Panthers vs Eagles: position-group matchup

The biggest mismatch: the Panthers pass coverage (7th) against the Eagles receiving corps (30th).

On paper

4 games in. Samples are still small, so a rank can move a lot in a week. Ranks are out of 32 teams and 1st is always best, on offense and defense alike.

Panthers

pairings with the edge

Eagles

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On paper, the Panthers hold the edge across the position groups.

Panthers big edge
Panthers pass coverage (7th) against the Eagles receiving corps (30th)
Panthers big edge
Panthers pass coverage (8th) against the Eagles quarterback play (28th)

Position group by position group

Each offense against the other team's defense, one position group at a time. Circle: the offense. Diamond: the defense. Whoever sits further right wins that pairing.

Panthers offense vs Eagles defense

Pass protection vs pass rush
Panthers edge
WeakestBest
The Panthers pass protection ranks 27th. The Eagles pass rush ranks 31st.
Panthers report: Damien Lewis (G, out, did not practice, elbow); Monroe Freeling (T, questionable, full practice, concussion)
The numbers and the players
Panthers pass protection
- Sacks allowed per dropback5.8% (16th)
- Pressure allowed per dropback35% (32nd)
- Rasheed Walker (T) 99% of snaps
- Robert Hunt (G) 97% of snaps
- Luke Fortner (C) 96% of snaps
- Monroe Freeling (T) 89% of snaps
- Damien Lewis (G) 89% of snaps
Eagles pass rush
- Sacks per dropback2.7% (30th)
- Pressure per dropback15% (31st)
- Quarterback hits per dropback8.7% (32nd)
- Jalyx Hunt (LB) 7 pressures
- Nolan Smith (LB) 4 pressures, 2 sacks
- Moro Ojomo (DT) 4 pressures
Run game vs run defense
Panthers edge
WeakestBest
The Panthers run game ranks 11th. The Eagles run defense ranks 25th.
Panthers report: Damien Lewis (G, out, did not practice, elbow); Monroe Freeling (T, questionable, full practice, concussion)
Eagles report: Jihaad Campbell (LB, limited in practice, knee); Zack Baun (LB, limited in practice, concussion)
The numbers and the players
Panthers run game
- Points added per run−0.11 (18th)
- Runs that keep the drive on track40% (15th)
- Rushing yards after contact1.5 (22nd)
- Runs of 10+ yards12.6% (5th)
- Rushing yards before contact2.9 (5th)
- Runs stopped at or behind the line16% (12th)
- Chuba Hubbard (RB) +0.03 per run on 62
- AJ Dillon (RB) −0.56 per run on 17
- Rasheed Walker (T) 99% of snaps
- Robert Hunt (G) 97% of snaps
- Luke Fortner (C) 96% of snaps
- Monroe Freeling (T) 89% of snaps
- Damien Lewis (G) 89% of snaps
Eagles run defense
- Points allowed per run+0.04 (29th)
- Runs stopped at or behind the line15% (24th)
- Runs of 10+ yards allowed5.6% (3rd)
- Missed tackles13.6% (31st)
- Jihaad Campbell (LB) 37 tackles, 2 missed
- Zack Baun (LB) 25 tackles, 5 missed
Quarterback vs coverage
Panthers edge
WeakestBest
The Panthers quarterback play ranks 10th. The Eagles pass coverage ranks 18th.
Eagles report: Marcus Epps (S, did not practice, groin)
The numbers and the players
Panthers quarterback play
- Points added per dropback+0.20 (9th)
- Completions above expected+4.2 (10th)
- Interceptions per throw1.2% (9th)
- Passes of 20+ yards per dropback8.1% (16th)
- Bryce Young (QB) +0.17 per dropback on 167
Eagles pass coverage
- Points allowed per throw+0.05 (21st)
- Completions allowed above expected−0.5 (12th)
- Interceptions per throw1.4% (22nd)
- Quinyon Mitchell (CB) 85.4 passer rating allowed on 20 targets
- Riq Woolen (CB) 102.1 passer rating allowed on 20 targets
Receivers vs coverage
Panthers edge
WeakestBest
The Panthers receiving corps ranks 3rd. The Eagles pass coverage ranks 20th.
Panthers report: Jalen Coker (WR, questionable, limited in practice, quadricep)
Eagles report: Marcus Epps (S, did not practice, groin)
The numbers and the players
Panthers receiving corps
- Points added per target+0.37 (6th)
- Yards after the catch4.7 (18th)
- Drops per target1.4% (1st)
- Tackles broken per catch6.1% (9th)
- Tetairoa McMillan (WR) +0.33 per target on 38
- Jalen Coker (WR) +0.49 per target on 21
- Darren Waller (TE) +0.44 per target on 19
Eagles pass coverage
- Passes of 20+ yards allowed7.3% (14th)
- Passer rating allowed91.0 (16th)
- Points allowed per throw+0.05 (21st)
- Quinyon Mitchell (CB) 85.4 passer rating allowed on 20 targets
- Riq Woolen (CB) 102.1 passer rating allowed on 20 targets

