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| 273 | CAROLINA | +230 | | 274 | PHILADELPHIA | -280 |
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| All Games | 3-5 | -1.9 | 5-4 | 5-4 | 19.7 | 6.6 | 321.2 | (5.3) | 1.3 | 26.2 | 12.6 | 378.1 | (6.1) | 1.8 | | Road Games | 1-2 | -0.4 | 2-2 | 3-1 | 21.0 | 7.5 | 352.7 | (5.2) | 0.7 | 31.7 | 16.5 | 398.5 | (6.6) | 1.2 | | Last 3 Games | 0-3 | -3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 276.0 | (4.9) | 1.7 | 26.3 | 15.0 | 349.3 | (5.7) | 1.3 | | Grass Games | 3-4 | -0.9 | 4-3 | 3-4 | 18.6 | 6.0 | 306.4 | (5.3) | 1.4 | 23.0 | 10.7 | 348.0 | (5.8) | 2.0 |
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| Offense (All Games) | 19.7 | 6.6 | 20.6 | 30:12 | 26-95 | (3.7) | 21-35 | 59.7% | 227 | (6.5) | 61-321 | (5.3) | (16.3) | | Opponents Defensive Avg. | 23.5 | 11.4 | 21 | 30:11 | 27-107 | (4) | 22-35 | 63.4% | 246 | (6.9) | 62-353 | (5.7) | (15) | | Offense Road Games | 21.0 | 7.5 | 22.7 | 33:37 | 29-109 | (3.7) | 24-38 | 62.1% | 244 | (6.4) | 68-353 | (5.2) | (16.8) | | Defense (All Games) | 26.2 | 12.6 | 22.3 | 31:25 | 27-132 | (4.8) | 24-35 | 69.3% | 246 | (7.1) | 62-378 | (6.1) | (14.4) | | Opponents Offensive Avg. | 24.4 | 11.8 | 21.3 | 30:25 | 26-113 | (4.3) | 23-36 | 64.1% | 250 | (7) | 62-363 | (5.9) | (14.9) | | Defense Road Games | 31.7 | 16.5 | 23.2 | 30:08 | 27-136 | (5) | 24-33 | 72.2% | 262 | (7.9) | 60-398 | (6.6) | (12.6) |
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| Stats For (All Games) | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 13-5 | 40.3% | 1-1 | 71.4% | 2-51 | (24.3) | 2-20 | (11.7) | 6-57 | | Opponents Avg. Stats Against | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 13-5 | 41.0% | 1-1 | 55.1% | 2-57 | (24.4) | 14-2 | (8.5) | 7-60 | | Stats For (Road Games) | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 15-7 | 47.5% | 1-1 | 75.0% | 2-53 | (23.6) | 2-19 | (9.6) | 7-61 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.8 | | 13-6 | 47.8% | 1-0 | 60.0% | 1-38 | (33.8) | 2-24 | (11.8) | 7-54 | | Opponents Avg. Stats For | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.4 | | 13-5 | 41.6% | 1-0 | 51.1% | 2-52 | (24.2) | 16-2 | (9) | 7-57 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.2 | | 13-7 | 57.7% | 0-0 | 0.0% | 1-47 | (37.4) | 2-28 | (14) | 6-51 |
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| All Games | 6-2 | +4.2 | 5-3 | 5-3 | 29.2 | 14.0 | 409.2 | (5.8) | 2.6 | 22.1 | 11.9 | 373.0 | (5.6) | 1.4 | | Home Games | 4-0 | +4 | 3-1 | 3-1 | 33.0 | 15.2 | 399.7 | (5.7) | 2.2 | 19.7 | 11.0 | 384.0 | (5.8) | 1.5 | | Last 3 Games | 2-1 | +0.8 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 26.0 | 14.7 | 484.0 | (6.2) | 3.0 | 15.0 | 7.0 | 317.7 | (5.6) | 1.0 | | Grass Games | 5-1 | +4 | 4-2 | 4-2 | 30.7 | 16.5 | 382.5 | (5.6) | 2.8 | 21.0 | 11.8 | 373.8 | (5.7) | 1.3 |
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| Offense (All Games) | 29.2 | 14.0 | 23.0 | 27:32 | 29-124 | (4.3) | 25-42 | 60.5% | 285 | (6.8) | 71-409 | (5.8) | (14) | | Opponents Defensive Avg. | 24.5 | 11.8 | 20.3 | 30:31 | 26-111 | (4.2) | 22-35 | 62.9% | 251 | (7.1) | 62-362 | (5.9) | (14.8) | | Offense Home Games | 33.0 | 15.2 | 23.0 | 28:51 | 31-137 | (4.3) | 25-39 | 63.1% | 263 | (6.7) | 71-400 | (5.7) | (12.1) | | Defense (All Games) | 22.1 | 11.9 | 20.4 | 32:28 | 29-117 | (4.1) | 21-38 | 56.5% | 256 | (6.8) | 66-373 | (5.6) | (16.9) | | Opponents Offensive Avg. | 22.4 | 11.6 | 20.5 | 31:49 | 27-107 | (4) | 22-35 | 62.5% | 246 | (7) | 62-353 | (5.7) | (15.8) | | Defense Home Games | 19.7 | 11.0 | 21.5 | 31:09 | 25-89 | (3.6) | 25-42 | 59.5% | 294 | (7) | 67-384 | (5.8) | (19.4) |
