NFC South · 2016

Carolina Panthers

6-10 (1-5 NFC South · 5-7 NFC)4th in the NFC South

Last: L 16-17 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rating: +0.911
Adj Off: 23.414
Adj Def: 22.513
Playoffs: 0%

Style profile

Style

What the offense does with the ball, and what the defense faces.

Stat	Offense	Defense
Run rate	40.7%6	33.3%29
Early-down pass rate	46.6%29	54.9%9
Plays per game	68.78	66.017
Time of possession	30:4512	29:1524
Yards per pass attempt	6.120	6.520
Yards per rush	4.125	4.110
Starting field position	Own 314	Own 275

Efficiency and EPA

Down-by-down quality, measured in predicted points.

Stat	Offense	Defense
EPA per play	-0.04723	-0.00113
Adj. EPA per play	-0.02121	-0.0229
Success rate	40.9%26	43.1%15
Passing EPA per play	-0.03930	+0.05212
Rushing EPA per play	-0.0599	-0.10812
CPOE	-4.629	3.931
Explosive play rate	8.6%15	8.7%18

Situational

Scoring, red zone finishing, money downs, ball security, protection and discipline.

Stat	Offense	Defense
Points per game	23.115	25.126
Points per drive	1.9413	1.9613
Red zone TD rate	57.6%17	52.1%5
3rd down conversion	37.2%23	37.9%10
Turnovers per game	1.7525	1.752
Sack rate	5.5%20	6.7%2
Penalties per game	6.17	6.911

Rank out of 32 teams, regular season only. Green is good for the team, red is bad. Blue only orients neutral traits like pace and pass rate.

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent	Result	Off EPA	Def EPA	Y/P	3rd down	TO
Sep 8Wk 1	@7Denver Broncos	L20-21	+0.04	+0.03	5.0 / 5.6	9-15 / 5-10	1 / 3
Sep 18Wk 2	31San Francisco 49ers	W46-27	+0.08	-0.26	6.9 / 4.7	7-15 / 4-14	4 / 3
Sep 25Wk 3	13Minnesota Vikings	L10-22	-0.21	-0.09	4.3 / 4.1	6-16 / 3-12	3 / 0
Oct 2Wk 4	@2Atlanta FalconsDIV	L33-48	+0.03	+0.30	5.8 / 9.1	7-16 / 8-13	2 / 1
Oct 10Wk 5	21Tampa Bay BuccaneersDIV	L14-17	-0.02	+0.06	7.8 / 4.6	1-8 / 6-15	3 / 1
Oct 16Wk 6	@16New Orleans SaintsDIV	L38-41	+0.16	+0.24	5.4 / 7.5	3-11 / 8-16	2 / 1
Oct 30Wk 8	6Arizona Cardinals	W30-20	-0.04	-0.13	5.5 / 5.2	6-14 / 4-12	1 / 2
Nov 6Wk 9	@30Los Angeles Rams	W13-10	-0.05	-0.12	4.0 / 5.1	6-15 / 4-14	0 / 1
Nov 13Wk 10	3Kansas City Chiefs	L17-20	-0.03	-0.02	5.0 / 4.2	6-14 / 2-12	2 / 1
Nov 17Wk 11	16New Orleans SaintsDIV	W23-20	-0.10	+0.06	3.6 / 5.2	7-17 / 4-13	0 / 2
Nov 27Wk 12	@17Las Vegas Raiders	L32-35	+0.05	-0.01	6.2 / 5.4	3-10 / 8-15	2 / 2
Dec 4Wk 13	@4Seattle Seahawks	L7-40	-0.29	+0.25	5.0 / 7.5	5-12 / 7-14	2 / 1
Dec 11Wk 14	22Los Angeles Chargers	W28-16	-0.15	-0.19	4.1 / 4.3	5-15 / 5-13	1 / 5
Dec 19Wk 15	@18Washington Commanders	W26-15	+0.04	-0.26	6.2 / 5.6	4-15 / 2-12	0 / 3
Dec 24Wk 16	2Atlanta FalconsDIV	L16-33	-0.18	+0.24	4.5 / 6.7	4-15 / 6-14	2 / 0
Jan 1Wk 17	@21Tampa Bay BuccaneersDIV	L16-17	-0.15	-0.17	4.9 / 4.8	4-15 / 4-12	3 / 2

Key players

Sorted by how much of the offense runs through them; defenders by tackles. Regular season only. Bold rows are the primary option at each spot; the shade tracks their share.

Offense

Quarterbacks

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	C/A	Cmp%	Yds	Y/A	TD	INT	EPA/play
1Cam NewtonYr 6	91%	270/510	52.9%	3509	6.9	19	14	-0.03
3Derek AndersonYr 12	9%	36/53	67.9%	453	8.5	2	5	-0.10

Running backs

Share of rushes

Player	Share	Car	Yds	Y/C	TD	Rec	EPA/play
28Jonathan StewartYr 9	48%	218	824	3.8	9	8	-0.10
43Fozzy WhittakerYr 5	13%	57	265	4.6	0	25	-0.14
34Cameron Artis-PayneYr 2	8%	36	144	4.0	2	1	-0.04
35Mike TolbertYr 9	8%	35	114	3.3	0	10	-0.32

Receivers and tight ends

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	EPA/play
88Greg OlsenTE Yr 10	14%	80	1073	13.4	3	+0.18
13Kelvin BenjaminWR Yr 3	11%	63	941	14.9	7	+0.19
19Ted GinnWR Yr 10	10%	54	752	13.9	4	+0.18
10Corey BrownWR Yr 3	5%	27	276	10.2	1	-0.09
17Devin FunchessWR Yr 2	4%	23	371	16.1	4	+0.14

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	QBH	FF
99Kawann ShortDT Yr 4	30	12	6.0	17	1
97Mario AddisonDL Yr 6	21	11	9.5	15	2
94Kony EalyDE Yr 3	18	5	5.0	7	2
98Star LotuleleiDT Yr 4	14	5	4.0	6	1
95Charles JohnsonDE Yr 10	14	2	4.0	14	3
77Kyle LoveDT Yr 7	8	1	1.5	2	1

Linebackers

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	PD	INT
58Thomas DavisOLB Yr 12	73	4	2.5	4	3
59Luke KuechlyILB Yr 5	71	6	2.0	6	1
54Shaq ThompsonOLB Yr 2	39	4	0.0	5	1
56A.J. KleinOLB Yr 4	17	1	1.0	1	0
55David MayoOLB Yr 2	16	0	0.0	0	0

Defensive backs

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	PD	INT	FF
20Kurt ColemanS Yr 7	65	7	4	1
26Daryl WorleyCB R	63	9	1	0
24James BradberryCB R	47	10	2	0
33Tre BostonFS Yr 3	38	7	2	0
22Michael GriffinFS	27	0	0	0
23Leonard JohnsonDB Yr 5	22	1	0	0
Bene' BenwikereCB	8	4	1	0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted

Player	FG	FG%	Long	XP	Pts
9Graham GanoYr 8	30/38	79%	54	31/34	121

Punters

By punts

Player	Punts	Avg	Long	In 20	TB
8Andy LeeYr 13	36	49.1	76	18	4
5Michael PalardyYr 3	36	42.5	56	13	2