The Carolina Panthers will face off against the Arizona Cardinals at Bank of America Stadium for their final home game of the 2024 season. They will travel to Tampa Bay and Atlanta over the next two weeks to close the regular season.
This will be the 18th matchup between the two clubs, with the Panthers leading the series 12-5. The two teams last met in Week 4 of the 2022 season, an eventual 26-16 win for Arizona. The Panthers hold a 6-3 advantage over the Cardinals in games played in the Carolinas. The Panthers also have the edge in the playoffs, leading the Cardinals 2-1.
The Panthers have dropped their last four games, but have shown improvement on all sides of the ball. Since Week 12, Carolina has the third-most sacks in the NFL (14.0) and tied for tenth in tackles for loss (20). QB Bryce Young has thrown a touchdown pass in each of the last seven games (the longest streak of his career), and has 10 total touchdowns during that stretch. Additionally, the Panthers special teams unit leads the NFL this season in opponent kickoff return average (24.5) and are sixth in opponent punt return average (7.0).
The Cardinals travel to ‘The Queen City’ following a 30-17 victory over the New England Patriots. Head coach Jonathan Gannon is in his second season at the helm for Arizona and has led them to an 11-20 record during his tenure.
- With 10 carries for 32 yards against the Cowboys in Week 15, RB Chuba Hubbard reached 3,000 rushing yards for his career. This season, Hubbard ranks seventh in the NFL in rushing yards (1,043). He is also seventh in rushing first downs (54), ninth in carries (225), 15th in yards per carry (4.64), and tied for 17th in rushes of 10+ yards (22).
- Through 14 games this season, Jaycee Horn has recorded 64 tackles (48 solo) with 13 passes defensed, 2.0 sacks, five tackles for loss and one interception. He is tied for fifth in the NFL this season in passes defensed.
- Through 11 games played, Josey Jewell has set career-highs in sacks (3.5) and passes defensed (six), and tied his career-high with seven tackles for loss. He has also added 91 tackles (48 solo), four quarterback hits, and two fumble recoveries.
- In the last seven games, Bryce Young has eight touchdown passes and 10 total touchdowns, the most in a seven-game span in his career. Since returning as the team’s starter in Week 8 against the Broncos, Young has completed 140-of-231 passes (60.6%) for 1,492 yards with eight touchdowns and six interceptions, good for an 80.2 passer rating. He has also had 11 completions of more than 25 yards, his most in a seven-game stretch in his career. On the season, Young has 11 total touchdowns, matching a single-season high.
About Arizona
- S Budda Baker leads all DBs and ranks second among all NFL players in total tackles this season with 142. Only Colts LB Zaire Franklin (144) has more tackles in 2024. Baker needs just six more tackles to establish a new career high for a single season (current mark is 147 in 2019).
- Cardinals offensive line has allowed 23 sacks in 2024. Only the Bills (13), Packers (16), Broncos (20) and Ravens (22) have allowed fewer sacks this season. Last week’s game vs. New England marked the fourth outing this season in which the O-Line did not allow a sack.
- According to ESPN’s QBR Rating – which values a QB on all play types adjusted for the strength of opposing defenses – Kyler Murray (68.3) is the fourth-highest rated QB in the NFL this season. Murray has had two outings this season in which he finished with a passer raƟ ng of 120.0+ (Week 2 vs. Rams – 158.3; Week 10 vs. Jets – 126.7). Murray has 11 career ouƟ ng with a passer rating of 120.0+, the most in franchise history.
- The Cardinals have rushed for 1,981 yards and 14 TDs on 385 carries (5.15
avg.) in 2024. Arizona ranks seventh in the NFL in rushing yards/game (141.5) and third in the NFL in yards per rushing aƩ empt (5.15) this season.
Connections
Panthers LS J.J. Jansen is from Pheonix, Arizona. OA Mike Bercovici played and coached at Arizona State (2011-15, 19) and OLs Joe Gilbert (2018) coached at Arizona while LBs Peter Hansen (1997-2001) played for the Wildcats.
Cardinals CB Garrett Williams grew up in Charlotte while LB Julian Okwara went to Ardrey Kell High School in Charlotte. Additionally, aOLs Chris Cook coached defensive line at Weddington High School (2009) and Independence High School (2015), both in Charlotte. LB Victor Dimukeje (2017-20) and Cook (2022 OA) both spent time at Duke, WR Greg Dortch (2016-18) and DC Nick Rallis (2017 QC) were at Wake Forest together, and WR Zay Jones (2013-16) went to East Carolina while Cook (2016 OQC) coached for the Pirates. CBs Ryan Smith (2017-18 Sec) was on staff at Elon. LB Xavier Thomas grew up in Florence, South Carolina and attended Clemson (2018-23). aDLs William Peagler was a student assistant for the Tigers (2006-09). LBs Sam Siefkes (2018-20 DC/LBs) coached at Wofford and RBs Autry Denson (2019-22 HC) was on staff at Charleston Southern.
Panthers OQC Dean Petzing and Cardinals OC Drew Petzing are brothers.
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