Facts and Figures: Panthers at Patriots

TEAM STATS

The Panthers

• Have split their all-time meetings with the Patriots, 3-3. 
•   Are 5-11 all-time against the defending Super Bowl champions. Carolina hasn't beaten a team the year after they won the Super Bowl since a win over the Patriots in 2005. Lead the NFL with six drives of six-plus minutes. 
• Have gone 78:00 without scoring a touchdown in the first half. 
•   Have passed for 178 or fewer yards in all three of their games, their first such streak since the final three games of the 2011 season. 
•   Have gone back-to-back games without a takeaway for the first time since Weeks 3 and 4 of the 2014 season.   

The Patriots

• Are an NFL-best 118-23 at home since Gillette Stadium opened in 2002. 
•   Are an NFL-best 49-12 in inter-conference games since realignment in 2002. 
•   Have scored a league-leading 34 points in the first quarter points and 68 points in the first half.   

  NFL Rankings (through Week 3)
  Offense	Panthers	Patriots
  Total Yds/Game	28th (276.7)	1st (440.7)
  Rush Yds/Game	13th (108.3)	16th (100.7)
  Pass Yds/Game	30th (168.3)	1st (340.0)
  3rd Down Efficiency	t3rd (48.8%)	9th (33.3%)
  29th	29th (15.0)	2nd (33.0)
  Defense	Panthers	Patriots
  Total Yds/Game	1st (251.7)	32nd (461.0)
  Rush Yds/Game	14th (89.7)	26th (130.3)
  Pass Yds/Game	3rd (162.0)	32nd (330.7)
  3rd Down Efficiency	t7th (42.5%)	14th (37.8%)
  Points/Game	2nd (13.3)	32nd (31.7)

   

PLAYER STATS

Panthers

• QB Cam Newton needs one win to pass Jake Delhomme (53) for most by a QB in franchise history. 
•   RB Jonathan Stewart needs 47 rushing yards to pass DeAngelo Williams (6,846) for most in franchise history. 
•   RB Christian McCaffrey ranks second among RBs with 173 receiving yards. Among all rookies, he's first in receiving yards, second in receptions (18) and fifth in scrimmage yards (246). 
•   WR Kelvin Benjamin has a receiving touchdown in all four of his career road games against AFC opponents. 
•   DE Mario Addison has a sack in three straight games against AFC opponents.   

Patriots 

• QB Tom Brady needs one more regular season win to tie Brett Farve and Peyton Manning (186) for most by a QB in NFL history. Brady, who's thrown just nine interceptions in his past 764 pass attempts, has not thrown a pick in six straight games, a stretch that totals 215 passes. 
•   WR Brandin Cooks has 398 receiving yards and two touchdowns in his past four meetings with the Panthers. 
•   TE Rob Gronkowski needs 44 more receiving yards to pass Wes Welker (6,300) for most from Brady.