WEEK 6
CAROLINA PANTHERS (1-4) @ LOS ANGELES RAMS (2-3)
DATE: Sunday (10/16/22)
STADIUM: SoFi Stadium
TIME: 4:05 PM ET
REFEREE: Tra Blake
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Panthers lead all-time series, 12-9
STREAKS Panthers have won 2 of last 3
LAST GAME 9/8/19: Rams 30 at Panthers 27
LAST GAME AT SITE 11/6/16: Panthers 13, Rams 10 (L.A. Coliseum
CAROLINA PANTHERS
LAST WEEK L 37-15 vs. San Francisco
COACH VS. OPP. Steve Wilks: 0-2
PTS. FOR 18.6
OFFENSE 271.4
PASSING Baker Mayfield: 84-153-962-4-4-71.9
RUSHING Christian McCaffrey: 72-324-4.5-2
RECEIVING Robbie Anderson: 13-206-15.8-1
PTS. AGAINST 24.4
DEFENSE 356.2
SACKS Brian Burns: 4
INTs Derrick Brown, Jaycee Horn, Frankie Luvu: 1
TAKE/GIVE -2 (5/7)
PUNTING (NET) Johnny Hekker: 48.1 (45.2)
KICKING Eddy Pineiro: 39 (6/6 PAT; 11/12 FG)
PANTHERS NOTES
• QB P.J. WALKER completed 5 of 6 atts. (83.3 pct.) in season-debut last week. Is 2-0 as starter & can join Kyle Allen, Devlin Hodges & Cooper Rush as undrafted QBs to win each of 1st 3 career starts since 2000.
• RB CHRISTIAN MCCAFFREY had 7 catches, 104 scrimmage yards (54 rush, 50 rec.) & rush TD in Week 5. Has 23 career games with 50+ rush yards & 50+ rec. yards, tied 2nd-most in NFL history & most by player in 1st 6 career seasons. Aims for his 3rd in row with TD & 5th in row with 100+ scrimmage yards. Had 10 catches, 209 scrimmage yards (128 rush, 81 rec.) & 2 rush TDs in last meeting.
• WR DJ MOORE had 59 rec. yards in Week 5 & aims for his 3rd in row with 50+ rec. yards. Had 7 catches for 76 yards in last meeting.
• WR SHI SMITH led team with 69 rec. yards last week.
• DE BRIAN BURNS had 4th sack of season & 9th-career PD last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with sack & TFL. Has 4 sacks & 5 TFL in his past 5 on road.
• DT DERRICK BROWN had 5 tackles & 2 PD last week. Leads all DL with career-high 6 PD in 2022 & aims for his 5th in row with PD.
• DE YETUR GROSS-MATOS had 1st 2 career FRs in Week 5.
• LB SHAQ THOMPSON has 6+ tackles in 7 of his past 8 & aims for his 3rd in row with 6+ tackles. Had 9 tackles & PD in last meeting.
• LB CORY LITTLETON had 300 tackles, 26 PD & 17 TFL in 64 games (2016-19) with LAR.
• LB DAMIEN WILSON led team with season-high 9 tackles, tied his career high with 3 TFL, had 9th-career sack & 5th-career FF last week.
• S XAVIER WOODS had INT in his last game vs. LAR (12/26/21 w/ Min.).
LOS ANGELES RAMS
LAST WEEK L 22-10 vs. Dallas
COACH VS. OPP. Sean McVay: 1-0
PTS. FOR 16.0
OFFENSE 299.8
PASSING Matthew Stafford: 134-192-1,323-5-7-82.5
RUSHING Cam Akers: 51-151-3.0-1
RECEIVING Cooper Kupp: 49-527-10.8-4
PTS. AGAINST 23.2
DEFENSE 321.0
SACKS Aaron Donald: 4
INTs Four tied: 1
TAKE/GIVE -5 (7/12)
PUNTING (NET) Riley Dixon: 47.9 (38.3)
KICKING Matt Gay: 32 (8/8 PAT; 8/9 FG)
RAMS NOTES
• QB MATTHEW STAFFORD passed for season-high 308 yards & had TD vs. INT last week, his 57th-career 300-yard game. Has 3,169 pass yards (288.1 per game) & 26 TDs vs. 12 INTs for 100.5 rating in 11 home starts with LAR. Has 9 TDs vs. 3 INTs in 5 career starts vs. Car.
• WR COOPER KUPP had 7 catches for 125 yards & rec. TD last week. Leads NFL with 49 receptions, most by player in his team’s 1st 5 games of season all-time & ranks 2nd with 527 rec. yards. Since 2017, leads NFL with 19 games with 100+ rec. yards & TD catch & can become 8th player with 20+ such games in 1st 6 seasons all-time. Has 100+ rec. yards & rec. TD in 6 straight home games, longest such home streak in NFL history. Had 7 catches in last meeting.
• TE TYLER HIGBEE had 7 catches last week & has 5+ catches in 8 of his past 9. Aims for his 8th in row at home with 5+ catches. Ranks tied-1st among TEs with 33 receptions & 4th in rec. yards (290).
• DL AARON DONALD had 2 sacks & FF last week. Since 2014, leads NFL in sacks (102) & ranks tied-2nd in FFs (24). Has 18 games with 2+ sacks since 2014, tied-most in NFL. Had 2 sacks & 3 TFL in last home meeting.
• LB BOBBY WAGNER aims for his 6th in row in 2022 with 6+ tackles. Had 10 tackles & INT in his last game vs. Car. (12/15/19 w/ Sea.) & aims for his 4th in row vs. Car. with 10+ tackles.
• LB LEONARD FLOYD had sack in his only career game vs. Car. (10/22/17 w/ Chi.).
• DB JALEN RAMSEY had 1st-career sack & 5th-career FF last week. Has 10 PD in his past 9 at home.
