Last Updated on November 29, 2012 2:00 pm by admin
CAROLINA (3-8) At KANSAS CITY (1-10)
Sunday, 1 p.m., FOX
OPENING LINE – Panthers by 1
RECORD VS. SPREAD – Carolina 5-6; Kansas City 4-7
SERIES RECORD – Tied 2-2
AP PRO32 RANKING – Panthers No. 26; Chiefs No. 32
LAST MEETING – Panthers defeated Chiefs 34-0, Oct. 5, 2008
LAST WEEK – Panthers beat Eagles 30-22; Chiefs lost to Broncos 17-9
PANTHERS OFFENSE – OVERALL (19T), RUSH (18), PASS (16)
PANTHERS DEFENSE – OVERALL (17), RUSH (25), PASS (11)
CHIEFS OFFENSE – OVERALL (21), RUSH (4), PASS (29)
CHIEFS DEFENSE – OVERALL (16), RUSH (24), PASS (10)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES: Carolina has won last two meetings after Kansas City won first two. … Kansas City has lost eight straight games. … Panthers QB Cam Newton threw for 306 yards and accounted for four TDs last week against Philadelphia. … Carolina had lost seven of eight before beating Eagles on Monday night. … Chiefs last in scoring at 14.6 points per game. … Rookie MLB Luke Kuechly leads Carolina with 128 tackles. … Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles has gone over 100 yards rushing four times this season, including last week against Denver. … Chiefs WR Dwayne Bowe needs two more catches to surpass Otis Taylor (410) for third-most in franchise history. He needs eight to pass Henry Marshall for second behind Tony Gonzalez. … Kansas City leads AFC with 145.6 yards rushing per game. … Panthers WR Steve Smith has caught pass in 86 straight games dating to the 2006 season. Smith has started 141 games, tied for second-most in team history behind OT Jordan Gross, who is expected to start 147th Sunday. … Carolina has only attempted 11 FGs in 11 games.
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