The Worksheet, a fantasy football overview by Rich Hribar, breaking down everything you need to know for the Week 9 New England Patriots at Carolina Panthers Sunday afternoon game.
| New England | Rank | @ | Carolina | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -3.5 | Spread | 3.5 | ||
| 22.5 | Implied Total | 19 | ||
| 25.8 | 10 | Points/Gm | 20.6 | 22 |
| 20.5 | 8 | Points All./Gm | 19.9 | 5 |
| 63.9 | 15 | Plays/Gm | 68.2 | 6 |
| 64.1 | 20 | Opp. Plays/Gm | 58.8 | 2 |
| 5.6 | 18 | Off. Yards/Play | 4.8 | 30 |
| 5.5 | 15 | Def. Yards/Play | 5 | 2 |
| 40.51% | 18 | Rush% | 42.86% | 12 |
| 59.49% | 15 | Pass% | 57.14% | 21 |
| 41.72% | 18 | Opp. Rush % | 41.28% | 17 |
| 58.28% | 15 | Opp. Pass % | 58.72% | 16 |
- The Panthers are averaging a league-low 3.3 yards per play on third downs this season.
- Carolina is allowing just 3.8 yards per play on third downs this season, second in the NFL behind Arizona (3.7 yards).
- Carolina is third in the league in expected points per pass attempt defensively while the Patriots are 10th.
- Sam Darnold has completed 32.6% (14-of-43) of his passes 15 yards or further downfield, ahead of only Ben Roethlisberger (29.7%), and Jared Goff (27.3%).
- The Panthers are now last in the league in catchable target rate (70.4%).
Trust = spike production for that player
Bust = down-week production for that player’s standards
Quarterback
Mac Jones: A week after his first QB1 scoring week of the season, Jones was the QB24 (11.7 points) last week, completing a season-low 51.4% of his passes and his first game since Week 2 without a touchdown pass. The Panthers are 11th in points allowed per pass attempt (0.41) and are allowing 6.5 yards per pass attempt (fourth) to keep Jones as a lower-end QB2 option.
