NFC South · 2014
Carolina Panthers
Record
7-8-1
Seed
#4
Net EPA
+0.100est.
Efficiency
How this team plays
Percentile against the teams that played this season, computed from play-by-play.
Offence
Higher is better.
- EPA / play-0.007
- Success rate44.6%
- EPA / dropback+0.059
- EPA / rush-0.104
- Explosive rate8.5%
- CPOE-1.27
- Third-down rate41.1%
- Red-zone TD rate57.3%
- Points / drive1.63
- Turnover rate1.9%
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Defence
Oriented so that further right is always better.
- EPA / play allowed+0.005
- Success rate allowed42.0%
- EPA / dropback allowed+0.051
- EPA / rush allowed-0.076
- Explosive rate allowed8.2%
- Pressure rate (proxy)18.2%
- Sack rate6.2%
- Points / drive allowed2.00
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Offensive EPA / play — league shape-0.007 · 50th %ile
Defensive EPA / play allowed — league shape (left is better)+0.005 · 60th %ile
Form
The shape of the season
Rolling four-week EPA per play. The aggregate hides collapses and surges; this shows them.
4-week rolling EPA/play — up is good for both lines.
- Offense
- Defense (prevented)
Betting profile
Against the number
Settled against closing lines. Descriptive, not predictive.
ATS
8-8
+0.3 vs line
Home
4-4
Away
4-4
As favorite
2-3
As dog
6-5
O/U
8-8
-0.1 vs total
Roster
56 players
53 active. Skill players link through to their fantasy page.
Quarterbacks3
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cam Newton | QB | 25 | 6'5" 245 | 3 | Auburn | ACT |
| 3 | Derek Anderson | QB | 31 | 6'6" 230 | 9 | Oregon State | ACT |
| 14 | Joe Webb | QB | 29 | 6'4" 230 | 4 | Alabama-Birmingham | ACT |
Backs & receivers11
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Brenton Bersin | WR | 24 | 6'3" 210 | 2 | Wofford | ACT |
| 13 | Kelvin Benjamin | WR | 23 | 6'5" 240 | R | Florida State | ACT |
| 16 | Corey Brown | WR | 24 | 5'11" 180 | R | Ohio State | ACT |
| 28 | Jonathan Stewart | RB | 27 | 5'10" 235 | 6 | Oregon | ACT |
| 34 | DeAngelo Williams | RB | 31 | 5'9" 215 | 8 | Memphis | ACT |
| 35 | Mike Tolbert | FB | 30 | 5'9" 245 | 6 | Coastal Carolina | ACT |
| 43 | Fozzy Whittaker | RB | 25 | 5'10" 205 | 2 | Texas | ACT |
| 82 | Jerricho Cotchery | WR | 32 | 6'1" 205 | 10 | North Carolina State | ACT |
| 84 | Ed Dickson | TE | 27 | 6'4" 255 | 4 | Oregon | ACT |
| 86 | Brandon Williams | TE | 28 | 6'4" 250 | 1 | Oregon | ACT |
| 88 | Greg Olsen | TE | 29 | 6'5" 253 | 7 | Miami | ACT |
Offensive line11
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | David Foucault | T | 25 | 6'8" 305 | R | — | ACT |
| 64 | Brian Folkerts | C | 24 | 6'4" 310 | 2 | Washburn | ACT |
| 66 | Amini Silatolu | G | 27 | 6'4" 315 | 2 | Midwestern State | ACT |
| 67 | Ryan Kalil | C | 29 | 6'2" 300 | 7 | USC | ACT |
| 68 | Andrew Norwell | G | 24 | 6'6" 310 | R | Ohio State | ACT |
| 70 | Trai Turner | G | 21 | 6'3" 320 | R | Louisiana State | ACT |
| 74 | Mike Remmers | T | 25 | 6'5" 300 | 2 | Oregon State | ACT |
| 74 | Mike Remmers | T | 25 | 6'5" 300 | 2 | Oregon State | TRD |
| 75 | Fernando Velasco | G | 29 | 6'4" 310 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 77 | Byron Bell | T | 25 | 6'5" 340 | 3 | New Mexico | ACT |
| 79 | Chris Scott | G | 27 | 6'4" 345 | 4 | Tennessee | ACT |
Defensive front18