Eagles offense vs Panthers defense

Pass protection vs pass rush
Even
WeakestBest
The Eagles pass protection ranks 29th. The Panthers pass rush ranks 24th.
Eagles report: Drew Kendall (C, did not practice, knee)
The numbers and the players
Eagles pass protection
- Sacks allowed per dropback8.8% (29th)
- Pressure allowed per dropback24% (21st)
- Jordan Mailata (T) 100% of snaps
- Cam Jurgens (C) 100% of snaps
- Tyler Steen (G) 100% of snaps
- Drew Kendall (C) 75% of snaps
- Lane Johnson (T) 100% of snaps
Panthers pass rush
- Sacks per dropback4.8% (22nd)
- Pressure per dropback26% (12th)
- Quarterback hits per dropback10.1% (30th)
- Princely Umanmielen (LB) 9 pressures, 3 sacks
- Jaelan Phillips (LB) 8 pressures, 2 sacks
- Devin Lloyd (LB) 5 pressures, 1 sacks
Run game vs run defense
Even
WeakestBest
The Eagles run game ranks 23rd. The Panthers run defense ranks 24th.
Eagles report: Drew Kendall (C, did not practice, knee)
The numbers and the players
Eagles run game
- Points added per run−0.13 (20th)
- Runs that keep the drive on track36% (24th)
- Rushing yards after contact1.8 (13th)
- Runs of 10+ yards5.8% (27th)
- Rushing yards before contact2.5 (16th)
- Runs stopped at or behind the line23% (28th)
- Saquon Barkley (RB) +0.02 per run on 35
- Tank Bigsby (RB) −0.17 per run on 28
- Jordan Mailata (T) 100% of snaps
- Cam Jurgens (C) 100% of snaps
- Tyler Steen (G) 100% of snaps
- Drew Kendall (C) 75% of snaps
- Lane Johnson (T) 100% of snaps
Panthers run defense
- Points allowed per run−0.04 (22nd)
- Runs stopped at or behind the line12% (30th)
- Runs of 10+ yards allowed10.3% (21st)
- Missed tackles7.3% (10th)
- Devin Lloyd (LB) 31 tackles, 1 missed
- Bobby Okereke (LB) 26 tackles
Quarterback vs coverage
Panthers big edge
WeakestBest
The Eagles quarterback play ranks 28th. The Panthers pass coverage ranks 8th.
The numbers and the players
Eagles quarterback play
- Points added per dropback−0.09 (25th)
- Completions above expected+0.0 (18th)
- Interceptions per throw3.2% (27th)
- Passes of 20+ yards per dropback5.9% (27th)
- Jalen Hurts (QB) −0.10 per dropback on 124
Panthers pass coverage
- Points allowed per throw+0.01 (14th)
- Completions allowed above expected−4.9 (3rd)
- Interceptions per throw2.0% (17th)
- Will Lee (CB) 75.6 passer rating allowed on 25 targets
- Akayleb Evans (CB) 124.2 passer rating allowed on 20 targets
Receivers vs coverage
Panthers big edge
WeakestBest
The Eagles receiving corps ranks 30th. The Panthers pass coverage ranks 7th.
Eagles report: DeVonta Smith (WR, did not practice, hamstring); Dallas Goedert (TE, limited in practice, knee); Dontayvion Wicks (WR, limited in practice, hamstring)
The numbers and the players
Eagles receiving corps
- Points added per target+0.03 (26th)
- Yards after the catch3.4 (30th)
- Drops per target3.8% (18th)
- Tackles broken per catch1.5% (29th)
- DeVonta Smith (WR) +0.05 per target on 27
- Dontayvion Wicks (WR) +0.49 per target on 19
- Makai Lemon (WR) −0.10 per target on 15
Panthers pass coverage
- Passes of 20+ yards allowed5.4% (5th)
- Passer rating allowed84.5 (7th)
- Points allowed per throw+0.01 (14th)
- Will Lee (CB) 75.6 passer rating allowed on 25 targets
- Akayleb Evans (CB) 124.2 passer rating allowed on 20 targets

