STADIUM: Nissan Stadium
REFEREE: Ron Torbert
DATE: Sunday, November 26, 2023
GAME TIME: 1:00 PM ET
FOX: Adam Amin, Mark Schlereth, Kristina Pink
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) CAR: 113 or 385 TEN: 161 or 230
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY REG. SEASON: Series tied, 3-3 (CAR won past 2). THE LAST TIME: REG. SEASON: 11/3/19: TEN 20 at CAR 30.
HEAD COACHES NOTES: Frank Reich vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 4-6 Reg. Season: 41-42-1 (.494) Postseason: 1-2 (.333). Mike Vrabel vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 0-1 Reg. Season: 51-41 (.554) Postseason: 2-3 (.400).
CAROLINA PANTHERS NOTES:
• QB BRYCE YOUNG (rookie) passed for 123 yards & had 9th TD pass of season last week. Aims for his 3rd in row on road with 0 INTs.
• RB CHUBA HUBBARD had 65 scrimmage yards (57 rush, 8 rec.) in Week 11. Has 50+ scrimmage yards in 4 of his past 5. Has 526 scrimmage yards in 2023, his 3rd-straight 500-yard season.
• RB MILES SANDERS rushed for 50 yards last week, his 4th game with 50+ scrimmage yards in 2023. Had rush TD in his only career game vs. Ten. (12/4/22 w/ Phi.).
• WR ADAM THIELEN had 8 receptions for 74 yards last week. Leads NFC & ranks 4th in NFL with 76 receptions in 2023, 3rdhighest single-season total of career (113 in 2018 & 91 in 2017). Has 9 games with 5+ catches this season, tied-most in NFL. Has 610 career catches & needs 8 receptions to surpass Danny Amendola (617) for 4th-most receptions by undrafted player since 1967. Had TD catch in his last game vs. Ten. (9/27/20 w/ Min.).
• TE TOMMY TREMBLE had 3rd rec. TD of season last week.
• LB BRIAN BURNS had 10th TFL of season last week, his 3rdstraight season with 10+ TFL. Aims for his 6th in row with TFL. Has 4 sacks & 7 TFL in 4 road games this season.
• LB FRANKIE LUVU had 8 tackles & 2 PD last week. Aims for his 8th in row with 5+ tackles.
• DT DERRICK BROWN had 5th TFL of season last week & has 5+ TFL in each of his 4 career seasons. Aims for his 3rd in row with TFL.
• CB DONTE JACKSON aims for his 5th in row with 5+ tackles.
• CB TROY HILL had 8 tackles & tied his career high with 3 PD in Week 11.
• S XAVIER WOODS aims for his 5th in row with 5+ tackles.
• S VONN BELL has 6+ tackles in 5 of his past 6 games.
TENNESSEE TITANS NOTES:
• QB WILL LEVIS (rookie) completed 13 of 17 atts. (career-high 76.5 pct.) for 158 yards & 2 TD vs. 0 INTs with career-high 143.8 rating last week. Has 2+ TD passes, 0 INTs & 130+ rating in 2 of 1st 4 career starts.
• RB DERRICK HENRY has 350 scrimmage yards (116.7 per game) & 2 rush TDs in 3 games in Ten. this season, with 100+ rush yards in each of past 2. Had 99 scrimmage yards (63 rush, 36 rec.) & 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.) in last meeting. Needs 37 rush yards for 7th-straight season with 700+ rush yards.
• RB TYJAE SPEARS (rookie) has 55+ scrimmage yards in 2 of 3 games in Ten. this season. Ranks 4th among rookie RBs with 426 scrimmage yards (248 rush, 178 rec.) in 2023.
• WR DEANDRE HOPKINS had 4 catches for 59 yards & 75th-career rec. TD last week. Has 55+ rec. yards in 3 of past 4. Has 5+ catches in each of 3 career games vs. Car. Needs 5 catches to become 5thfastest player ever (156 games) to reach 900 career catches.
• WR NICK WESTBROOK-IKHINE has TD catch in each of 3 games in Ten. this season.
• WR KYLE PHILLIPS has 60+ rec. yards in 2 of past 3.
• DT JEFFERY SIMMONS had TFL & 1st-career TD catch last week, becoming 1st defensive player with rec. TD in NFL this season. Has TFL in 3 of past 4. Has 3.5 sacks in 3 games in Ten. this season, with 0.5+ sacks in each game.
• DE DENICO AUTRY aims for 3rd in row with TFL. Has 0.5+ sacks in each of 3 games in Ten. this season.
• DT TEAIR TART aims for 4th in row with TFL.
• LB HAROLD LANDRY aims for 3rd in row with 6+ tackles. Had 8 tackles, 2 TFL, sack & PD in last meeting.
• S TERRELL EDMUNDS had 1st sack of season in Week 11.
