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FRIDAY
PANTHERSOUT: DT Star Lotulelei (ankle)DOUBTFUL: G Amini Silatolu (knee)QUESTIONABLE: CB Bene’ Benwikere (ankle), DE Charles Johnson (not injury related), TE Brandon Williams (foot)PROBABLE: T Nate Chandler (toe), WR Jerricho Cotchery (hamstring), S Roman Harper (not injury related), DT Kawann Short (ankle), RB Jonathan Stewart (ankle), G Trai Turner (ankle), CB Melvin White (knee), RB DeAngelo Williams (foot)FALCONSOUT: T Jonathan Scott (hamstring)QUESTIONABLE: WR Harry Douglas (foot), WR Devin Hester (ankle), CB Josh Wilson (ankle)PROBABLE: G Justin Blalock (foot), DE Jonathan Massaquoi (foot)[vc_row_inner no_margin=”true” padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px” border=”none”]
PANTHERS POLLS
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SATURDAY
- Saturday special: Prince Shembo — ESPN.com
- W2W4: Falcons vs. Panthers — ESPN.com
- Game preview: Falcons at Panthers — atlantafalcons.com
- THE X-FACTOR: Cam Newton — AJC (subscription)
- STORYLINES: Panthers miss Greg Hardy — AJC (subscription)
FRIDAY
- Falcons have 27.6 percent chance to make the playoffs — AJC
- Three Falcons questionable for Carolina — ESPN.com
- Prediction: Falcons will beat Panthers — ESPN.com
- Shembo ready for Panthers, return to Charlotte — atlantafalcons.com
THURSDAY
- Roddy White set to reach 10,000-yard mark — AJC
- Kelvin Benjamin latest big challenge for Falcons corners — AJC (subscription)
- Jake Matthews shaking off ankle injury; still adjusting to NFL pass-rushers — ESPN.com
- Hester, Douglas return to work — atlantafalcons.com
- Falcons-Panthers history lesson — atlantafalcons.com
- Transcript: Mike Smith press conference — atlantafalcons.com
WEDNESDAY
- Falcons DB Charles Godfrey eager to see former Panthers teammates — ESPN.com
- Mike Nolan still has fond memories of former Falcon Thomas DeCoud — ESPN.com
- Matt Ryan: ‘We’re right in the mix’ — ESPN.com
- Harry Douglas, Devin Hester held out Wednesday — atlantafalcons.com
- Q&A Panthers coach Ron Rivera: ‘DeCoud’s been a lot of help’ — AJC
- Falcons’ offensive line shows improvement — AJC
TUESDAY
- Youthful Steven Jackson sets a physical tone for Falcons — ESPN.com
- Pressure is on Kroy Biermann, Osi Umenyiora to keep producing for Falcons — ESPN.com
- Dirk Koetter pleased with progress of patchwork offensive line — ESPN.com
- Five things we learned in Sunday’s win — atlantafalcons.com
- Transcript: Mike Smith press conference — atlantafalcons.com
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NFL RANKINGS
| OFFENSE | PANTHERS | FALCONS |
|---|---|---|
| Total yds per game | 320.8 (25th) | 369.7 (8th) |
| Rushing yds per game | 95.4 (27th) | 97.2 (24th) |
| Passing yds per game | 225.4 (19th) | 272.4 (7th) |
| Sacks Allowed | 31 (t30th) | 18 (t12th) |
| Points per game | 19.8 (25th) | 24.3 (13th) |
| DEFENSE | PANTHERS | FALCONS |
|---|---|---|
| Total yds per game | 376.8 (25th) | 404.8 (31st) |
| Rushing yds per game | 122.4 (23rd) | 124.0 (24th) |
| Passing yds per game | 254.4 (23rd) | 280.8 (32nd) |
| Sacks | 21 (t16th) | 11 (31st) |
| Points per game | 28.1 (29th) | 26.4 (24th) |
Falcons (3-6) at Panthers (3-6-1) TV: FOX, Sunday (1:00 p.m. ET); Thom Brennaman, David Diehl
SERIES HISTORY:
- Series history: 39th-regular season meeting. Falcons lead series, 23-15, but the Panthers have won three straight against their NFC South rivals.
THE PANTHERS:
- Are scheduled to play at 1 o’clock on Sundays the rest of the season.
- Have six Georgia natives on their roster: QB Cam Newton, FB Mike Tolbert, G Fernando Velasco, G Chris Scott, DE Charles Johnson, LB Thomas Davis.
PANTHERS:
- WR Kelvin Benjamin, who already has a Panthers’ rookie best seven touchdown receptions this season, needs five more catches and 96 more yards to pass Keary Colbert for those rookie records.
- TE Greg Olsen is second among NFL tight ends with 51 receptions and 658 receiving yards.
- LB Luke Kuechly leads the NFL with 105 tackles.
FALCONS:
- QB Matt Ryan has thrown at least one touchdown pass to nine different receivers this season.
- WR Julius Jones is third in NFL with 61 receptions and fifth in with 853 receiving yards.
- LB Prince Shembo, a Charlotte native, has made 33 tackles while appearing in every game this year as a rookie.
- CB Charles Godfrey, a former Panther who signed with the Falcons late last month, was active last week against the Bucs, but he did not play.
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