Tale of the tape

Every unit on its own, side by side.

PanthersEagles

10th
QuarterbackOffense
28th
14th
Offensive lineOffense
27th
3rd
ReceiversOffense
30th
14th
Run gameOffense
21st
24th
Pass rushDefense
31st
24th
Run defenseDefense
25th
7th
Pass coverageDefense
18th

Longer bar is better. Each unit is graded on the stats shown in the pairings above, ranked among all 32 teams.

How these grades are calculated

Each position group is judged on three to five plain stats, listed below. All of them are per play or per throw, never season totals.
Every stat is ranked across all 32 teams, 1st to 32th, the right way round (fewer drops is better, more pressure is better for a pass rush).
A rank becomes a score from 0 to 100, with 1st at 100 and last at 0. The group's grade is the average of its stats' scores.
Teams are ranked by that grade, and that rank is the number on the cards.

For example, the Eagles pass rush is 31st. Its stats rank 30th (sacks per dropback), 31st (pressure per dropback), and 32nd (quarterback hits per dropback). Averaged, that is a grade of 3 out of 100, which is 31st among the 32 teams.

This is why a grade can disagree with a total or with another site's rating. A team can rank high in rushing yards because it carries the ball a lot or trails late, and still rank low here because each run adds little. Film grades, like PFF's, come from watching every player on every snap, and these do not. Early in the season a few plays can move a rank a lot.

Quarterback: points added per dropback, completions above expected, interceptions per throw, passes of 20+ yards per dropback
Offensive line: sacks allowed per dropback, pressure allowed per dropback, rushing yards before contact, runs stopped at or behind the line
Receivers: points added per target, yards after the catch, drops per target, tackles broken per catch
Run game: points added per run, runs that keep the drive on track, rushing yards after contact, runs of 10+ yards
Pass rush: sacks per dropback, pressure per dropback, quarterback hits per dropback
Run defense: points allowed per run, runs stopped at or behind the line, runs of 10+ yards allowed, missed tackles
Pass coverage: points allowed per throw, completions allowed above expected, passes of 20+ yards allowed, interceptions per throw, passer rating allowed

The coaches

Records are regular-season games since 1999, against the spread as listed by the games file. A new coach has no history here yet.

Measure	Panthers	Eagles
Head coach	Dave Canales	Nick Sirianni
Record as a head coach	15-23 in 38 games	61-28 in 89 games
With this team	15-23 since 2024	61-28 since 2021
Against the spread, this season	2-2	0-4
Against the spread, career	20-18	44-42-3
Against the spread as an underdog	19-14	10-10
Against the spread as a favorite	1-4	34-32-3
Coming off a bye	0-2	5-0
Head coach against head coach	0-1 against Nick Sirianni	1-0 against Dave Canales
Team against team since 1999	4-8	8-4

Last meetings, newest first: Panthers 16-22 (2024 Wk 14) · Panthers 18-21 (2021 Wk 5) · Panthers 21-17 (2018 Wk 7) · Panthers 23-28 (2017 Wk 6) · Panthers 27-16 (2015 Wk 7)

How each team plays

Not good or bad, just the style. Ranks go from the highest rate down, so a 1st means the most of it in the league.

