The Worksheet, a comprehensive fantasy football preview by Rich Hribar, breaks down everything you need to know about the Week 15 matchup between the Panthers and Falcons.
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| Atlanta | Rank | @ | Carolina | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -3.0 | Spread | 3.0 | ||
| 19.0 | Implied Total | 16.0 | ||
| 19.3 | 24 | Points/Gm | 15.2 | 30 |
| 20.7 | 12 | Points All./Gm | 26.2 | 31 |
| 66.0 | 7 | Plays/Gm | 66.7 | 5 |
| 63.2 | 12 | Opp. Plays/Gm | 59.7 | 3 |
| 5.1 | 20 | Off. Yards/Play | 4.0 | 32 |
| 5 | 10 | Def. Yards/Play | 5 | 11 |
| 48.02% | 4 | Rush% | 39.22% | 25 |
| 51.98% | 29 | Pass% | 60.78% | 8 |
| 44.58% | 24 | Opp. Rush % | 48.84% | 32 |
| 55.42% | 9 | Opp. Pass % | 51.16% | 1 |
- Games in Carolina are 0-5 towards the under this season, the highest rate in the league.
- The Falcons have scored a touchdown on 11.4% of their drives on the road, 29th in the league.
- 18.3% of the Carolina possessions have reached the red zone or scored prior, the lowest rate in the league.
- Carolina has scored just one touchdown from outside of the red zone, the fewest in the league.
- Carolina games are averaging a league-low 341.1 combined passing yards per game.
- 79.2% (19-of-24) of the touchdowns against Atlanta have come via passing, the highest rate in the league.
- 56.8% (21-of-37) of the touchdowns against Carolina have come via rushing, the highest rate in the league.
- 50.0% of the Atlanta touchdowns have come via rushing, tied for fourth in the league.
- Atlanta has allowed opponents to convert 33.5% of their third downs, third in the league.
Trust = spike production for that player
Quarterback
Desmond Ridder: Finishing last week as QB2 (25.4 points), Ridder logged his first QB1 scoring week Since Week 6.
Ridder threw for a career-high 347 yards.
He only threw one passing touchdown. Ridder has now thrown multiple passing touchdowns just once all season.
But he added a rushing touchdown and a two-point conversion to elevate his fantasy line.
This is not a spot to chase Ridder’s output a week ago.
The Panthers are seventh in passing points allowed (11.5 per game) and seventh in yards allowed per pass attempt (6.4 Y/A).
They have not allowed a QB1 scorer since Week 6, which includes being the only team to slow down Dak Prescott (5.0 Y/A and QB15) during his hot stretch.
When these teams played back in the season opener, Ridder was QB24 (8.9 points).
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