NFC South · 2017

Carolina Panthers

11-5 (3-3 NFC South · 7-5 NFC)2nd in the NFC South · No. 5 seed

Last: L 26-31 at New Orleans Saints

Rating: +2.012
Adj Off: 23.010
Adj Def: 21.011
Playoffs: 100%

Style profile

Style

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Run rate	42.8%3	32.7%31
Early-down pass rate	47.3%24	56.5%2
Plays per game	65.516	61.330
Time of possession	32:213	27:5030
Yards per pass attempt	5.720	6.118
Yards per rush	4.57	4.211
Starting field position	Own 303	Own 2813

Efficiency and EPA

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
EPA per play	-0.01913	-0.0579
Adj. EPA per play	-0.01513	-0.0528
Success rate	41.3%17	42.7%21
Passing EPA per play	+0.03715	-0.01112
Rushing EPA per play	-0.09414	-0.1528
CPOE	-3.025	1.622
Explosive play rate	8.9%11	8.3%11

Situational

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Points per game	22.712	20.411
Points per drive	2.0413	1.8910
Red zone TD rate	58.5%16	56.1%14
3rd down conversion	41.9%6	37.9%13
Turnovers per game	1.3114	1.3814
Sack rate	5.8%17	7.6%3
Penalties per game	5.21	6.323

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 10Wk 1	@26San Francisco 49ers	W23-3	-0.01	-0.40	4.9 / 4.0	7-13 / 2-11	2 / 2
Sep 17Wk 2	20Buffalo Bills	W9-3	-0.11	-0.26	3.9 / 3.5	7-16 / 4-13	0 / 0
Sep 24Wk 3	3New Orleans SaintsDIV	L13-34	-0.19	+0.26	4.9 / 6.3	7-14 / 6-12	3 / 0
Oct 1Wk 4	@1New England Patriots	W33-30	+0.34	+0.19	7.4 / 5.6	6-9 / 7-14	2 / 0
Oct 8Wk 5	@15Detroit Lions	W27-24	+0.07	-0.13	6.0 / 4.3	7-16 / 5-13	0 / 1
Oct 12Wk 6	2Philadelphia Eagles	L23-28	-0.14	-0.02	3.9 / 5.3	4-16 / 5-14	3 / 1
Oct 22Wk 7	@24Chicago Bears	L3-17	-0.42	-0.35	4.3 / 4.7	6-15 / 2-11	3 / 0
Oct 29Wk 8	@18Tampa Bay BuccaneersDIV	W17-3	-0.11	-0.31	4.2 / 4.4	8-17 / 2-12	1 / 3
Nov 5Wk 9	4Atlanta FalconsDIV	W20-17	-0.10	-0.16	5.2 / 6.3	4-13 / 4-12	2 / 1
Nov 13Wk 10	28Miami Dolphins	W45-21	+0.47	+0.07	8.0 / 5.9	11-14 / 7-12	0 / 1
Nov 26Wk 12	@27New York Jets	W35-27	+0.03	-0.08	4.5 / 6.2	3-14 / 5-14	0 / 1
Dec 3Wk 13	@3New Orleans SaintsDIV	L21-31	-0.04	+0.12	5.3 / 6.6	3-10 / 6-15	0 / 2
Dec 10Wk 14	5Minnesota Vikings	W31-24	+0.08	-0.09	5.8 / 5.0	5-15 / 7-15	1 / 3
Dec 17Wk 15	19Green Bay Packers	W31-24	+0.17	+0.07	5.8 / 5.8	6-12 / 4-11	0 / 4
Dec 24Wk 16	18Tampa Bay BuccaneersDIV	W22-19	-0.07	+0.03	4.4 / 6.9	4-13 / 6-11	1 / 3
Dec 31Wk 17	@4Atlanta FalconsDIV	L10-22	-0.29	-0.02	4.2 / 5.3	5-15 / 6-16	3 / 0
Jan 7WC	@3New Orleans SaintsDIV	L26-31	+0.13	+0.15	5.8 / 7.5	8-17 / 2-8	0 / 1

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 7	98%	291/492	59.2%	3302	6.7	22	16	+0.01

Running backs

Share of rushes

Player	Share	Car	Yds	Y/C	TD	Rec	EPA/play
28Jonathan StewartYr 10	40%	198	680	3.4	6	8	-0.20
22Christian McCaffreyR	24%	117	435	3.7	2	80	-0.01
34Cameron Artis-PayneYr 3	4%	18	95	5.3	1	1	+0.06

Receivers and tight ends

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	EPA/play
17Devin FunchessWR Yr 3	13%	63	840	13.3	8	+0.30
84Ed DicksonTE Yr 8	6%	30	437	14.6	1	+0.34
19Russell ShepardWR Yr 5	3%	17	202	11.9	1	+0.15
88Greg OlsenTE Yr 11	3%	17	191	11.2	1	-0.21

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	QBH	FF
97Mario AddisonDL Yr 7	27	10	11.0	15	2
99Kawann ShortDT Yr 5	27	7	7.5	17	2
90Julius PeppersDE Yr 16	21	10	11.0	17	2
96Wes HortonDE Yr 5	11	2	5.5	8	3
93Kyle LoveDT Yr 8	9	3	3.5	8	0
92Vernon ButlerDT Yr 2	8	1	0.0	2	0

Linebackers

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	PD	INT
59Luke KuechlyILB Yr 6	74	7	1.5	6	3
58Thomas DavisOLB Yr 13	52	5	2.5	0	0
54Shaq ThompsonOLB Yr 3	41	6	2.0	1	0
55David MayoOLB Yr 3	8	0	0.0	1	0
57Andrew GachkarLB Yr 7	4	0	0.0	0	0

Defensive backs

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	PD	INT	FF
24James BradberryCB Yr 2	66	10	2	1
20Kurt ColemanS Yr 8	51	3	0	0
26Daryl WorleyCB Yr 2	50	10	2	0
29Mike AdamsFS Yr 14	47	10	2	2
41Captain MunnerlynDB Yr 9	24	4	0	0
27Kevon SeymourCB Yr 2	18	4	0	0
42Colin JonesS Yr 7	14	2	1	0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted

Player	FG	FG%	Long	XP	Pts
9Graham GanoYr 9	29/30	97%	48	34/37	121

Punters

By punts

Player	Punts	Avg	Long	In 20	TB
5Michael PalardyYr 4	71	46.0	63	25	4