The Carolina Panthers travel to Green Bay on Sunday to face the Packers at Lambeau Field. The Packers lead the all-time series 8-6. Green Bay is heavily favored to win this contest by a whopping 75.9 percent win probability, even after losing to the Los Angeles Chargers last week. The Panthers come into the game following a victory over the Tennessee Titans last week, having won the last two matchups in the series. They come into this week at 5-3 while the Packers enter Week 10 with a 7-2 record.
The Panthers announced this week that quarterback Cam Newton has been placed on Injured Reserve after Newton sought a second opinion from a foot specialist. It was determined he needs to continue with his rehabilitation that he is already undergoing.
It was also announced that Mario Addison will return to play this week following the tragic death of his younger brother that caused him to miss last week’s game against the Titans.
The matchup will feature young quarterback Kyle Allen, who has been the starting quarterback for the Panthers since Newton’s injury, against veteran Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Allen has completed 116 of 191 passes for 1,292 yards, nine touchdowns, and four interceptions for an 87.8 rating so far this season. Rodgers has completed 208 of 318 passes for 2,485 yards, 17 touchdowns, and two interceptions for a 104.4 rating.
Carolina Notables
So far this season, the Panthers have put up an average of 339.8 offensive yards and are averaging 360.4 defensive yards. Christian McCaffrey has carried the ball 165 times for 881 yards and 10 touchdowns. D.J. Moore leads the team with 45 receptions for 564 yards and one touchdown. Defensively, Mario Addison leads the team with six-and-a-half sacks, and James Bradberry and Donte Jackson are both tied with three interceptions a piece.
Offense
Allen posted 232 passing yards and two touchdowns for an 84.4 rating last week and has recorded nine touchdowns and three interceptions for a 93.1 rating in his last five career road starts.
Running back Christian McCaffrey had 166 scrimmage yards and three touchdowns in Week 9 against Tennessee and is going for his seventh game in a row with at least one rushing touchdown. In the last meeting between the two teams, McCaffrey recorded 136 scrimmage yards and a touchdown. McCaffrey became the sixth player in NFL history with at least 1,200 scrimmage yards and 15 or more touchdowns in his team’s first eight games of the season, and he joined Jim Brown as the only two players with 150 or more scrimmage yards and a touchdown in six of the team’s first eight games of the season.
Wide receiver D.J. Moore recorded seven catches for 101 yards in Week 8, which was his second career 100-yard game. He is going for his fifth game in a row with at least five or more receptions.
Curtis Samuel posted a receiving touchdown last week and has recorded two receiving and one rushing touchdown in the last three games.
Tight end Greg Olsen recorded nine catches for 116 yards and a touchdown in the last meeting between the teams and is going for his third in a row against Green Bay with a receiving touchdown.
Defense
Linebacker Luke Kuechly has posted at least eight or more tackles in the last 10 of 12 games against an NFC North opponent and is going for his third game in a row on the road with an interception. Shaq Thompson recorded 11 tackles, a sack, and a career-high three tackles for loss last week against the Titans.
Cornerback Donte Jackson recorded his seventh career interception and his first career fumble recovery last week and has three interceptions in his past three games.
Safety Eric Reid recorded 11 tackles, his fifth career sack, and his third career forced fumble in Week 9. Tre Boston posted his 12th career interception against the Titans.
Pep breaks down why former teammate Aaron Rodgers is an elite QB and what the #Panthers will have to do Sunday against the #Packers offense 🏈#KeepPounding pic.twitter.com/EXDZHv1sqp
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) November 9, 2019
Green Bay Notables
The Packers have averaged 352.4 offensive yards this season and 382.9 defensive yards. Aaron Jones leads the team with 122 carries for 496 yards and eight touchdowns, while Davante Adams has 32 receptions for 419 yards. Za’Darius Smith has the leas with eight-and-a-half sacks. Kevin King leads the team with three interceptions.
Offense
Rodgers has recorded 1,520 passing yards, 15 touchdowns, five interceptions and a rating of 102.5 in his five career games against Carolina. He is going for his sixth game in a row against the Panthers with at least two or more touchdown passes and his seventh in a row at home against the NFC South with at least two or more touchdowns and a 100-plus rating. Rodgers has posted 19 touchdowns and just two interceptions for a 123.9 rating in his last six home starts against the NFC South.
Running back Aaron Jones has nine touchdowns in his last eight games at home and is going for his fourth game in a row at home against an NFC South opponent with at least one rushing touchdown. Jones ranks second in the league with 11 scrimmage touchdowns and is one of two running backs with 400 or more rushing yards and 350 or more receiving yards this season. (McCaffrey is the other.) Jamaal Williams is going for his fifth game in a row with at least one touchdown catch and has posted five receiving touchdowns so far this season, tied for the most among running backs with Austin Ekeler.
Wide receiver Davante Adams led the Packers with seven catches last week and posted a receiving touchdown in the last meeting. Adams is going for his third game in a row against the NFC South with a touchdown catches and has six receiving touchdowns in his last seven home games.
Tight end Jimmy Graham has recorded eight receiving touchdowns in his last nine games against the Panthers and has posted a touchdown catch in the two of his last three games at home.
Defense
Linebacker Preston Smith had a sack in Week 9 and has recorded four-and-a-half sacks and a forced fumble in his last four games at home. Za’Darius Smith has recorded five-and-a-half sacks in his last five games, and he and Smith are the only pair of teammates with eight or more sacks this season.
Blake Martinez led the team with 12 tackles last week and leads the NFL with 95 tackles this season along. He has posted 12 or more tackles in the last six of seven games at home. Cornerback Jaire Alexander ranks second in the NFL with 11 pass deflections.
The kickoff will be at 4:25 p.m. EST on FOX.
.@mikespofford & @WesHod discuss the keys to a #Packers win against the Panthers.#PackersUnscripted 🎥 https://t.co/sMDiU7TjLK
— Green Bay Packers (@packers) November 9, 2019
