The Denver Broncos lead the AFC West division with a 5-3 record. Their opponent in Week 10, the Carolina Panthers are 2-6 and occupy 4th place in the NFC South. The Broncos beat the Cincinnati Bengals on the road 31-23 last week. Carolina’s victories came in Week 2, when they beat the Saints at Home 35-27 and last week they beat the Redskins at RFK 21-13.
These teams have only met 3 other times in their history, with the Broncos winning the first two in Denver and the Panthers winning the last one, which took place at Bank of America Stadium during Week 15 of the 2008 season. Carolina stomped the Broncos 30-10. Only a handful of players remain on the rosters from that contest.
CAROLINA TEAM STATS (NFL.com)
OFFENSE
POINTS -- 18.6 (27th)
YARDS -- 344.9 (20th)
PASS YDS -- 228.6 (18th)
RUSH YDS -- 116.2 (12th)
3RD DOWNS -- 35/93 (37.6%)
SACKS (Allowed) -- 17
TIME OF POSSESSION -- 27:16
DEFENSE
POINTS -- 22.5 (16th)
YARDS -- 343.0 (13th)
PASS YDS -- 224.0 (13th)
RUSH YDS -- 119.0 (20th)
3RD DOWNS -- 42/105 (40%)
SACKS -- 24
TIME OF POSSESSION -- 32:43
TURNOVER RATIO -- (-5)
Football Outsiders Week 9 DVOA
|
DENVER |
CAROLINA |
| RANK |
3 |
17 |
| TOTAL DVOA |
33% |
0.8% |
| LAST WEEK |
1 |
21 |
| WEIGHTED DVOA |
32.2% |
1.7% |
| RANK |
4 |
15 |
| OFF. DVOA |
19% |
-1.7% |
| OFF. RANK |
3 |
18 |
| DEF. DVOA |
-12.0% |
-6.1% |
| DEF. RANK |
6 |
9 |
| S.T. DVOA |
1.9% |
-3.6% |
| S.T. RANK |
15 |
26 |
Advanced Stats Efficiency Rankings
|
DENVER |
CAROLINA |
| OVERALL |
1 |
4 |
| OFF. RANK |
1 |
10 |
| DEF. RANK |
2 |
6 |
| OFF. SUCCESS RATE |
44% |
39% |
| DEF. SUCCESS RATE |
57% |
59% |
According to Advanced stats, the Panthers have the 4th most efficient passing offense and a league-average run success rate. They have an above average defense and they've faced the 4th toughest schedule so far.
Advanced Stats Success Rates
| Rank |
Team |
Team Adj. S.R. |
Off. Adj. S.R. |
Def. Adj. S.R. |
| 2 |
Denver |
53.8% |
50.5% |
57.1% |
| 19 |
Carolina |
48.2% |
42.7% |
53.8% |
Pro Football Focus
| OFFENSE |
DENVER |
CAROLINA |
| OVERALL |
3rd |
28th |
| PASSING |
2nd |
23rd |
| RUN |
19th |
23rd |
| PASS BLOCK |
1st |
25th |
| RUN BLOCK |
19th |
27th |
| DEFENSE |
|
|
| OVERALL |
8th |
31st |
| RUN DEFENSE |
3rd |
32nd |
| PASS RUSH |
15th |
5th |
| PASS COVERAGE |
12th |
30th |
| SPECIAL TEAMS |
5th |
30th |
This will be the first time head coaches John Fox and Ron Rivera have faced off against each other.
The Broncos are favored by 4 points with the over/under at 47.
Go Broncos!
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