers
9/25/16	L	10-22	Minnesota Vikings
10/2/16	L	33-48	at Atlanta Falcons
10/10/16	L	14-17	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
10/16/16	L	38-41	at New Orleans Saints

Panthers vs Opponents Stats

	Panthers	Opponents
Total First Downs	137	118
Rushing	39	32
Passing	87	82
Penalty	11	4
3rd Down Made/Att	33/81	34/80
3rd Down Pct	40.7%	42.5%
4th Down Made/Att	3/5	2/3
4th Down Pct	60.0%	66.7%
Possession Avg	31:02	28:58
Total Net Yards	2366	2229
Avg Per Game	394.3	371.5
Total Plays	411	380
Avg Per Play	5.8	5.9
Net Yards Rushing	726	537
Avg Per Game	121.0	89.5
Total Rushes	164	162
Net Yards Passing	1640	1692
Avg Per Game	273.3	282.0
Sacked/Yards Lost	15/109	12/87
Gross Yards	1749	1779
Attempts/Completions	232/140	206/133
Completion Pct	60.3%	64.6%
Had Intercepted	10	6
Punts/Average	26/49.5	29/48.0
Net Punting Avg	40.1	44.0
Penalties/Yards	44/381	39/357
Fumbles/Ball Lost	6/6	4/2
Touchdowns	19	20
Rushing	7	5
Passing	10	13
Returns	2	2

Score by Quarter

Score by Periods	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Pts
Panthers	24	40	35	62	0	161
Opponents	36	36	37	67	0	176

Panthers Scoring Summary

Scoring	TD	Rush	Pass	Return	PAT	FG	2Pt	Pts
G. Gano	0	0	0	0	14/16	9/12	0	41
K. Benjamin	4	0	4	0	0/0	0/0	0	24
C. Newton	3	3	0	0	0/0	0/0	1	20
G. Olsen	2	0	2	0	0/0	0/0	1	14
D. Funchess	2	0	2	0	0/0	0/0	1	14
C. Artis-Payne	2	2	0	0	0/0	0/0	0	12
J. Stewart	2	2	0	0	0/0	0/0	0	12
E. Dickson	1	0	1	0	0/0	0/0	0	6
K. Coleman	1	0	0	1	0/0	0/0	0	6
C. Brown	1	0	1	0	0/0	0/0	0	6
S. Thompson	1	0	0	1	0/0	0/0	0	6
Panthers	19	7	10	2	14/16	9/12	3	161
Opponents	20	5	13	2	17/18	11/14	2	176

*-2-Pt Conversions: Team 3/3, Opponents 2/2

Panthers Rushing Stats

Player	Rush	Yards	Avg	Long	TD
F. Whittaker	33	185	5.6	25	0
J. Stewart	39	158	4.1	26	2
C. Newton	31	148	4.8	21	3
C. Artis-Payne	36	144	4.0	14	2
M. Tolbert	18	51	2.8	6	0
T. Ginn	6	36	6.0	20	0
D. Anderson	1	4	4.0	4	0
Team	164	726	4.4	26	7
Opponents	162	537	3.3	28t	5

Panthers Receiving Stats

Player	Rec	Yards	Avg	Long	TD
G. Olsen	39	610	15.6	78t	2
K. Benjamin	29	394	13.6	25	4
F. Whittaker	20	168	8.4	24	0
C. Brown	17	177	10.4	27	1
T. Ginn	14	191	13.6	52	0
D. Funchess	7	112	16.0	48	2
E. Dickson	6	63	10.5	23	1
M. Tolbert	4	13	3.3	7	0
J. Stewart	2	7	3.5	7	0
C. Artis-Payne	1	11	11.0	11	0
J. Webb	1	3	3.0	3	0
Team	140	1749	12.5	78t	10
Opponents	133	1779	13.4	87t	13

Panthers Interceptions

Player	Ints	Yards	Avg	Long	TD
T. Williams	1	19	19.0	19	0
J. Bradberry	1	16	16.0	16	0
K. Coleman	1	8	8.0	8t	1
T. Davis	1	4	4.0	4	0
L. Kuechly	1	1	1.0	1	0
B. Benwikere	1	1	1.0	1	0
Team	6	49	8.2	19	1
Opponents	10	33	3.3	30t	1

Panthers Sacks

Player	Sacks
T. Boston	2.0
K. Love	1.5
M. Addison	1.5
T. Davis	1.0
V. Butler	1.0
L. Edwards	1.0
K. Short	1.0
L. Kuechly	1.0
R. McClain	0.5
C. Johnson	0.5
Team	12.0
Opponents	15.0

Panthers Fumbles Lost

Player	Fumbles Lost
T. Ginn	2
C. Newton	1
F. Whittaker	1
C. Brown	1
D. Anderson	1
Total	6

*-Opponent Fumble Recoveries: S. Thompson 2, Total: 2

Panthers Punting Stats

Player	Punts	Yards	Avg	Net	TB	In-20	Long	Blocked
A. Lee	26	1287	49.5	40.1	3	14	76	0
Team	26	1287	49.5	40.1	3	14	76	0
Opponents	29	1391	48.0	44.0	1	10	62	0

Panthers Punt Return Stats

Player	Ret	FC	Yards	Avg	Long	TD
T. Ginn	15	7	94	6.3	16	0
Team	15	7	94	6.3	16	0
Opponents	10	6	184	18.4	59	1

Panthers Kickoff Return Stats

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
T. Ginn	15	335	22.3	59	0
Team	15	335	22.3	59	0
Opponents	11	185	16.8	32	0

Panthers Field Goal Stats

Player	1-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+
G. Gano	0/0	0/0	3/3	5/6	1/3
Team	0/0	0/0	3/3	5/6	1/3
Opponents	0/0	3/3	6/7	0/1	2/3

The lack of sacks stands out for sure. The turnover differential too. Yet most of the remaining stats are either very even or favor the Panthers.

You may recall after three games I posted the penalty report. At the time the Panthers were averaging almost 10 flags a game. Since then they have improved:

Date	Opponent	Result	CAR Pen	Yards	Null Yds	1st Downs	OPP Pen	Yards	Null Yds	1st Downs	Game	Total
9/8/16	@ Broncos	L	8	85	22	1	4	22	0	1	-63	-63
9/18/16	49ers	W	8	65	41	0	6	50	41	3	-15	-78
9/25/16	Vikings	L	10	65	68	0	6	42	68	2	-23	-101
10/2/16	@ Falcons	L	6	55	2	0	8	77	24	1	22	-79
10/10/16	Buccaneers	L	7	60	7	2	5	40	7	1	-20	-99
10/16/16	@Saints	L	5	51	0	1	10	126	25	3	75	-24
Totals	--	1-5	56	381	139	4	39	357	165	11	--	-24

Nullified yards are yards nullified by penalties on the offense or the punt or kickoff return team.

Thanks to the flag happy Bucs and Saints the Panthers are only 24 yards in the hole due to penalties.

For me the stats say that if the Panthers keep doing what they are doing, get healthy then soon the ball will start bounce their way.