CAROLINA (2-13) At ATLANTA (12-3)
Sunday, 1 p.m., FOX
OPENING LINE – Atlanta by 14 1/2
RECORD VS. SPREAD – Carolina 4-11; Atlanta 10-5
SERIES RECORD – Falcons lead 19-12
LAST MEETING – Falcons beat Panthers 31-10, Dec. 12, 2010
LAST WEEK – Panthers lost to Steelers, 27-3; Falcons lost to Saints, 17-14
PANTHERS OFFENSE – OVERALL (32), RUSH (14), PASS (32)
PANTHERS DEFENSE – OVERALL (16), RUSH (23), PASS (11)
FALCONS OFFENSE – OVERALL (16), RUSH (11), PASS (15)
FALCONS DEFENSE – OVERALL (17), RUSH (13), PASS (23)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES – Teams have split regular-season games each of past four seasons. Carolina won three straight in Atlanta in 2005-07. … Will be farewell game for Panthers coach John Fox, who has set franchise record with 76 wins in nine years, including three in playoffs and team’s only Super Bowl appearance. … Panthers DE Charles Johnson of University of Georgia has sacks in six straight games. … CB Chris Gamble has 24 career interceptions and needs one more to match Eric Davis for Panthers’ record. … Panthers WR Steve Smith has 16 catches for 299 yards in last two games against Falcons. … RB Jonathan Stewart has 531 yards rushing in last five games. … Falcons, who already have clinched playoff spot, can win NFC South and home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs with win but could drop to No. 5 spot in playoffs with loss and Saints win. … Falcons looking for first division title since 2004. … Even with Monday night’s loss to Saints, Falcons 9-2 in December and January in three years with coach Mike Smith. …. Falcons QB Matt Ryan has 32 wins, one shy of Dan Marino’s mark for most wins by a quarterback in first three seasons since 1970. Ryan is 19-2 at home as a starter. … RB Michael Turner, who leads NFC with 1,304 yards rushing, has four straight 100-yard games against Panthers. He has 445 yards rushing and eight touchdowns in the last four games in the series, including three touchdowns in win at Carolina on Dec. 12. … DE Kroy Biermann had two sacks in win over Panthers on Dec. 12.
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