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This day in football · September 16, 1923: Ironwood Legion visited the Duluth Kelleys at Duluth Athletic Park. Duluth Kelleys 7, Ironwood Legion 0. W1923 NFL season↗

From the vault · December 26, 1964 · 1964 AFL Championship Game: The Buffalo Bills beat the San Diego Chargers 20–7 at War Memorial Stadium to win the 1964 AFL championship. Box score

2011 Carolina PanthersW2011 Carolina Panthers↗

NFL · NFC South · 6–10 (.375) · 3rd in division · PF 406 · PA 429 · Coach Ron Rivera

◀ 2010 2012 ▶

Team leaders

Passing (yds)

1. 4051Cam Newton
2. 27Legedu Naanee
3. 11Armanti Edwards

Rushing (yds)

1. 836DeAngelo Williams
2. 761Jonathan Stewart
3. 706Cam Newton

Receiving (yds)

1. 1394Steve Smith
2. 613Brandon LaFell
3. 540Greg Olsen

Sacks

1. 9Charles Johnson
2. 4Greg Hardy
3. 4Thomas Keiser

Interceptions

1. 3Chris Gamble
2. 3Sherrod Martin
3. 2James Anderson

Efficiency (EPA)

	Offense	Defense
Plays	990	959
EPA per play	+0.11	+0.11
Pass EPA per play	+0.07	+0.18
Rush EPA per play	+0.16	+0.03
Success rate	45.1%	47.2%
Pass rate	56.0%

Regular season, pass and run plays only. League average that year: EPA per play -0.01, success rate 42.3%. For the defense, lower is better.

Schedule (16 games)

Date	Wk	Opponent	Result	Record	Stadium	Att.
2011-09-11	1	@ Arizona Cardinals	L 21–28	0–1	University of Phoenix Stadium
2011-09-18	2	vs Green Bay Packers	L 23–30	0–2	Bank of America Stadium
2011-09-25	3	vs Jacksonville Jaguars	W 16–10	1–2	Bank of America Stadium
2011-10-02	4	@ Chicago Bears	L 29–34	1–3	Soldier Field
2011-10-09	5	vs New Orleans Saints	L 27–30	1–4	Bank of America Stadium
2011-10-16	6	@ Atlanta Falcons	L 17–31	1–5	Georgia Dome
2011-10-23	7	vs Washington Redskins	W 33–20	2–5	Bank of America Stadium
2011-10-30	8	vs Minnesota Vikings	L 21–24	2–6	Bank of America Stadium
2011-11-13	10	vs Tennessee Titans	L 3–30	2–7	Bank of America Stadium
2011-11-20	11	@ Detroit Lions	L 35–49	2–8	Ford Field
2011-11-27	12	@ Indianapolis Colts	W 27–19	3–8	Lucas Oil Stadium
2011-12-04	13	@ Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 38–19	4–8	Raymond James Stadium
2011-12-11	14	vs Atlanta Falcons	L 23–31	4–9	Bank of America Stadium
2011-12-18	15	@ Houston Texans	W 28–13	5–9	Reliant Stadium
2011-12-24	16	vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 48–16	6–9	Bank of America Stadium
2012-01-01	17	@ New Orleans Saints	L 17–45	6–10	Mercedes-Benz Superdome

Roster (70)

