NFL Preview Capsule: Panthers At Lions
CAROLINA (2-7) At DETROIT (6-3)
Sunday, 1 p.m., Fox
OPENING LINE — Lions by 7
RECORD VS. SPREAD — Carolina 5-3-1; Detroit 5-3-1
SERIES RECORD — Panthers lead 4-1
LAST MEETING — Panthers beat Lions 31-22, Nov. 16, 2008
LAST WEEK: Panthers lost to Titans 30-3; Lions lost to Bears 37-13
PANTHERS OFFENSE — OVERALL (6), RUSH (8), PASS (8)
PANTHERS DEFENSE — OVERALL (20T), RUSH (28), PASS (14)
LIONS OFFENSE — OVERALL (13), RUSH (27), PASS (9)
LIONS DEFENSE — OVERALL (7), RUSH (27), PASS (4)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES — Carolina has beaten Detroit four straight times since losing first meeting in 1999. ... Jonathan Stewart and DeAngelo Williams both ran for 120-plus yards and scored in last matchup in '08, first Panthers pair to pull off feat in same game, and facing 27th-ranked team against run. ... Panthers (27 points) and Lions (24 points) coming off most lopsided losses of year. ... Carolina QB Cam Newton will face Detroit DT Nick Fairley, Auburn's top two players on its national championship team last season. ... Newton sacked season-high five times last week, leading to second-lowest QB rating and only game without a TD. ... Lions QB Matthew Stafford threw four interceptions last week, doubling his total this year. ... Newton has thrown for at least 290 yards in four games, all losses, to match Peyton Manning's rookie record set in 1998, and has run for seven TDs, matching Vince Young's 2006 total for most by rookie since 1970. ... Lions C Dominic Raiola will make 150th start. ... Panthers DE Charles Johnson has 15 sacks in his last 16 games. ... Lions DE Cliff Avril has four sacks, three forced fumbles and TD off fumble recovery in last three games.
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