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| Stats For (All Games) | 1.5 | 1.1 | 2.6 | -1.2 | 15-6 | 43.7% | 1-0 | 66.7% | 1-43 | (28.7) | 3-41 | (15.1) | 8-63 | | Opponents Avg. Stats Against | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 13-5 | 39.8% | 1-0 | 47.2% | 2-48 | (23.9) | 20-2 | (9) | 7-56 | | Stats For (Home Games) | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.2 | -0.7 | 14-6 | 41.4% | 0-0 | 100.0% | 1-48 | (38.4) | 3-42 | (15.4) | 5-46 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.4 | | 15-5 | 36.4% | 1-0 | 28.6% | 2-49 | (22) | 2-16 | (7.2) | 9-80 | | Opponents Avg. Stats For | 1 | 0.7 | 1.7 | | 13-5 | 39.6% | 1-0 | 47.6% | 2-47 | (22.9) | 17-2 | (8) | 7-56 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.5 | | 14-5 | 33.3% | 1-0 | 0.0% | 3-65 | (21.7) | 2-10 | (6) | 9-85 |
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| 9/14/2014 | DETROIT | 24-7 | W | -1.5 | W | 43 | U | 24-62 | 22-34-251 | 0 | 18-70 | 27-48-253 | 3 | | 9/21/2014 | PITTSBURGH | 19-37 | L | -3 | L | 43 | O | 10-42 | 29-41-307 | 2 | 34-264 | 22-30-190 | 0 | | 9/28/2014 | @ BALTIMORE | 10-38 | L | 3 | L | 42.5 | O | 26-67 | 20-34-248 | 1 | 30-127 | 22-31-327 | 0 | | 10/5/2014 | CHICAGO | 31-24 | W | -1.5 | W | 47 | O | 27-90 | 19-35-231 | 3 | 22-85 | 28-36-262 | 4 | | 10/12/2014 | @ CINCINNATI | 37-37 | T | 7 | W | 44 | O | 34-147 | 29-46-284 | 1 | 31-193 | 33-43-320 | 2 | | 10/19/2014 | @ GREEN BAY | 17-38 | L | 6.5 | L | 48.5 | O | 25-108 | 22-39-223 | 1 | 30-122 | 19-24-241 | 0 | | 10/26/2014 | SEATTLE | 9-13 | L | 6 | W | 44.5 | U | 31-114 | 12-22-152 | 2 | 26-119 | 20-32-191 | 2 | | 10/30/2014 | NEW ORLEANS | 10-28 | L | 3 | L | 49 | U | 23-109 | 10-28-122 | 2 | 37-105 | 24-34-270 | 2 | | 11/10/2014 | @ PHILADELPHIA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/16/2014 | ATLANTA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/30/2014 | @ MINNESOTA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/7/2014 | @ NEW ORLEANS | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 9/15/2014 | @ INDIANAPOLIS | 30-27 | W | 3 | W | 53.5 | O | 28-127 | 21-37-331 | 1 | 38-169 | 20-34-172 | 2 | | 9/21/2014 | WASHINGTON | 37-34 | W | -4 | L | 49.5 | O | 25-54 | 27-41-325 | 1 | 28-84 | 30-48-427 | 1 | | 9/28/2014 | @ SAN FRANCISCO | 21-26 | L | 3.5 | L | 49 | U | 12-22 | 21-43-191 | 4 | 42-218 | 17-30-189 | 1 | | 10/5/2014 | ST LOUIS | 34-28 | W | -3.5 | W | 48 | O | 33-145 | 24-37-207 | 3 | 23-125 | 29-49-341 | 3 | | 10/12/2014 | NY GIANTS | 27-0 | W | -1.5 | W | 50.5 | U | 36-203 | 21-34-245 | 2 | 23-85 | 17-28-168 | 1 | | 10/26/2014 | @ ARIZONA | 20-24 | L | -1 | L | 48 | U | 26-110 | 36-62-411 | 3 | 23-71 | 20-42-329 | 1 | | 11/2/2014 | @ HOUSTON | 31-21 | W | -2 | W | 48.5 | O | 40-190 | 25-35-293 | 4 | 28-118 | 13-27-182 | 1 | | 11/10/2014 | CAROLINA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/16/2014 | @ GREEN BAY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/23/2014 | TENNESSEE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/27/2014 | @ DALLAS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/7/2014 | SEATTLE | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| |  | CAROLINA: The Panthers will remain one of the NFL's most run-heavy teams, employing a diverse number of looks in their ground attack. They still utilize a lot of zone-read plays featuring Cam Newton, who will likely lead all quarterbacks in rushing attempts again despite offseason ankle surgery. They run a lot of two-back looks with DeAngelo Williams and Mike Tolbert on the field, giving them three running options between the tackles. Williams will likely hold off the injury-prone Jonathan Stewart for another year, with Kenjon Barner and rookie Tyler Gaffney battling for a roster spot.
Newton and offensive coordinator Mike Shula have their work cut out for them in the passing game after losing their top three receivers. The Carolina passing game works off of the running game, utilizing a lot of deep crossing patterns off play-action. They'll use a two- tight end base, with Ed Dickson playing in-line and Greg Olsen flexed out as their top receiving threat. Jerricho Cotchery provides another middle-of-the-field threat. Rookie Kelvin Benjamin takes over as the primary deep threat and can count on seeing the ball any time he's in single coverage. When they throw in the red zone, Olsen has always been Newton's favorite red-zone target, but Benjamin will surely take on a big role near the goal line, as he did at Florida State. Third receiver Jason Avant is better as a perimeter blocking presence than a pass-catcher at this point.
This defense became elite last year, finishing second in the NFL in both scoring defense and total defense, thanks to a league-best 60 sacks. The Panthers upgraded the secondary with CB Antoine Cason, SS Roman Harper and FS Thomas DeCoud. | | PHILADELPHIA: Head coach Chip Kelly may not have brought his Oregon playbook to the NFL, but what he's running is fairly close. The tempo and overall spread principles are what make this the league's best rushing attack, as well as LeSean McCoy's ability to exploit cutback lanes when defenses flow too fast to the perimeter. McCoy might have his workload lightened a little bit, but he's still going to get an enormous number of carries. Unlike during the Andy Reid years, the Eagles are run-heavy in the red zone under Kelly. McCoy takes most touches inside the 20, often taking advantage of exhausted defenses at the end of drives. All-purpose back Darren Sproles could end up being used as a runner a bit more often than he was in New Orleans, while Chris Polk is more of a traditional back-up.
The Eagles use a lot of crossing routes that become high-percentage due to the threat of the running game, plus quarterback Nick Foles holds onto the ball for a long, long time. They'll use a lot of two-tight end looks, most often targeting either Jeremy Maclin or tight end Zach Ertz over the middle. Foles has good chemistry with No. 2 receiver Riley Cooper, who often takes advantage of single coverage against smaller defensive backs with a lot of comeback routes. Rookie Jordan Matthews will play inside in three-receiver sets. They also love the screen game, with McCoy and Sproles.