#	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	College	Exp	Status
1	Cam Newton	QB	6-5	245	Auburn; Blinn College; Florida	0	ACT
2	Jimmy Clausen	QB	6-2	210	Notre Dame	1	ACT
3	Derek Anderson	QB	6-6	235	Oregon State	6	ACT
45	Jerome Felton	FB	6-0	248	Furman	3	ACT
28	Jonathan Stewart	RB	5-10	245	Oregon	3	ACT
32	Josh Vaughan	RB	6-0	225	Richmond	2	ACT
33	Mike Goodson	RB	6-0	210	Texas A&M	2	RES
34	DeAngelo Williams	RB	5-9	207	Memphis	5	ACT
11	Brandon LaFell	WR	6-3	210	LSU	1	ACT
14	Armanti Edwards	WR	5-11	190	Appalachian State	1	ACT
17	Legedu Naanee	WR	6-2	215	Boise State	4	RES
19	Seyi Ajirotutu	WR	6-3	215	Fresno State	1	ACT
81	Kealoha Pilares	WR	5-10	205	Hawaii	0	ACT
86	Darvin Adams	WR	6-2	194	Auburn	0	ACT
89	Steve Smith	WR	5-9	195	Utah; Santa Monica	10	ACT
47	Richie Brockel	TE	6-1	255	Boise State	1	ACT
80	Jeremy Shockey	TE	6-5	251	Miami; Northeast Oklahoma	9	ACT
84	Ben Hartsock	TE	6-4	265	Ohio State	7	ACT
88	Greg Olsen	TE	6-5	255	Miami; Notre Dame	4	ACT
62	Jeff Byers	C	6-4	310	USC	1	ACT
63	Geoff Hangartner	C	6-5	305	Texas A&M	6	ACT
67	Ryan Kalil	C	6-2	300	USC	4	ACT
20	Chris Gamble	CB	6-1	205	Ohio State	7	ACT
22	Josh Thomas	CB	5-11	196	Buffalo	0	ACT
25	R.J. Stanford	CB	5-10	187	Utah	1	ACT
27	Darius Butler	CB	5-10	192	Connecticut	2	ACT
41	Captain Munnerlyn	CB	5-9	195	South Carolina	2	RES
21	Brandon Hogan	DB	5-10	190	West Virginia	0	ACT
37	Jonathan Nelson	DB	5-10	197	Oklahoma	0	ACT
76	Greg Hardy	DE	6-5	280	Mississippi	1	ACT
90	George Selvie	DE	6-4	270	University of South Florida	1	ACT
92	Eric Norwood	DE	6-1	241	South Carolina	1	ACT
95	Charles Johnson	DE	6-2	278	Georgia	4	ACT
61	DeMario Pressley	DT	6-3	301	N.C. State	3	ACT
78	Ogemdi Nwagbuo	DT	6-5	312	Michigan State; Southwestern College (CA)	3	ACT
97	Terrell McClain	DT	6-2	302	University of South Florida	0	RES
99	Frank Kearse	DT	6-5	310	Alabama A&M	0	ACT
23	Sherrod Martin	FS	6-1	200	Troy	2	ACT
29	Jordan Pugh	FS	5-11	210	Texas A&M	1	ACT
36	Jermale Hines	FS	6-1	218	Ohio State	0	ACT
60	Bryant Browning	G	6-4	325	Ohio State	0	RES
70	Travelle Wharton	G	6-4	315	South Carolina	7	ACT
71	Jason Shirley	G	6-5	345	Fresno State	3	ACT
73	Mackenzy Bernadeau	G	6-4	322	Bentley College	3	ACT
77	Byron Bell	G	6-5	320	New Mexico	0	ACT
78	Reggie Wells	G	6-4	318	University of Clarion	8	CUT
53	Jason Phillips	ILB	6-1	240	TCU	2	RES
5	Adi Kunalic	K	6-0	184	Nebraska	0	ACT
10	Olindo Mare	K	5-11	185	Syracuse; MacMurray College; Valencia Community College	15	ACT
91	Kion Wilson	LB	6-0	230	University of South Florida; Pearl River	1	ACT
98	Thomas Keiser	LB	6-4	260	Stanford	0	ACT
44	J.J. Jansen	LS	6-2	235	Notre Dame	3	ACT
52	Jon Beason	MLB	6-0	232	Miami	4	RES
55	Dan Connor	MLB	6-2	241	Penn State	3	ACT
56	Thomas Williams	MLB	6-1	240	USC	3	RES
68	Andre Neblett	NT	6-0	310	Temple	1	ACT
91	Ronald Fields	NT	6-2	314	Mississippi State	6	CUT
94	Sione Fua	NT	6-1	310	Stanford	0	RES
50	James Anderson	OLB	6-2	235	Virginia Tech	5	ACT
54	Jason Williams	OLB	6-1	245	Western Illinois	2	ACT
57	Jordan Senn	OLB	5-11	225	Portland State	3	ACT
58	Thomas Davis	OLB	6-1	235	Georgia	6	RES
59	Omar Gaither	OLB	6-2	235	Tennessee	5	ACT
93	Antwan Applewhite	OLB	6-3	270	San Diego State	4	ACT
7	Jason Baker	P	6-2	205	Iowa	10	ACT
30	Charles Godfrey	SS	5-11	210	Iowa	3	ACT
37	Sean Considine	SS	6-0	212	Iowa	6	ACT
69	Jordan Gross	T	6-4	305	Utah	8	ACT
75	Lee Ziemba	T	6-6	320	Auburn	0	ACT
79	Jeff Otah	T	6-6	330	Pittsburgh; Valley Forge Christian College	3	RES

Depth chart, week 18

Offense

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
WR	Steve Smith	Brandon LaFell	Armanti Edwards
TE	Jeremy Shockey	Greg Olsen	Ben Hartsock
C	Ryan Kalil	Mackenzy Bernadeau
LG	Travelle Wharton	Mackenzy Bernadeau
LT	Jordan Gross	Lee Ziemba
QB	Cam Newton	Derek Anderson	Jimmy Clausen
RB	DeAngelo Williams	Jonathan Stewart	Josh Vaughan
RG	Geoff Hangartner	Jeff Byers
RT	Byron Bell	Lee Ziemba

