WEEK 4
ARIZONA CARDINALS (1-2) @ CAROLINA PANTHERS (1-2)
DATE: Sunday (10/2/22)
STADIUM: Bank of America Stadium
TIME: 4:05 PM ET
REFEREE: John Hussey
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Panthers lead all-time series, 12-4
STREAKS Panthers have won past 4
LAST GAME 11/14/21: Panthers 34 at Cardinals 10
LAST GAME AT SITE 10/4/20: Panthers 31, Cardinals 21
ARIZONA CARDINALS
LAST WEEK L 20-12 vs. L.A. Rams
COACH VS. OPP. Kliff Kingsbury: 0-3
PTS. FOR 20.7
OFFENSE 353.3
PASSING Kyler Murray: 90-141-784-3-1-82.6
RUSHING James Conner: 30-90-3.0-1
RECEIVING Marquise Brown: 24-251-10.5-1
PTS. AGAINST 29.0
DEFENSE 383.7
SACKS J.J. Watt: 2
INTs —
TAKE/GIVE +2 (3/1)
PUNTING (NET) Andy Lee: 45.9 (36.9)
KICKING Matt Prater: 14 (2/2 PAT; 4/4 FG)
CARDINALS NOTES
• QB KYLER MURRAY passed for 314 yards in Week 3, his 12th-career 300-yard game. Aims for his 3rd in row on road with 2+ TDs & 4th in row on road with 250+ pass yards. Completed 24 of 31 atts. (77.4 pct.) & had 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 116.7 rating in last road meeting. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Car. with 2+ TD passes.
• RB JAMES CONNER had season high 57 scrimmage yards (39 rush, 18 rec.) in Week 3. Had rush TD in last meeting & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Car. with rush TD. Has 9 TDs (7 rush, 2 rec.) in 9 road games with Az. & aims for his 10th in row on road with 50+ scrimmage yards since 2021.
• TE ZACH ERTZ had 6 catches in Week 3. Has 6+ catches in 4 of his past 5 on road & aims for his 4th in row on road with 6+ catches. Has 2 rec. TDs in 3 career games at Car.
• WR MARQUISE BROWN had career-high 14 receptions for 140 yards in Week 3, his 6th-career 100-yard game. & most receptions by any player in single game in 2022. Aims for 6th in row on road with 5+ catches.
• WR GREG DORTCH had career highs in receptions (9) & rec. yards (80) in Week 3. Aims for his 4th in row with 50+ rec. yards.
• DE J.J. WATT aims for his 3rd in row on road & 3rd in row overall with sack. Had sack, FF & FR in his last game vs. Car. (9/29/19 w/ Hou.) & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Car. with sack.
• LB MARKUS GOLDEN has 7 sacks in his past 6 on road.
• CB BYRON MURPHY has FR in 2 of his past 3 on road.
• S BUDDA BAKER had 6th-career FF last week. Leads NFC DBs with 27 tackles in 2022.
• S JALEN THOMPSON had 2nd-career FR in Week 3. Has 10+ tackles in 3 of his past 4 on road. Aims for his 10th in row on road with 6+ tackles.
CAROLINA PANTHERS
LAST WEEK W 22-14 vs. New Orleans
COACH VS. OPP. Matt Rhule: 2-0
PTS. FOR 20.7
OFFENSE 276.3
PASSING Baker Mayfield: 42-81-550-3-1-80.8
RUSHING Christian McCaffrey: 50-243-4.9-1
RECEIVING Robbie Anderson: 9-148-16.4-1
PTS. AGAINST 19.7
DEFENSE 348.7
SACKS Brian Burns: 2
INTs Derrick Brown, Jaycee Horn: 1
TAKE/GIVE 0 (3/3)
PUNTING (NET) Johnny Hekker: 46.4 (43.6)
KICKING Eddy Pineiro: 26 (5/5 PAT; 7/7 FG)
PANTHERS NOTES
• QB BAKER MAYFIELD had TD vs. 0 INTs & 83.8 rating last week. Passed for 2 TDs vs. INT for 102.4 rating in his last start vs. Az. (10/17/21 w/ Cle.) & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Az. with 2+ TD passes & 90+ rating.
• RB CHRISTIAN MCCAFFREY had 115 scrimmage yards (108 rush, 7 rec.) in Week 3 & is 1 of 2 NFC RBs (Cordarrelle Patterson) with 2 games with 100+ rush yards in 2022. Has 349 scrimmage yards (174.5 per game) & rush TD in 2 career games vs. Az. Had 10 catches & 161 scrimmage yards (95 rush, 66 rec.) in last meeting.
• RB CHUBA HUBBARD had rush TD in last meeting.
• WR DJ MOORE has 50+ scrimmage yards in 4 of his past 5 at home.
• WR ROBBIE ANDERSON had TD catch in last meeting. Has 50+ rec. yards in 3 of his past 4 at home & 5+ catches in 4 of his past 5 at home.
• WR LAVISKA SHENAULT led team with 90 rec. yards in Week 3, incl. career-long 67-yard rec. TD, his 6th-career TD catch.
• S JEREMY CHINN led team with 8 tackles, tied his career high with 2 PD & had 3rdcareer sack last week. Aims for his 4th in row in 2022 & 8th in row at home with 5+ tackles.
• DE BRIAN BURNS has sack & 2 TFL in 3 career games vs. Az.
• DE MARQUIS HAYNES had 1st-career FR-TD in Week 3, his 4th-career FR.
• DT DERRICK BROWN had 3rd-career game with 2 PD & 1st-career INT last week.
• LB FRANKIE LUVUhad 2nd-career FF last week. Aims for his 4th in row with 5+ tackles.
• LB SHAQ THOMPSON has 6+ tackles in 3 of his past 4 at home.
• CB JAYCEE HORN had career-high 3 PD & 2nd-career INT in Week 3.