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Nov 10, 2012, 1:34 PM EDT

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BRONCOS (5-3) AT PANTHERS (2-6)

By Football Night in America’s Eliott Kalb

 

  • John Fox—the Panthers coach for nine seasons from 2002-10—faces his former team for the first time.
  • The Broncos have won three consecutive games, scoring a combined 100 points.
  • Peyton Manning has thrown 15 TD passes in 5 games (exactly three touchdowns in five consecutive games.)  He now has 419 career touchdown passes, one shy of Dan Marino (420) for second all-time.  Brett Favre is the leader with 508.
  • Manning leads the league with a 69.5% completion percentage, which is the highest mark of his illustrious career.
  • Cam Newton is 8-0 when he doesn’t commit a turnover.
  • Champ Bailey said of Cam, “it’s like a bigger version of Michael Vick — but I think (Newton) has a better upside.”
  • This game features the top two picks from the 2011 draft… Von Miller (the No. 2 overall pick) was defensive rookie of the year in 2011, and Cam Newton was offensive rookie of the year.
  • Miller had 10½ sacks through his first 11 games as a rookie and here in Year 2 has nine sacks (only J.J. Watt has more in the NFL) and an NFL-most 17 tackles for losses through eight games.
  • Denver has not allowed a sack during the past three games. Denver’s upcoming opponent, Carolina, ranks second in the NFC in sacks per play so it may be strength vs. strength on Sunday in Charlotte. “They have active guys up front,” Manning said. “And most of their sacks have come when they (just) rushed four, which tells you something. I think we have a real challenge up front running the ball and pass protecting.”
  • Sean McDermott’s defense has taken strides in both their ability to stop the run, and contain passers; even with less than stellar defensive backs. The development of the Panthers’ defensive line is a huge reason why. Charles Johnson, Greg Hardy, and Dwan Edwards represent 19 of Carolina’s 24 sacks this season.
  • Carolina might be the best 2-6 team in the league.  They’ve been blown out just once—by the Giants, early in the season.  They’ve been outscored by 31 points this year—and if you take away the Giants game, they’ve scored as many points as they’ve allowed, basically.  They have to run the ball better—protect fourth quarter leads better (which a more consistent running game would help)…but they’re not bad.  They have just played consecutive road games (losing in Chicago by one-point, and beating the Redskins in D.C.).
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