Carolina Panthers
Team/HC Dave Canales

Carolina Panthers

2-2 · 30.3 points for, 27.3 against a game · bye Week 5
01

Week 6

CAR
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Sun · Oct 18 · 1:00 PM ET
Lincoln Financial Field
PHI
LinePHI -1.5Total40.5CAR19.5PHI21Rest14 days (PHI 7)Forecast60°F, wind 8 mph
Matchup by position
PHI D vs CARCAR D vs PHI
QBs#22#25
RBs#16#28
WRs#28#9
TEs#10#24
Pass (EPA)#24#19
Run (EPA)#17#31

Each defense's rank in fantasy points allowed to that position (EPA for pass and run), entering Week 6. 1 = stingiest, 32 = softest: green is the softer matchup.

Our Week 6 projectionsCAR players

QB15
16.1
RB12
13.5
WR22
10.1
TE16
7.3
WR64
4.9
TE36
3.0
RB58
2.5
TE50
1.9

Our projections and position ranks this week, the same numbers as the weekly rankings.

02

Offense

Through W5
Points/game
30.3
4th of 32
EPA/play
0.115
8th of 32
Success rate
44.1%
14th of 32
Explosive rate
10.9%
7th of 32
Third-down rate
38.9%
18th of 32
Red-zone trips/g
4.0
4th of 32
Red-zone TD rate
68.8%
8th of 32
Turnovers/game
0.8
9th of 32
Sacks allowed/g
2.5
21st of 32
Plays/game
66.3
4th of 32 (1 = most)

Play stylerank 1 = most

Sec/play neutral
28.4
1st of 32 (1 = fastest)
Pass rate vs exp
+2.3%
4th most of 32
Neutral pass %
63.7%
5th most of 32
Pass % trailing
77.4%
8th most of 32
Pass % leading
61.4%
2nd most of 32
Motion rate
54.3%
20th most of 32
Play-action rate
26.6%
10th most of 32
Screen rate
3.0%
29th most of 32
RPO rate
11.2%
1st most of 32

2026 through Week 5. Rank among the 32 offenses (1 = best unless noted). Tap a tile for the full name.

Quarterback

Bryce Young22.7pts/g
4 g · 1,268 yds · 9 TD · 2 INT · 162 att
+0.21 EPA/dropback · CPOE +5.6
03

Who gets the ball

Target treeshare of team targets

Tetairoa McMillan WR26.9%39 tgt
Jalen Coker WR21.4%22 tgt
Darren Waller TE12.4%19 tgt
Tommy Tremble TE10.2%15 tgt
Xavier Legette WR9.2%6 tgt
John Metchie III WR8.2%10 tgt
Chuba Hubbard RB7.4%11 tgt
Brycen Tremayne WR5.5%9 tgt
WRTERB
Tetairoa McMillanJalen CokerDarren WallerTommy Tremble
0%10%20%30%40%W1W2W3W441%15%10%10%

Backfieldshare of team carries

Chuba Hubbard RB64.2%61 car
Jonathon Brooks RB20.5%9 car
AJ Dillon RB17.9%17 car

Chuba Hubbard: 100% of carries inside the 5

Chuba HubbardJonathon BrooksAJ Dillon
0%25%50%75%100%W1W2W3W471%23%18%
04

Game log

W4
vs DET
Pass 63% PROE +7.8 70 plays implied 24.0
Young 329 yds, 2 TD Hubbard 20-122 McMillan 14-192 Waller 36 yds
W
32-26
W3
@ CLE
Pass 68% PROE −0.8 74 plays implied 22.0
Young 291 yds, 1 TD Hubbard 19-82 Tremayne 4-83 Waller 51 yds
L
18-21
W2
@ ATL
Pass 64% PROE +5.0 59 plays implied 23.0
Young 287 yds, 3 TD Hubbard 12-53 McMillan 5-101 Waller 33 yds
W
34-3
W1
vs CHI
Pass 65% PROE −2.8 62 plays implied 22.3
Young 361 yds, 3 TD Hubbard 10-49 Coker 8-138 Tremble 25 yds
L
37-59

Newest first. Pass rate with pass rate over expected (PROE), plays and the implied team total before the game. Leaders: passing, top rusher, top WR and TE by targets.

05

Defense

Fantasy points allowedPPR, by position and week

AvgW1W2W3W4
QB19.4#2537.3-0.620.320.5
RB28.0#2952.819.819.020.4
WR28.7#940.218.311.045.2
TE16.6#2411.56.524.124.2

Rank = the 32 defenses on PPR points allowed to that position a game (1 = stingiest, 32 = softest). Colors compare each week to every defense that week.

Where they give it upby depth and side

#9
22.7 receiving fantasy points a game allowed to WRs overall (1 = stingiest, 32 = softest).
Left
Middle
Right
Deep 20+
2.4#20
0.0#1
2.7#18
Middle 10–19
1.1#4
2.2#13
2.6#17
Short 0–9
1.8#1
3.7#29
4.3#19
Behind line
1.1#29
0.0#1
0.9#23
StingySoft

Big number: points a game this defense allows to that position in the zone; # = its rank of 32. Depth is air yards at the catch point. 4 games, through Week 5. Tap a zone for the detail.

Defense numbersrank 1 = best

Points allowed/g
27.3
27th of 32
EPA/play allowed
0.023
21st of 32
Success allowed
43.2%
16th of 32
Big plays allowed
8.6%
11th of 32
RZ TD% allowed
72.7%
26th of 32
Sacks/game
2.0
20th of 32
Sack or hit rate
10.7%
31st of 32
Blitz rate
35.7%
8th most of 32
Coverage and pressure
Blitz rate
18%
8th most · 2026
Pass rushers
4.38
per dropback, 2026
Men in the box
6.2
30th most · 2026
Man coverage
22%
30th most · 2025
Pressure rate
22%
32nd most · 2025

2025 shells: Cover 3 34%, Cover 2 22%, Cover 1 18%, Cover 4 13%. Man/zone and shells are charted after the season, so 2025 is the latest. 2026 front from FTN charting through Week 5.

06

Schedule

P / R = the opponent's rank against the pass and the run (EPA, 1 = best defense, 32 = worst). Color = the average of the two: green is the softer schedule. Gold underline = fantasy playoffs.

07

Depth & injuries

Team note · Oct 13

Back from the Week 5 bye. WR Jalen Coker (quad) is questionable at Philadelphia; WR Xavier Legette and RB Jonathon Brooks are on IR.

Injury reportWeek 6, official

No QB, RB, WR or TE on the Week 6 report.

Sleeper designations (Oct 10)
IR (Abdomen)
IR (Knee)
IR (Ankle)
Out (Quadriceps)
Out (Coach's Decision)
08

Players

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