Week 6 WIN Against Seattle - Stats & Analysis

[KB_fan]

Reading a bit further in MMQB (not something I read very often...), it's really interesting to compare Peter King's FAVORABLE write up of Cam and the Panthers with his SCATHING write up re: the Colts.  Read this and think if we'd lost just how easily he could have been writing scathing things about the Panthers failure to beat OUR former nemesis: Seattle.  This win looks like it WAS big in terms of getting us some of the media's respect.  (Not something I care about too much, honestly, I just find it interesting to follow the narrative from week to week...)

• Andrew Luck has to do more. He has to play better against the Patriots. If he’s a franchise quarterback, and I believe he surely is, franchise quarterbacks can’t go 0-5 against their biggest nemeses, completing 52.6 percent of one’s passes with more interceptions (10) than touchdowns (nine).

• Colts in the Pagano/Luck Era versus the AFC South: 19-2.

• Colts in the Pagano/Luck Era versus all other teams: 20-19.

http://mmqb.si.com/mmqb/2015/10/19/nfl-week-6-cam-newton-panthers-colts-fake-punt

OUCH.

Now let's hope we can add fuel to the fire in making Luck look bad when the Colts play us in two weeks.

[KB_fan]

Finally from MMQB, here's what Peter King has to say re: Cam in naming him the offensive player of the week:

Cam Newton, quarterback, Carolina. The biggest win of Newton’s career came in what was essentially the NFC South title game late in 2013 against the Saints, when he drove the Panthers 65 yards in the final minute for the winning touchdown—and a playoff berth. Number two was Sunday. Fighting back after some adversity through three quarters, Newton led the Panthers on two 80-yard touchdown drives in the last eight minutes, masterful drives ending in a one-yard TD run by Jonathan Stewart and a 26-yard TD pass to Greg Olsen. For the game, I don’t really care about his stats (20 of 36, 269 yards, one touchdown, two picks); I care about how great he was when the chips were down in the loudest road stadium in the NFL, against the team that Newton had never beaten.

http://mmqb.si.com/mmqb/2015/10/19/nfl-week-6-cam-newton-panthers-colts-fake-punt 

LOL.  It was a good week for the Camerons.  Cameron Wake & Cameron Jordan also got nods for weekly awards from Peter King and MMQB!

 

Three other Panthers make the list of what Peter King liked in this weekend's games:

a. The return of Luke Kuechly. Led all tacklers with 13 at Seattle in a game that might be a change agent for the Carolina franchise.

r. Haven’t heard of Kawann Short? The Panthers’ defensive lineman sacked Russell Wilson twice in Seattle and was consistently part of Carolina’s strong pressure.

t. And Jerricho Cotchery’s invaluable third-down conversion catch, after a wrestling match with Seahawn corner DeShawn Shead, just before the TD catch heard ‘round the Carolinas.

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Wow... and the Panthers even feature in King's closing Haiku:

The Adieu Haiku

Panthers felt dissed. So
they went west. Spanked Seattle.
Much respect to Cam.

 

OK SI, where are you hiding the REAL Peter King and who has hijacked his column?!?!?!  LOL. 

 

[CarolinaSunday]

I have a Saints fan at work who is trying to give me grief that the Panthers "barely" won last night. I informed her there are no style points awarded for blow outs.

I also pointed out our respective positions in the division. 

[KB_fan]

I haven't yet checked tweets by PanthersPR or the NFL, but after our win against New Orleans, the NFL sent out this infographic:

 

 

\After yesterday's game against Seattle: I believe Cam now has 27 games with a pass & rush TD... so he's closing in fast on the record and Steve Young.  It took Steve Young 146 games to reach this mark.  Cam has reached 27 games with a passing & rushing TD in just 67 games if my calculations are correct.

