TV: CBS (1:00 PM ET): Ian Eagle, Charles Davis, Evan Washburn (field reporter)
All-Time Series History Regular Season: ATL leads series, 37-22 (Home team won 4 of past 5)
The Last Time… Regular Season: 10/13/24: ATL 38 at CAR 20
HEAD COACHES
Dave Canales vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 0-1 Reg. Season: 4-12 (.250)
Raheem Morris vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 4-4 Reg. Season: 29-46 (.387)
PANTHERS NOTES
• QB BRYCE YOUNG passed for 203 yards & 2 TDs with 100.7 rating last week, his 3rd career game with 100+ rating & 2+ pass TDs. Had TD pass in last game at Atl. in his NFL debut (9/10/23). Aims for his 4th in row on road with TD pass. • RB RAHEEM BLACKSHEAR led team with season-high 20 rush yards last week. • WR ADAM THIELEN led team with season-high 110 rec. yards & 2 rec. TDs last week, his 5th career game with 100+ rec. yards & 2+ rec. TDs. Has 571 rec. yards in 2024, his 5th season in row with 500+ rec. yards. Needs 7 catches for 8th career season with 50+ catches. Has 3 rec. TDs in his past 3 on road & aims for his 3rd in row on road with 5+ catches & 100+ rec. yards. Has 5+ catches & 50+ rec. yards in 4 of his past 5 overall. • WR JALEN COKER (rookie) needs 84 rec. yards for 500 rec. yards this season. • WR XAVIER LEGETTE (rookie) needs 4 catches & 33 rec. yards for 1st career season with 50+ catches & 500+ rec. yards. • LB JACOBY WINDMON (rookie) had career-high 10 tackles, PD & 0.5 sack in Week 17 & aims for his 3rd in row with 8+ tackles, PD & half sack. • LB D.J. WONNUM has sack in 4 of his past 5 on road. Aims for his 5th in row on road with 5+ tackles. • LB JOSEY JEWELL had 6 tackles & PD in Week 16. Has 97 tackles in 2024 & needs 3 tackles for his 4th-career season with 100+ tackles. Aims for his 3rd in row on road with 10+ tackles & TFL. Had 10 tackles & TFL in his only game vs. Atl. (11/8/20 w/ Den.). • LB JADEVEON CLOWNEY had sack last week. Had sack & FF in his last game vs. Atl. (10/27/19 w/ Sea.). • LB CHANDLER WOOTEN led team with career-high 14 tackles last week. • CB JAYCEE HORN had 2 PD in Week 6 meeting. Has career-high 68 tackles, 13 PD, 5 TFL & 2 sacks in 2024. • S XAVIER WOODS had career-high 12 tackles last week, his 13th game in row with 5+ tackles. Has career-high 114 tackles in 2024. Had 9 tackles & PD in Week 6 meeting. Has PD in 4 of his past 5 vs. Atl. & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Atl. with PD. Needs PD for 4th season in row with 6+ PD.
FALCONS NOTES
• QB MICHAEL PENIX JR. (rookie) passed for career-high 223 yards vs. INT & had 1st-career TD pass last week. • RB BIJAN ROBINSON had 90 rush yards & 2 rush TDs last week, his 5th game in row with 90+ rush yards, longest active streak in NFL. Has 1,714 scrimmage yards in 2024, 4th-most in NFL. Aims for his 3rd in row with 95+ scrimmage yards & 2 TDs & 5th in row at home with 100+ scrimmage yards. Has TD in 3 of his past 4 at home. Had 105 scrimmage yards (95 rush, 10 rec.) & 2 rush TDs in Week 6 meeting. Had 83 scrimmage yards (56 rush, 27 rec.) & rec. TD in last home meeting. • WR DRAKE LONDON led team with 7 catches for 106 rec. yards last week & has 1,084 rec. yards in 2024, his 1st-career season with 1,000+ rec. yards. Needs 10 catches for 1st-career 100-catch season. Aims for his 8th in row with 50+ rec. yards. Had 6 catches for 74 rec. yards & TD in Week 6 meeting. • WR DARNELL MOONEY has 5+ catches & 80+ rec. yards in 2 of his past 3 at home. Needs 8 rec. yards for 2nd-career season with 1,000+ rec. yards. • S JESSIE BATES had 12 tackles & 2nd sack of season last week. Has 97 tackles in 2024 & needs 3 tackles for 5th career season with 100+ tackles. Is 1 of 3 DBs (Budda Baker & Kevin Byard) with 700+ career tackles since 2018 (706). • S JUSTIN SIMMONS had 6 tackles last week & aims for his 4th in row vs. Car. with 5+ tackles. Needs 4 tackles for 8th season in row with 60+ tackles. • LB KADEN ELLISS had 9 tackles & 1st-career INT last week. Had PD in Week 6 meeting. Needs 11 tackles for 1st-career season with 150+ tackles. Aims for this 5th in row with 7+ tackles. • LB MATTHEW JUDON had sack last week & has sack in 3 of his past 4. Aims for his 3rd in row with sack. Has TFL in 2 of his past 3 vs. Car.
