Postgame Notes - Packers at Panthers

[Jeremy Igo]

THE SERIES

·         Carolina improves to 6-9 all-time against Green Bay, winning three of the last four home games against the Packers.

·         The Panthers secure the seventh 10-win season in franchise history.

·         Carolina improves to 5-2 at home this season, winning its fourth-straight home game.

 

NEWTON DELIVERS ON GROUND AND AIR

·         Cam Newton ran for 58 yards and completed 20-of-31 passes for 242 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions. He sported a passer rating of 128.0 which is his ninth-best all-time and third time this season that he was 128.0 or higher.

·         Newton had four touchdown passes for the second time this season and sixth time in his career. Newton now has 26 total touchdowns (rushing and passing), tying for the fifth-most among quarterbacks this season.

·         With his 58 rushing yards, Newton has 643 rushing yards this season. Newton (4) and Michael Vick (4) are the only quarterbacks in NFL history with four seasons of 600 or more rushing yards.

·         Newton now has 28,943 total yards (rushing and passing) as he passes Matt Ryan (28,866) for second-most total yards through a quarterback’s first seven seasons. Only Peyton Manning (30,062) has more.

 

OLSEN COMES BACK BIG

·         Greg Olsen finished with nine catches for 116 yards and a touchdown. It marked his first 100-yard receiving game since 10/10/16 against Tampa Bay.

·         Olsen became the fifth different player with a 100-yard receiving game for Carolina, a number that ranks first in the NFL and is a franchise record.

·         Olsen moved into seventh place all-time in receiving yards (7,519) by a tight end, and is in a tie for 10^th place all-time in receiving touchdowns (53).

 

THIEVES BACK FOR A SECOND TIME

·         One game after Panthers cornerbacks Daryl Worley and James Bradberry made their first interceptions of the season, they each made picks off Aaron Rodgers on Sunday.

·         Carolina finished with three interceptions and one fumble recovery which sealed the victory. Colin Jones made his second career interception, while Bradberry forced a fumble that Mike Adams recovered. Adams now has two interceptions and two fumble recoveries in the last seven games.

·         The Panthers have recorded a takeaway in seven straight games, with seven takeaways in the last two games.

·         Carolina is 8-1 this season when scoring points off turnovers and 8-1 when winning or tied in turnover differential.

 

PEPPERS AND ADDISON TEAM UP AGAIN

·         Julius Peppers and Mario Addison teamed up for a big sack of Aaron Rodgers in the fourth quarter, one of three sacks by the Panthers.

·         The two players now have 10 sacks each this season, become the fifth set of teammates to sport double-digit sacks in the same season in franchise history.

·         It marks Addison’s first career 10-sack season and the 10th 10-sack season for Peppers.

·         He joins Bruce Smith, Reggie White and Kevin Greene as the only players in NFL history with 10 10-sack seasons. Peppers is also the third-oldest player with a 10-sack season in NFL history.

 

McCAFFREY SETS CAREER HIGH FROM SCRIMMAGE

·         Christian McCaffrey set a new career high with 136 total yards from scrimmage. He finished with a team-high 63 rushing yards and caught six passes for 73 yards and one touchdown.

·         McCaffrey tied Kelvin Benjamin for the franchise record for receptions by a rookie with 73 catches. He already holds franchise records for most receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns by a running back.

 

TIGHT FINISHES

·         Carolina won its second straight game by a score of 31-24. The Panthers are now 6-1 in games decided by seven points or less this season.

 

RUSHING OFFENSE GOES OVER 100 AGAIN

·         The Panthers rushed for 151 net rushing yards, improving to 8-3 this season when rushing for over 100 yards.

·         Over the last seven games, Carolina has averaged 174.1 rushing yards per game, ranking first in the NFL.

 

PANTHERS SET FRANCHISE RECORD

·         Carolina has now gone 18 games without allowing a 100-yard individual rusher. That streak breaks the franchise record of 17 games originally set over 2001-2002. Carolina’s streak is currently the third-longest in the NFL.

·         The last time that an opponent had a 100-yard rush game against Carolina was at Seattle (12/4/16) when Thomas Rawls topped 100.

 

[RelaxImaPro]

9 minutes ago, Jeremy Igo said:

 Olsen became the fifth different player with a 100-yard receiving game for Carolina, a number that ranks first in the NFL and is a franchise record.

just like we all predicted

[electro's horse]

16 minutes ago, Jeremy Igo said:

THE SERIES

·         Carolina improves to 6-9 all-time against Green Bay, winning three of the last four home games against the Packers.

nice

[Ornias]

Why did we feature CMC so heavily in the 1st drive and then ignore him for another quarter?

[Ricky Spanish]

9 minutes ago, Ornias said:

Why did we feature CMC so heavily in the 1st drive and then ignore him for another quarter?

Shula

[KSpan]

5 minutes ago, Cracka McNasty said:

Shula

He's so creative.

[GoobyPls]

Shula vs Capers was a battle of wits 

[Cuttinedge]

Just now, GoobyPls said:

Shula vs Capers was a battle of nitwits 

Fixed it 

[arbnranger]

9 minutes ago, GoobyPls said:

Shula vs Capers was a battle of wits 

Don’t you dare say Capers wears a piece!

Thats his real hand under that cap.

[mc52beast]

Good to see this team is winning the close ones... was a time when it was impossible for them to do it.

[Murph]

Here is a major stat to add. After their ninth game the Panthers were -12 in the giveaway/takeaway margin. In their remaining games since they are +12 getting back to break even for the season

[UpstatePanther]

18 minutes ago, Murph said:

Here is a major stat to add. After their ninth game the Panthers were -12 in the giveaway/takeaway margin. In their remaining games since they are +12 getting back to break even for the season

That is huge. This defense has started to come alive in the 2nd half of the season

[thefuzz]

All these wins piling up with 1 score games is going to burn Ron so bad in the playoffs....

 

He gets more and more comfortable with each passing Sunday.

[LinvilleGorge]

Just watched the highlights of the game on NFL Network. Literally not one Panthers offensive play shown. Nothing but Rodgers, Rodgers, Rodgers. You wouldve thought the Packers dominated.