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2008 Carolina Panthers

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Record: 12-4-0, Finished 1st in NFC South Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 414 points (25.9/g), 7th of 32 in the NFL.
 Allowed 329 points (20.6/g), 12th.
 Differential of 85 points (5.3/g), 8th.
 Expected W-L: 10.1-5.9.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +6 (0.4/g), 7th.

Coached by John Fox (12-4-0)

2008 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 7 box W 1-0 @ San Diego Chargers 26 24 20 388 246 142 1 17 316 211 105 1
2 Sun September 14 box W 2-0 Chicago Bears 20 17 12 216 102 114 1 12 256 141 115 2
3 Sun September 21 box L 2-1 @ Minnesota Vikings 10 20 14 204 157 47 2 17 305 186 119 1
4 Sun September 28 box W 3-1 Atlanta Falcons 24 9 19 401 294 107 17 268 150 118
5 Sun October 5 box W 4-1 Kansas City Chiefs 34 0 20 441 236 205 2 8 127 92 35 3
6 Sun October 12 box L 4-2 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3 27 14 282 242 40 3 17 315 173 142
7 Sun October 19 box W 5-2 New Orleans Saints 30 7 19 336 193 143 17 343 228 115 2
8 Sun October 26 box W 6-2 Arizona Cardinals 27 23 22 351 238 113 1 25 425 375 50 2
9 Bye Week
10 Sun November 9 box W 7-2 @ Oakland Raiders 17 6 10 219 57 162 4 17 259 112 147 3
11 Sun November 16 box W 8-2 Detroit Lions 31 22 16 362 98 264 1 20 316 186 130 4
12 Sun November 23 box L 8-3 @ Atlanta Falcons 28 45 22 408 274 134 21 392 259 133 1
13 Sun November 30 box W 9-3 @ Green Bay Packers 35 31 15 298 170 128 1 25 438 293 145 2
14 Mon December 8 box W 10-3 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 38 23 26 464 165 299 2 21 384 298 86
15 Sun December 14 box W 11-3 Denver Broncos 30 10 18 400 253 147 1 15 279 158 121 2
16 Sun December 21 box L 11-4 @ New York Giants 28 34 16 343 185 158 25 459 158 301
17 Sun December 28 box W 12-4 @ New Orleans Saints 33 31 23 478 244 234 22 417 367 50 2
Playoffs
Division Sat January 10 box L 12-5 Arizona Cardinals 13 33 16 269 194 75 6 21 360 215 145 1

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 414 5595 938 6.0 287 246 414 3158 15 12 7.3 152 504 2437 30 4.8 118 19 7 17
Team Defense 329 5299 1026 5.2 296 333 557 3387 19 12 5.7 178 432 1912 14 4.4 100 25 13 18
Lg Rank Offense 7 10 21 32 19 24 9 4 6 3 1 2 6 5
Lg Rank Defense 12 18 15 27 16 10 21 6 15 20 15 23 15 8

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
No. Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
17 Jake Delhomme 33 QB 16 16 12-4-0 246 414 59.4 3288 15 3.6 12 2.9 65 7.9 7.4 13.4 205.5 84.7 20 130 7.3 6.7 4.6
Team Total 26.9 16 12-4-0 246 414 59.4 3288 15 3.6 12 2.9 65 7.9 7.4 13.4 205.5 84.7 20 130 7.3 6.7 4.6
Opp Total 16 333 557 59.8 3617 19 3.4 12 2.2 6.5 6.2 10.9 226.1 81.4 37 230 5.7 5.4

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
No. Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
34 DeAngelo Williams 25 RB 16 16 273 1515 18 69 5.5 94.7 17.1 22 121 5.5 2 25 1.4 7.6 1636 20 0
28 Jonathan Stewart 21 rb 16 0 184 836 10 41 4.5 52.3 11.5 8 47 5.9 0 15 0.5 2.9 883 10 2
17 Jake Delhomme 33 QB 16 16 20 21 2 12 1.1 1.3 1.3 21 2 5
45 Brad Hoover 32 FB 16 11 9 18 0 5 2.0 1.1 0.6 6 39 6.5 0 12 0.4 2.4 57 0 0
37 Nick Goings 30 16 0 9 10 0 4 1.1 0.6 0.6 3 1 0.3 0 3 0.2 0.1 11 0 0
89 Steve Smith* 29 WR 14 14 5 40 0 23 8.0 2.9 0.4 78 1421 18.2 6 65 5.6 101.5 1461 6 1
12 Josh McCown 29 2 0 4 -3 0 0 -0.8 -1.5 2.0 -3 0 0
87 Muhsin Muhammad 35 WR 16 15 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 65 923 14.2 5 60 4.1 57.7 923 5 2
47 Jeff King 25 TE 16 15 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 21 195 9.3 1 31 1.3 12.2 195 1 0
88 Dante Rosario 24 te 16 6 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 18 209 11.6 1 24 1.1 13.1 209 1 0
18 D.J. Hackett 27 9 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 13 181 13.9 0 37 1.4 20.1 181 0 1
80 Dwayne Jarrett 22 9 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 10 119 11.9 0 25 1.1 13.2 119 0 0
84 Mark Jones 28 RET 16 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 32 16.0 0 19 0.1 2.0 32 0 0
Team Total 26.9 16 504 2437 30 69 4.8 152.3 31.5 246 3288 13.4 15 65 15.4 205.5 5725 45 12
Opp Total 16 432 1912 14 4.4 119.5 27.0 333 3387 10.2 19 20.8 211.7 5299 33 25