Defense

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
DT	Andre Neblett	Ogemdi Nwagbuo
FS	Sherrod Martin	Jordan Pugh
LCB	Chris Gamble	Darius Butler	Josh Thomas
LDE	Greg Hardy	Eric Norwood	Thomas Keiser
MLB	Dan Connor	Omar Gaither
NT	Frank Kearse	Jason Shirley
RCB	R.J. Stanford	Brandon Hogan
RDE	Antwan Applewhite	Charles Johnson
SLB	James Anderson	Kion Wilson
SS	Charles Godfrey
WLB	Jordan Senn	Jason Williams

Special Teams

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
H	Jason Baker
KO	Olindo Mare	Adi Kunalic
KOR	Kealoha Pilares	Armanti Edwards	Brandon LaFell
LS	J.J. Jansen
P	Jason Baker
PK	Olindo Mare	Adi Kunalic
PR	Armanti Edwards	Kealoha Pilares

Biggest contracts on the books in 2011

Player	Pos	Signed	Yrs	Value	Per year	Guaranteed	Cap%
Charles Johnson	ED	2011	6	$76.0M	$12.7M	$32.0M	10.5%
Jon Beason	LB	2011	5	$50.0M	$10.0M	$25.2M	8.3%
Jordan Gross	LT	2009	6	$56.4M	$9.4M	$24.5M	7.6%
DeAngelo Williams	RB	2011	5	$43.0M	$8.6M	$21.0M	7.1%
Ryan Kalil	C	2011	6	$49.1M	$8.2M	$28.0M	6.8%
Thomas Davis	LB	2011	5	$35.1M	$7.0M	$7.0M	5.8%
Greg Olsen	TE	2011	4	$22.8M	$5.7M	$10.0M	4.7%
Cam Newton	QB	2011	4	$22.0M	$5.5M	$22.0M	4.6%
Charles Godfrey	S	2011	5	$27.5M	$5.5M	$12.3M	4.6%
Ron Edwards	IDL	2011	3	$8.2M	$2.8M	$2.5M	2.3%
Jonathan Stewart	RB	2008	5	$13.6M	$2.7M	$10.8M	2.3%
Jon Beason	LB	2007	5	$8.8M	$1.8M	$6.0M	1.6%
Derek Anderson	QB	2011	1	$735,000	$735,000	$50,000	0.6%
Gary Barnidge	TE	2011	1	$690,000	$690,000	$50,000	0.6%
Terrell McClain	IDL	2011	4	$2.7M	$685,826	$703,304	0.6%
Brandon LaFell	WR	2010	4	$2.7M	$663,350	$818,400	0.5%
Charles Godfrey	S	2008	4	$2.6M	$639,800	$854,200	0.6%
Sione Fua	IDL	2011	4	$2.5M	$636,504	$506,016	0.5%
Brandon Hogan	CB	2011	4	$2.5M	$634,257	$497,028	0.5%
Kealoha Pilares	WR	2011	4	$2.3M	$563,878	$215,512	0.5%
Lawrence Wilson	LB	2011	4	$2.2M	$542,205	$128,820	0.5%
Zack Williams	LG	2011	4	$2.1M	$529,670	$78,680	0.4%
Zack Williams	RG	2011	4	$2.1M	$529,670	$78,680	0.4%
Lee Ziemba	LT	2011	4	$2.1M	$521,475	$45,900	0.4%
Lee Ziemba	RT	2011	4	$2.1M	$521,475	$45,900	0.4%

Contracts whose term covers this season (Over The Cap, via nflverse). Cap% is against the cap of the signing year.

Trades in 2011 (1)

Date	Trade
2011-07-29	CAR → CHI: 2012 round 3 pick 73 CHI → CAR: Greg Olsen

Injury reports (85)

