As Panthers Seek 16-0, Former Patriots Reflect on What It Takes to Stay Perfect

December 24, 2015   ·   Sean Tomlinson   ·   Jump to comments

The Carolina Panthers have defended 925 snaps this season, and been on offense for 946 of them. They’ve held the ball for an average of 32 minutes, 37 seconds per game, the league’s second-highest total, and a third-ranked defense has allowed only 314.9 yards each week.
I could go on listing shiny numbers here for a while. I could tell you to take a long, awestruck gaze at Cam Newton’s last six games, a stretch in which the Panthers quarterback has thrown 19 touchdown passes—including three games with five scoring tosses—with only one interception.
Or I could remind you that cornerback Josh Norman has regularly put an entire side of the field on lockdown. He's allowed a passer rating in coverage of only 49.6, according to Pro Football Focus. That’s the best rating among corners who have played at least 50 percent of their team’s snaps.
But there’s only one digit tied to the Panthers that matters right now. The round number ...

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