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
84 Mark Jones 28 RET 16 0 39 443 0 55 11.4 40 958 0 59 24.0 1433
28 Jonathan Stewart 21 rb 16 0 15 349 0 38 23.3 1232
88 Dante Rosario 24 te 16 6 2 26 0 18 13.0 235
73 Jeremy Bridges 28 14 4 1 15 0 15 15.0 15
45 Brad Hoover 32 FB 16 11 1 12 0 12 12.0 69
47 Jeff King 25 TE 16 15 1 12 0 12 12.0 207
25 Nate Salley 24 16 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
89 Steve Smith* 29 WR 14 14 1 10 0 10 10.0 1471
23 Dante Wesley 29 16 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Team Total 26.9 16 42 453 0 55 10.8 60 1372 0 59 22.9 7550
Opp Total 16 41 1 59 1292 0 21.9

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
No. Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
4 John Kasay 39 K 16 0 7 7 9 9 12 11 3 1 31 28 90.3% 46 46 100.0%
7 Jason Baker 30 P 16 0 73 3217 63 3 44.1
Team Total 26.9 16 7 7 9 9 12 11 3 1 31 28 90.3% 46 46 100.0% 73 3217 63 3 44.1
Opp Total 16 28 24 85.7% 32 31 96.9% 80 3672 45.9

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
52 Jon Beason*+ 23 MLB 16 16 3 52 0 44 8 0 0 1 12 0 110 28
58 Thomas Davis 25 RLB 16 16 3.5 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 1 0 0 92 21
20 Chris Gamble 25 LCB 16 16 3 23 0 19 18 1 0 2 41 1 83 10
43 Chris Harris 26 SS 16 16 1 16 0 16 3 2 0 1 3 0 59 10
21 Ken Lucas 29 RCB 16 16 2 74 0 43 10 53 7
30 Charles Godfrey 23 FS 16 16 1.0 1 16 0 16 5 1 0 2 4 0 50 9
31 Richard Marshall 24 16 0 2.0 1 11 0 11 4 51 7
90 Julius Peppers* 28 RDE 16 16 14.5 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 40 11
53 Na'il Diggs 30 LLB 16 16 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 39 11
96 Tyler Brayton 29 LDE 16 16 4.5 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 35 5
92 Damione Lewis 30 RDT 15 15 3.5 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 1 0 0 33 10
99 Ma'ake Kemoeatu 29 LDT 14 14 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 31 5
95 Charles Johnson 22 16 0 6.0 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 1 0 0 20 5
93 Darwin Walker 31 10 2 0 0 0 0 2 6 4
91 Gary Gibson 26 11 0 5 4
54 Landon Johnson 27 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 2
66 Hilee Taylor 22 10 0 1.0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0
89 Steve Smith* 29 WR 14 14 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
28 Jonathan Stewart 21 rb 16 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
17 Jake Delhomme 33 QB 16 16 0 5 1 0 0
78 Nick Hayden 22 2 1 2 1
50 James Anderson 25 8 0 2 0
87 Muhsin Muhammad 35 WR 16 15 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
88 Dante Rosario 24 te 16 6 2 0
25 Nate Salley 24 16 0 1 2
23 Dante Wesley 29 16 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 12 1 1 1
34 DeAngelo Williams 25 RB 16 16 2 0
27 C.J. Wilson 23 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
37 Nick Goings 30 16 0 0 3
59 Adam Seward 26 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
7 Jason Baker 30 P 16 0 0 1 1 0 0
73 Jeremy Bridges 28 14 4 1 0
55 Donte Curry 30 13 0 0 2
45 Brad Hoover 32 FB 16 11 1 0
79 Jeff Otah 22 RT 12 12 1 0
82 Gary Barnidge 23 15 0 0 1
18 D.J. Hackett 27 9 2 1 0 0 0
67 Ryan Kalil 23 C 12 12 0 1 0 0
5 Rhys Lloyd 26 16 0 0 1
26 Quinton Teal 24 13 0 0 1
70 Travelle Wharton 27 LG 14 14 0 0 1 0 0
Team Total 26.9 16 37.0 12 192 0 44 84 17 12 17 72 2 741 161
Opp Total 16 20 25 12

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
4 John Kasay 39 K 16 0 46 28 130
34 DeAngelo Williams 25 RB 16 16 18 2 20 1 122
28 Jonathan Stewart 21 rb 16 0 10 10 60
89 Steve Smith* 29 WR 14 14 6 6 36
87 Muhsin Muhammad 35 WR 16 15 5 5 30
17 Jake Delhomme 33 QB 16 16 2 2 12
20 Chris Gamble 25 LCB 16 16 1 1 6
47 Jeff King 25 TE 16 15 1 1 6
88 Dante Rosario 24 te 16 6 1 1 6
23 Dante Wesley 29 16 0 1 1 6
Team Total 26.9 16 30 15 2 47 1 46 28 414
Opp Total 16 14 19 1 4 31 24 329