Defensive coordinator Billy Davis was brought in before 2013 to improve the team's pathetic 13 takeaways, and he did just that with 31 forced turnovers, which tied for third in the NFL. FS Malcolm Jenkins was the only significant free-agent pickup, but first-round draft choice DE Marcus Smith should be able to contribute right away. |
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*Panthers-Eagles Preview* =========================
By TAYLOR BECHTOLD STATS Writer
The Philadelphia Eagles regained first place in the NFC East with their latest victory, but they're hoping what they lost doesn't catch up to them in the weeks ahead.
Without their starting quarterback and defensive captain, the Eagles will try to extend their longest regular-season home winning streak in 21 years Monday night against the fading Carolina Panthers.
Philadelphia (6-2) moved ahead of Dallas (6-3) in the division race with a 31-21 victory at Houston on Sunday coupled with the Cowboys' 28-17 home loss to Arizona.
The Eagles turned to former New York Jet castoff Mark Sanchez under center after starter Nick Foles suffered a broken clavicle in the first half. Foles reportedly does not need surgery and may be able to return in six weeks.
Sanchez completed a 52-yard pass to Jeremy Maclin on his first play in nearly two years and finished 15 of 22 for 202 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions.
"He's already ready, he's always focused and always prepared to make plays and that's part of his makeup," coach Chip Kelly said. "That's what we really liked about him."
There had been rumblings about a change even before the injury. After finishing with 27 touchdowns and two interceptions while the Eagles won the East in 2013, Foles has thrown for seven scores with eight picks in his past five games.
Now Sanchez will make his first start since Dec. 30, 2012, after missing last season because of a torn labrum in his right shoulder. Including the postseason, Sanchez owns a 37-31 career record as a starter with 77 scores and 72 picks.
"He plays at a high level," said Maclin, who has 18 catches for 345 yards and four touchdowns in his last two games. "I think he is one of the more game-ready backup quarterbacks in this league."
Although they lost to visiting New Orleans in the playoffs last season, the Eagles have won eight straight regular-season home games - their longest run since an 11-game streak from 1991-93.
They'll also have to play without middle linebacker DeMeco Ryans for the rest of the season after he tore his right Achilles tendon on Sunday. Casey Matthews is expected to replace Ryans, who has a team-high 45 tackles.
Right guard Todd Herremans is also reportedly out for the season and will have surgery to repair a torn biceps. All-Pro left guard Evan Mathis, though, has been activated off short-term IR and will play for the first time since injuring his knee in Week 1.
The Eagles, fourth in both points (29.3) and total yards (409.3) per game, hope to maintain that production against a Carolina defense that has hardly resembled the unit that keyed a 12-4 finish last season.
The Panthers have allowed 30.7 points per game since Week 3 - 31st in the league - while going 1-5-1. They've been particularly vulnerable against the run, allowing 134.8 per game in their last four.
That doesn't bode well heading into a matchup with LeSean McCoy, who has picked it up with 349 yards on 5.3 per carry over his last three games following a slow start.
Making matters worse, Carolina's Greg Hardy is appealing his July 15 conviction on charges of assault on a female and communicating threats, and that trial has been moved to 2015. The defensive end has been placed on the exempt-commissioner's permission list and cannot play until the matter is resolved.
Coach Ron Rivera, however, isn't about to give up on the Panthers (3-5-1) after his squad fell out of first place in the NFC South with a 28-10 home loss to 4-4 New Orleans on Oct. 30.
"I've been in a race like this before, we all have," he said. "It ends up being the team that comes back, that gets up and keeps fighting. The next thing you know, you're right in the thick of things."
Rivera hopes to have linemen Byron Bell, Amini Silatolu and Trai Turner back after all three sat with injuries against the Saints. A healthy front should help Cam Newton get the ball to playmakers Greg Olsen and Kelvin Benjamin, who have accounted for 10 of Carolina's 12 touchdowns through the air.
Newton will try to rebound after completing a career-worst 10 of 28 passes for 151 yards with one interception against the Saints. He's thrown one pick in each of the past five games and hasn't tossed a TD in his last two.
Carolina snapped a three-game losing streak in the series with a 30-22 win at Philadelphia on Nov. 26, 2012. Newton threw for 306 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 52 with a pair of scores.
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