NFC South · 2022

Carolina Panthers

7-10 (4-2 NFC South · 6-6 NFC)2nd in the NFC South

Last: W 10-7 at New Orleans Saints

Rating: -1.824
Adj Off: 20.820
Adj Def: 22.620
Playoffs: 0%

Style profile

Style

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Run rate	46.5%3	40.4%13
Early-down pass rate	44.8%27	52.9%11
Plays per game	59.432	67.05
Time of possession	28:1932	31:472
Yards per pass attempt	6.116	6.321
Yards per rush	4.615	4.411
Starting field position	Own 2917	Own 2812

Efficiency and EPA

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
EPA per play	-0.03722	+0.00817
Adj. EPA per play	-0.03323	+0.00622
Success rate	40.8%28	44.3%20
Passing EPA per play	-0.06426	+0.06824
Rushing EPA per play	-0.0078	-0.08113
CPOE	-4.932	2.432
Explosive play rate	9.4%13	9.1%20

Situational

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Points per game	20.420	22.019
Points per drive	1.7926	2.1116
Red zone TD rate	58.9%15	58.3%15
3rd down conversion	31.7%30	41.1%23
Turnovers per game	1.189	1.0626
Sack rate	6.7%22	5.1%25
Penalties per game	6.123	6.16

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 11Wk 1	17Cleveland Browns	L24-26	+0.05	+0.08	5.3 / 4.9	4-11 / 8-18	1 / 0
Sep 18Wk 2	@26New York Giants	L16-19	-0.06	-0.13	5.1 / 3.9	2-12 / 6-18	2 / 0
Sep 25Wk 3	10New Orleans SaintsDIV	W22-14	-0.14	-0.11	5.0 / 6.7	4-14 / 5-13	0 / 3
Oct 2Wk 4	28Arizona Cardinals	L16-26	-0.47	-0.07	4.2 / 5.0	2-10 / 6-15	3 / 1
Oct 9Wk 5	2San Francisco 49ers	L15-37	-0.20	+0.28	4.7 / 6.8	3-15 / 7-12	1 / 1
Oct 16Wk 6	@19Los Angeles Rams	L10-24	-0.35	-0.01	4.7 / 6.0	2-10 / 6-12	1 / 1
Oct 23Wk 7	16Tampa Bay BuccaneersDIV	W21-3	+0.14	-0.16	6.9 / 4.9	4-12 / 2-12	0 / 0
Oct 30Wk 8	@25Atlanta FalconsDIV	L34-37OT	+0.06	+0.04	6.5 / 6.2	5-13 / 6-12	1 / 2
Nov 6Wk 9	@6Cincinnati Bengals	L21-42	-0.01	+0.39	4.8 / 6.7	2-8 / 6-10	3 / 0
Nov 10Wk 10	25Atlanta FalconsDIV	W25-15	+0.04	-0.14	5.2 / 4.9	6-15 / 3-11	0 / 1
Nov 20Wk 11	@8Baltimore Ravens	L3-13	-0.38	-0.15	3.8 / 4.8	3-12 / 6-15	3 / 1
Nov 27Wk 12	29Denver Broncos	W23-10	+0.06	-0.20	5.5 / 4.3	2-12 / 4-14	0 / 3
Dec 11Wk 14	@13Seattle Seahawks	W30-24	+0.17	-0.05	4.6 / 5.4	6-13 / 6-13	0 / 2
Dec 18Wk 15	17Pittsburgh Steelers	L16-24	+0.08	+0.23	5.0 / 4.9	4-11 / 12-16	0 / 0
Dec 24Wk 16	14Detroit Lions	W37-23	+0.40	+0.13	8.9 / 6.2	3-9 / 4-12	0 / 1
Jan 1Wk 17	@16Tampa Bay BuccaneersDIV	L24-30	-0.00	+0.10	6.8 / 6.4	4-11 / 4-15	3 / 1
Jan 8Wk 18	@10New Orleans SaintsDIV	W10-7	-0.20	-0.17	3.5 / 5.2	8-14 / 4-13	2 / 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
14Sam DarnoldYr 5	31%	82/140	58.6%	1143	8.2	7	3	+0.10
11PJ WalkerYr 6	23%	63/106	59.4%	731	6.9	3	3	-0.15

Running backs

Share of rushes

Player	Share	Car	Yds	Y/C	TD	Rec	EPA/play
33D'Onta ForemanYr 6	42%	203	914	4.5	5	5	-0.03
30Chuba HubbardYr 2	20%	95	466	4.9	2	14	+0.03
20Raheem BlackshearR	5%	23	77	3.3	3	10	+0.06

Receivers and tight ends

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	EPA/play
2DJ MooreWR Yr 5	14%	63	888	14.1	7	+0.15
88Terrace Marshall Jr.WR Yr 2	6%	28	490	17.5	1	+0.46
15Laviska Shenault Jr.WR Yr 3	6%	27	272	10.1	1	+0.31
12Shi SmithWR Yr 2	5%	22	296	13.5	2	-0.23
80Ian ThomasTE Yr 5	5%	21	197	9.4	0	+0.13
82Tommy TrembleTE Yr 2	4%	19	174	9.2	3	-0.05

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	QBH	FF
95Derrick BrownDT Yr 3	30	4	1.0	12	0
97Yetur Gross-MatosDE Yr 3	18	4	2.5	10	0
99Matthew IoannidisDT Yr 7	17	4	1.0	9	1
94Henry AndersonDE Yr 8	9	3	0.0	1	0
78Marquan McCallDT R	7	2	0.0	1	0
93Bravvion RoyDT Yr 3	4	0	0.0	1	0

Linebackers

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	PD	INT
49Frankie LuvuLB Yr 5	76	16	7.0	4	1
7Shaq ThompsonOLB Yr 8	78	4	0.5	4	0
53Brian BurnsLB Yr 4	34	16	12.5	3	0
55Cory LittletonILB Yr 7	28	1	0.5	2	0
57Damien WilsonOLB Yr 8	23	3	2.0	0	0

Defensive backs

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	PD	INT	FF
25Xavier WoodsFS Yr 6	53	6	0	0
21Jeremy ChinnSAF Yr 3	51	6	0	0
24C.J. HendersonCB Yr 3	50	6	2	1
38Myles HartsfieldFS Yr 3	44	2	0	1
8Jaycee HornCB Yr 2	37	7	3	0
26Donte JacksonCB Yr 5	32	3	2	0
28Keith TaylorCB Yr 2	24	3	0	0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted

Player	FG	FG%	Long	XP	Pts
4Eddy PineiroYr 5	33/35	94%	54	30/32	129

Punters

By punts

Player	Punts	Avg	Long	In 20	TB
10Johnny HekkerYr 11	81	48.5	68	39	6