TV: FOX (1:00 PM ET): Chris Myers, Mark Schlereth, Jen Hale (field reporter)
All-Time Series History Regular Season: CAR leads series, 12-5 (won 4 of past 5) Postseason: CAR leads series, 2-1 (won past 2)
The Last Time… Regular Season: 10/2/22: ARI 26 at CAR 16 Postseason: NFC-C 1/24/16: ARI 15 at CAR 49
HEAD COACHES
Jonathan Gannon vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): — Reg. Season: 11-20 (.355)
Dave Canales vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): — Reg. Season: 3-11 (.214)
CARDINALS NOTES
QB KYLER MURRAY passed for 224 yards in Week 15 & has 3,086 pass yards in 2024, his 4th-career 3,000-yard season. Needs 45 rush yards for 3rdcareer season with 500+ rush yards. Has TD pass in 10 of his past 11 road starts. Has 8 TDs (7 pass, 1 rush) vs. 3 INTs for 93 rating in 3 career starts vs. Car., incl. 2+ TD passes in each game. • RB JAMES CONNER had 5 catches, 138 scrimmage yards (110 rush, 28 rec.) & 2 rush TDs in Week 15, his 8th game with 100+ scrimmage yards in 2024, tied 3rd-most in NFL. Has 1,334 scrimmage yards (973 rush, 361 rec.) & can reach 1,400 scrimmage yards (2018) & 1,000 rush yards (2023) for 2nd time in his career. Has rush TD in 2 of his 3 career games vs. Car. • TE TREY MCBRIDE had 9 catches for 87 yards last week & is 1 of 2 TEs (Brock Bowers) with 4+ games (4) with 9+ catches in 2024. Ranks 2nd among TEs with career highs in catches (89) & rec. yards (938). Can become 1st TE ever with 5+ catches in 11 straight road games. Aims for his 5th in row on road with 95+ rec. yards. Has 199 career receptions entering Week 16. • WR MICHAEL WILSON has 50+ rec. yards in 3 of his past 4. • WR MARVIN HARRISON JR. ranks 2nd among rookies with 7 rec. TDs. • S BUDDA BAKER had 10 tackles last week, his 7th game with 10+ tackles this season. Can join Pat Tillman (2000) & Eric Weddle (2008) as only DBs since 2000 with 8 games of 10+ tackles in a season. Ranks 2nd in NFL with 142 tackles in 2024 & can set new career high in tackles (147 in 2019). • LB KYZIR WHITE led team with 12 tackles in Week 15 & has 111 tackles in 2024, his 3rd-career 100+ tackle season. Has TFL in 5 of his 6 road games this season. • LB BARON BROWNING aims for his 4th in row with TFL. • DL DARIUS ROBINSON (rookie) had 1st-career sack in Week 15.
PANTHERS NOTES
• QB BRYCE YOUNG had 2nd career game with pass TD & rush TD last week. Aims for his 8th in row with TD pass. Aims for his 3rd in row at home with rush TD. Can reach 2,000 pass yards & 10 TD passes for 2nd-straight season. • RB CHUBA HUBBARD has career highs in scrimmage yards (1,201), rush yards (1,043), scrimmage TDs (9) & rush TDs (8) in 2024, his 1st-career season with 1,000+ rush yards. • WR ADAM THIELEN had 5 catches for 51 yards last week. Aims for his 4th in row with 5+ catches & 5th in row with 50+ rec. yards. Needs 82 rec. yards for his 8th-career season with 500+ rec. yards. Has TD catch in 3 of his past 4 vs. Ari. Aims for his 5th in row vs. Ari. with 5+ catches. • WR JALEN COKER had career-high 110 rec. yards & 2nd-career rec. TD last week, 1st Car. rookie with 100+ rec. yards since 2018 (DJ Moore). • LB D.J. WONNUM had 1st PD of season last week. Has sack in 3 of his 5 games this season. • LB JOSEY JEWELL led team with 10 tackles & had career-high 6th PD of season last week. Has sack in 3 of his past 4. Aims for his 4th in row with 10+ tackles. Needs 9 tackles for 3rd-straight & 4th-career 100+ tackle season. • LB JADEVEON CLOWNEY had 5th-career game with 2 PD in Week 15. Has sack in 2 of his past 3 at home & TFL in 3 of his past 4 at home. Has 4 TFL, 3 sacks & INT-TD in 4 career games vs. Ari. • DE A’SHAWN ROBINSON leads all DL with 66 tackles in 2024. Has TFL in 4 of his past 5. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Ari. with TFL. • CB JAYCEE HORN had 2nd-career sack last week. Has TFL in 3 of his past 4. Has career-high 13 PD in 2024 & aims for his 3rd in row at home with PD. • S XAVIER WOODS needs 4 tackles for 2nd-career 100+ tackle season (2021).
