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What are the chances we get a "pretty" win on Sunday?


GoobyPls

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I'm not sure we do "pretty" just yet - at least not for a whole game.  The HOU game did have some very pretty / fun plays with the 3 TDs of course being the most memorable.  Those 2 passes to Ginn & Brown were beauties and the flip just beyond words really... 

I'll gladly take another win like that though I'd love us to blow out the Saints.

Yesterday over at Sporting Charts I was looking at a lot of our season averages compared to prior years.  On a lot of stats so far we're looking really good  (see my comments and links to graphs here).  But there was one graph where we are at an all time low (bad) level, and I think that's what's contributing to the "UGLY" factor of both our wins.  Here's what I posted yesterday on the Week 2 Stats thread:

Yards per Playhttp://www.sportingcharts.com/nfl/teams/364/carolina-panthers/#Yards per Play

UGH.  We're down near 2010 levels at 4.38 yards per play.  This is probably the worst of all the graphs / stats I've looked at today, and I imagine it's what's contributing to all the "those were UGLY wins" talk.  The yards we are grinding out have been really hard fought.  It's taking a lot of wear & tear to move short distances.  This is an area it would be really good to see improve.

We're really currently fighting hard for most every yard.   But I'll take a win no matter how we get it.

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Since I know some won't bother to click on the link above, here's the graph of yards per play for 2015 to date compared to prior Panthers seasons.   From here:

http://www.sportingcharts.com/nfl/teams/364/carolina-panthers/#Yards per Play$SeasonMax=9999&SeasonMin=1990

The final point is for 2015, currently a yards per play average of 4.38 yards / play.  Ouch.

Yards_per_play(wk2).thumb.png.004333ab87

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If we play well, the entire game is going to look like the third quarter against the Jags.  Our defense will harass the hell out of Brees, and our offense will march slowly and methodically down the field.  I expect us to shoot ourselves in the foot a few times with penalties, and there's no way we pitch a shut-out, but a 20-14 or a 27-14 score with 200+ yards rushing just feels about right against these guys.

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