How the offenses like to play

Pass rate over expected
Panthers +4.0 pts (2nd highest) — throws more than the situation calls for
Eagles −6.0 pts (26th highest) — runs more than the situation calls for
Play-action share of dropbacks
Panthers 27% (11th highest)
Eagles 18% (28th highest) — rarely uses play-action
Plays with pre-snap motion
Panthers 54% (22nd highest)
Eagles 53% (23rd highest)
No-huddle plays
Panthers 6% (13th highest)
Eagles 14% (2nd highest) — hurries to the line
Plays from the shotgun
Panthers 65% (14th highest)
Eagles 70% (3rd highest) — lives in the shotgun

How the defenses like to play

Blitz rate
Panthers 36% (9th highest)
Eagles 19% (31st highest) — rarely blitzes
Pass rushers sent
Panthers 4.4 (14th highest)
Eagles 4.2 (30th highest) — rushes with the fewest
Runs against a loaded box (8+)
Panthers 3% (29th highest) — stays light in the box
Eagles 6% (21st highest)

Who is missing

Each team's latest injury report, with how every player practiced this week. A starter averaged more than half the team's snaps in the games he played.

Panthers

Week 4 report · last changed Fri, Oct 9, 7:24 PM ET

Damien Lewis GStarterOut · elbow · offensive line
Did not practice this week
Practice week: Fri DNP (out)
Xavier Legette WROut · knee · receivers
Did not practice this week
Practice week: Fri DNP (out)
Jalen Coker WRStarterQuestionable · quadricep · receivers
Limited in practice this week
Practice week: Fri Limited (questionable)
Monroe Freeling TStarterQuestionable · concussion · offensive line
Full practice this week
Practice week: Fri Full (questionable)
Cam Jackson DTQuestionable · knee · pass rush
Limited in practice this week
Practice week: Fri Limited (questionable)
Lee Hunter DTQuestionable · foot · pass rush
Limited in practice this week
Practice week: Fri Limited (questionable)

Full practice: Bryce Young (QB, knee); Chuba Hubbard (RB, not injury related - resting player); Devin Lloyd (LB, calf); Nick Scott (S, rib); Darren Waller (TE, not injury related - resting player); Princely Umanmielen (LB, ankle)

Eagles

Week 5 report · last changed Fri, Oct 9, 7:24 PM ET

DeVonta Smith WRStarterDid not practice · hamstring · receivers
Practice week: Fri DNP
Drew Kendall CStarterDid not practice · knee · offensive line
Practice week: Fri DNP
Marcus Epps SStarterDid not practice · groin · pass coverage
Practice week: Fri DNP
Jonathan Greenard LBDid not practice · ankle · run defense
Practice week: Fri DNP
Marquise Brown WRDid not practice · ankle · receivers
Practice week: Fri DNP
Saquon Barkley RBDid not practice · hamstring · run game
Practice week: Fri DNP
Dallas Goedert TEStarterLimited in practice · knee · receivers
Practice week: Fri Limited
Dontayvion Wicks WRStarterLimited in practice · hamstring · receivers
Practice week: Fri Limited
Jihaad Campbell LBStarterLimited in practice · knee · run defense
Practice week: Fri Limited
Zack Baun LBStarterLimited in practice · concussion · run defense
Practice week: Fri Limited
Fred Johnson TLimited in practice · knee · offensive line
Practice week: Fri Limited

Full practice: Quinyon Mitchell (CB, knee)

Teams report practice on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and issue game designations on Friday. We check the league’s data every few hours from Wednesday to Sunday and keep what we saw, so a player’s practice week starts the first time we saw him; it is not the league’s own day-by-day log. Game-day inactives, announced about 90 minutes before kickoff, are not included.

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Data: nflverse play-by-play, CC BY 4.0. Ranks use the 2026 regular season through Week 4. Also FTN charting, Pro Football Reference advanced stats, snap counts and injury reports, all through nflverse. Calculations and charts by Raiders Rundown.

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Panthers vs Eagles: position-group matchup

On paper

Panthers pass coverage (7th) against the Eagles receiving corps (30th)

Panthers pass coverage (8th) against the Eagles quarterback play (28th)

Position group by position group

Panthers offense vs Eagles defense

Pass protection vs pass rush

Run game vs run defense

Quarterback vs coverage

Receivers vs coverage

Eagles offense vs Panthers defense

Pass protection vs pass rush

Run game vs run defense

Quarterback vs coverage

Receivers vs coverage

Tale of the tape

The coaches

How each team plays

Who is missing

Panthers

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