NEW YORK JETS (6-7) at CAROLINA (9-4)
Sunday, 4:05 p.m. ET, CBS
OPENING LINE – Panthers by 12 1-2
RECORD VS. SPREAD – New York 7-6, Carolina 8-5
SERIES RECORD – Jets lead series 3-2
LAST MEETING – Jets beat Panthers 17-6, Nov. 29, 2009
LAST WEEK – Jets beat Raiders 37-27; Panthers lost to Saints 31-13
AP PRO32 RANKING – Jets. 19, Panthers No. 6
JETS OFFENSE – OVERALL (30), RUSH (11), PASS (30)
JETS DEFENSE – OVERALL (11), RUSH (2), PASS (24)
PANTHERS OFFENSE – OVERALL (26), RUSH (9), PASS (29)
PANTHERS DEFENSE – OVERALL (2), RUSH (1), PASS (5)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES – Jets are 3-0 against NFC South. … QB Geno Smith set Jets franchise rookie record for yards passing in season with 2,475. … Jets are 4-0 when Smith has QB rating of 80 or better. … WR Jeremy Kerley leads Jets with 388 yards receiving on 32 receptions. … OT D’Brickashaw Ferguson has started all 125 consecutive regular games since joining NFL. … DE Muhammad Wilkerson has career-high 10 sacks. … LB Calvin Pace has career-high 8 sacks. … S Ed Reed has 62 career interceptions, most among active players. … K Nick Folk is 28 of 29 on field goal attempts. … Jets are 1-5 away from home. … Jets are 4-0 when scoring on first possession. … Panthers QB Cam Newton is only player in NFL history with 10,000 yards passing, 50 touchdowns passing, 1,000 yards rushing, and 25 touchdowns rushing in first three seasons. … TE Greg Olsen has six TDs receiving in past seven games vs. AFC opponents. … DE Greg Hardy has 16 sacks in past 22 games. … Panthers fourth in NFL in third down efficiency at 45.7 percent. … Carolina has converted 8 of 9 fourth-and-1 attempts since Week 3. … Panthers defense has allowed fewest points per game (14.5) and touchdowns (16) in NFL. … Panthers have 26 takeaways, fourth most in NFL. … K Graham Gano is 6 of 6 on field goals of 50 yards or more. … Gano’s touchback percentage (78.1) is best mark in NFL.
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