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | Kevin Reddick | ILB | 26 | 6'1" 246 | 1 | North Carolina | TRD |
| 52 | Kevin Reddick | ILB | 26 | 6'1" 246 | 1 | North Carolina | TRC |
| 52 | Kevin Reddick | ILB | 26 | 6'1" 246 | 1 | North Carolina | ACT |
| 53 | Ben Jacobs | MLB | 26 | 6'4" 245 | 3 | Fresno State | ACT |
| 56 | A.J. Klein | OLB | 23 | 6'1" 245 | 1 | Iowa State | ACT |
| 57 | Adarius Glanton | LB | 25 | 6'1" 230 | R | Florida Atlantic | ACT |
| 58 | Thomas Davis | OLB | 31 | 6'1" 235 | 9 | Georgia | ACT |
| 59 | Luke Kuechly | MLB | 23 | 6'3" 238 | 2 | Boston College | ACT |
| 61 | Kyle Love | DT | 29 | 6'1" 315 | 4 | Mississippi State | ACT |
| 90 | Frank Alexander | DE | 26 | 6'4" 270 | 2 | Oklahoma | ACT |
| 91 | Colin Cole | DT | 34 | 6'2" 330 | 11 | Iowa | ACT |
| 92 | Dwan Edwards | DT | 33 | 6'3" 305 | 10 | Oregon State | ACT |
| 94 | Kony Ealy | DE | 24 | 6'4" 275 | R | Missouri | ACT |
| 95 | Charles Johnson | DE | 28 | 6'2" 285 | 7 | Georgia | ACT |
| 96 | Wes Horton | DE | 26 | 6'5" 270 | 1 | Southern California | ACT |
| 97 | Mario Addison | DE | 28 | 6'3" 260 | 3 | Troy | ACT |
| 98 | Star Lotulelei | DT | 26 | 6'2" 320 | 1 | Utah | ACT |
| 99 | Kawann Short | DT | 25 | 6'3" 315 | 1 | Purdue | ACT |
Secondary10
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Thomas DeCoud | FS | 29 | 6'2" 195 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 23 | Melvin White | CB | 24 | 6'1" 205 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 24 | Josh Norman | CB | 28 | 6'0" 195 | 2 | Coastal Carolina | ACT |
| 25 | Bene' Benwikere | CB | 24 | 5'11" 195 | R | San Jose State | ACT |
| 31 | James Dockery | CB | 27 | 6'1" 185 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 33 | Tre Boston | SS | 22 | 6'1" 205 | R | North Carolina | ACT |
| 37 | Carrington Byndom | CB | 22 | 6'0" 180 | R | — | ACT |
| 38 | Robert Lester | S | 26 | 6'1" 225 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 41 | Roman Harper | SS | 33 | 6'1" 205 | 8 | Alabama | ACT |
| 42 | Colin Jones | FS | 28 | 6'0" 205 | 3 | Texas Christian | ACT |
Specialists3
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Brad Nortman | P | 26 | 6'2" 210 | 2 | Wisconsin | ACT |
| 9 | Graham Gano | K | 27 | 6'2" 205 | 5 | Florida State | ACT |
| 44 | J.J. Jansen | LS | 28 | 6'2" 240 | 6 | Notre Dame | ACT |
Schedule
18 games
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Spread | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @ Buccaneers | W 20-14 | +5.5 | +0.032 |
| 2 | vs Lions | W 24-7 | -1 | -0.026 |
| 3 | vs Steelers | L 19-37 | -3 | +0.066 |
| 4 | @ Ravens | L 10-38 | +3.5 | +0.020 |
| 5 | vs Bears | W 31-24 | -1.5 | -0.120 |
| 6 | @ Bengals | T 37-37 | +7 | +0.231 |
| 7 | @ Packers | L 17-38 | +6.5 | -0.078 |
| 8 | vs Seahawks | L 9-13 | +6 | -0.212 |
| 9 | vs Saints | L 10-28 | +3 | -0.212 |
| 10 | @ Eagles | L 21-45 | +7 | -0.282 |
| 11 | vs Falcons | L 17-19 | +2.5 | -0.054 |
| 13 | @ Vikings | L 13-31 | +2.5 | -0.031 |
| 14 | @ Saints | W 41-10 | +8.5 | +0.272 |
| 15 | vs Buccaneers | W 19-17 | -3.5 | +0.007 |
| 16 | vs Browns | W 17-13 | -6 | +0.103 |
| 17 | @ Falcons | W 34-3 | +2.5 | +0.106 |
| WC | vs Cardinals | W 27-16 | -5.5 | -0.171 |
| DIV | @ Seahawks | L 17-31 | +13.5 | -0.073 |