Wk	Player	Pos	Injury	Game status	Practice
1	Jeff Otah	T	Knee	Questionable	Did Not Participate In Practice
1	Jon Beason	LB	Ankle	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
1	Josh Thomas	CB	Thigh	Out	Out (Definitely Will Not Play)
1	Kealoha Pilares	WR	Ankle	Out	Out (Definitely Will Not Play)
1	Mackenzy Bernadeau	G	Toe	Probable	Limited Participation in Practice
2	Jeff Otah	T	Head	Doubtful	Did Not Participate In Practice
2	Josh Thomas	CB	Thigh	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
2	Kealoha Pilares	WR	Ankle	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
2	Thomas Davis	LB	Groin	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
3	Cam Newton	QB	Ankle	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
3	Charles Godfrey	S	Head	Doubtful	Did Not Participate In Practice
3	Chris Gamble	CB	Ankle	Questionable	Did Not Participate In Practice
4	Charles Godfrey	S	Head	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
4	Charles Johnson	DE	Not Injury Related	Probable	Did Not Participate In Practice
4	Chris Gamble	CB	Head	Doubtful	Did Not Participate In Practice
4	Jeff Otah	T	Back	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
5	Chris Gamble	CB	Head	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
5	Geoff Hangartner	C	Back	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
5	Jeff Otah	T	Back	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
5	Jeremy Shockey	TE	Head	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
5	Mike Goodson	RB	Illness	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
6	Charles Johnson	DE	Hip	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
6	Jeff Otah	T	Back	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
6	Jermale Hines	S	Illness	Questionable	Did Not Participate In Practice
6	Omar Gaither	LB	Knee	Out	Out (Definitely Will Not Play)
7	Greg Olsen	TE	Toe	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
7	Jeremy Shockey	TE	Not Injury Related	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
7	Jordan Pugh	S	Head	Doubtful	Did Not Participate In Practice
7	Omar Gaither	LB	Knee	Doubtful	Did Not Participate In Practice
7	Thomas Williams	LB	Head	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
8	Cam Newton	QB	Illness	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
8	Darius Butler	CB	Not Injury Related	Questionable	Did Not Participate In Practice
8	Jordan Pugh	S	Head	Doubtful	Did Not Participate In Practice
8	Omar Gaither	LB	Knee	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
10	James Anderson	LB	Ankle	Questionable	Did Not Participate In Practice
10	Jason Phillips	LB	Calf	Out	Out (Definitely Will Not Play)
10	Mike Goodson	KR	Hamstring	Doubtful	Did Not Participate In Practice
11	Brandon Hogan	CB	Knee	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
11	Captain Munnerlyn	CB	Thigh	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
11	Dan Connor	LB	Shoulder	Questionable	Did Not Participate In Practice
11	James Anderson	LB	Ankle	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
11	Jason Phillips	LB	Calf	Out	Out (Definitely Will Not Play)
11	Jeremy Shockey	TE	Ribs	Doubtful	Did Not Participate In Practice
12	Charles Johnson	DE	Shoulder	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
12	Dan Connor	LB	Shoulder	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
12	James Anderson	LB	Ankle	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
12	Jason Phillips	LB	Calf	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
12	Legedu Naanee	WR	Ankle	Questionable	Did Not Participate In Practice
12	Omar Gaither	LB	Knee	Doubtful	Did Not Participate In Practice
13	Jason Phillips	LB	Calf	Out	Out (Definitely Will Not Play)
13	Kealoha Pilares	WR	Thigh	Questionable	Did Not Participate In Practice
13	Omar Gaither	LB	Knee	Questionable	Full Participation in Practice
14	Charles Godfrey	S	Shoulder	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
14	Chris Gamble	CB	Not Injury Related	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
14	Greg Olsen	TE	Knee	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
14	Jason Phillips	LB	Calf	Out	Out (Definitely Will Not Play)
14	Jeremy Shockey	TE	Not Injury Related	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
14	Jordan Gross	T	Ankle	Questionable	Did Not Participate In Practice
14	Kealoha Pilares	WR	Thigh	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
14	Kion Wilson	LB	Calf	Out	Out (Definitely Will Not Play)
14	Steve Smith	WR	Not Injury Related	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
14	Travelle Wharton	G	Back	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
15	Antwan Applewhite	DE	Hamstring	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
15	Bryant Browning	G	Wrist	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
15	Captain Munnerlyn	CB	Ankle	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
15	Charles Godfrey	S	Shoulder	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
15	Chris Gamble	CB	Not Injury Related	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
15	Darius Butler	CB	Head	Out	Out (Definitely Will Not Play)
15	Greg Olsen	TE	Back	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
15	Jordan Gross	T	Ankle	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
15	Kion Wilson	LB	Calf	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
15	Ryan Kalil	C	Shoulder	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
16	Captain Munnerlyn	CB	Hamstring	Out	Out (Definitely Will Not Play)
16	Charles Godfrey	S	Shoulder	Doubtful	Did Not Participate In Practice
16	Charles Johnson	DE	Back	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
16	Darius Butler	CB	Head	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
16	Greg Hardy	DE	Illness	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
16	Jeremy Shockey	TE	Not Injury Related	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
16	Jordan Gross	T	Ankle	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
17	Andre Neblett	DT	Head	Out	Out (Definitely Will Not Play)
17	Charles Godfrey	S	Shoulder	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
17	Charles Johnson	DE	Back	Doubtful	Did Not Participate In Practice
17	Jordan Pugh	S	Head	Out	Out (Definitely Will Not Play)
17	Legedu Naanee	WR	Foot	Out	Out (Definitely Will Not Play)
17	Travelle Wharton	G	Not Injury Related	Probable	Full Participation in Practice