[KB_fan]

And more on Cam and rushing TDs:

Panthers PR Dept. ‏@PanthersPR 17h17 hours ago

2-yard TD run by #Panthers QB Cam Newton. 36th of his career, tying Mike Vick for 4th-most by a quarterback since NFL-AFL merger in 1970

[redbuddha]

25 first downs for us 10 rushing 14 passing 1 penalty 

14 for Seattle 4 rushing 10 passing

[TheNewStandard]

And more on Cam and rushing TDs:

Panthers PR Dept. ‏@PanthersPR 17h17 hours ago

2-yard TD run by #Panthers QB Cam Newton. 36th of his career, tying Mike Vick for 4th-most by a quarterback since NFL-AFL merger in 1970

Cam is the best athlete in the league. If he garners votes for MVP or actually wins a Super Bowl, he'll become one of the lead players/faces of the entire NFL.

he deserves any recognition he garners and then some.

[KB_fan]

25 first downs for us 10 rushing 14 passing 1 penalty 

14 for Seattle 4 rushing 10 passing

How great to see that we gave up no 1st downs on penalties.

In our previous 4 games this season, we'd allowed our opponents 11 1st downs on penalties - an average of 2.75 per game, as follows:

Opponents 1st downs on Panthers penalties:

JAX - 0

HOU - 5

NO - 4

TB - 2

SEA - 0

[ed bell]

Four 80 yard drives for touchdowns and the defense preventing TD's off the two interceptions in our own end of the field were huge accomplishments 

[KB_fan]

Here's what our penalties look like so far this season:

4 of the 5 penalties on CAR were against our offense  (3 false starts, 1 illegal substitution).  One was against our defense for delay of game when Seattle was punting.

Given the physical nature of the game, I am just AMAZED we had no calls for holding, roughness, pass interference, etc etc.  The way our defense played and to come out essentially penalty free.  JUST WOW.

[KB_fan]

Four 80 yard drives for touchdowns and the defense preventing TD's off the two interceptions in our own end of the field were huge accomplishments 

Following up on your excellent observation, here's a look at our scoring plays and our opponents' scoring plays so far this season.  I wonder how often it is that Panthers score 100% of their points on touchdowns by the offense?!!  I don't recall that too often in my approx 3 years as a Panthers fan....  So often we rely on field goals.   Not this time.  4 TDs by our offense, baby.  It was what made the difference along with forcing SEA to kick 3 FGs instead of allowing them to score TDs on those drives.   This is the first week this season when we've limited our opponents' TDs to less than 50% of their scoring drives.

Note: in case anyone is wondering, Ed Dickson's fumble recovery TD against Tampa is counted as a "return TD" in the stats for Carolina, not an offensive TD.

[ed bell]

Great stuff as usual KB_fan  

[Ricky Spanish]

Here's what our penalties look like so far this season:

4 of the 5 penalties on CAR were against our offense  (3 false starts, 1 illegal substitution).  One was against our defense for delay of game when Seattle was punting.

Given the physical nature of the game, I am just AMAZED we had no calls for holding, roughness, pass interference, etc etc.  The way our defense played and to come out essentially penalty free.  JUST WOW.

Am I to understand that the total number of penalties are at a wash between the panthers and their opponents?

No no, this can't be true. It goes against the narrative that the refs are out to get us.

/s

[KB_fan]

Some more interesting game analysis & stats tweets from BBR:

 

Black & Blue Review ‏@BlackBlueReview 3m3 minutes ago

Underrated play: Newton’s first-down check down to Jonathan Stewart on final drive. A situation when younger Cam forces instead of takes.

8 retweets 18 favorites

 

 

 

 

 Black & Blue Review ‏@BlackBlueReview 5m5 minutes ago

Cam Newton spread his 12 fourth-quarter completions to seven different receivers.

 

I had noted this fact about receivers in the game day thread I think.  It was amazing on that final drive alone:  throws to Stewart, Ginn, Cotch, Funchess, Dickson, Olsen.  That Cotchery catch was just amazing how he fought for the ball... Clutch