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CAROLINA (4-6) at NEW YORK JETS (4-6)
1 p.m. ET, Fox
OPENING LINE - Jets by 3
RECORD VS. SPREAD - Carolina 4-6; New York 4-6.
SERIES RECORD - Tied 2-2
LAST MEETING - Panthers beat Jets 30-3, Nov. 13, 2005
LAST WEEK - Panthers lost to Dolphins 24-17; Jets lost to Patriots 31-14
PANTHERS OFFENSE - OVERALL (15), RUSH (3), PASS (24)
PANTHERS DEFENSE - OVERALL (11), RUSH (26), PASS (5)
JETS OFFENSE - OVERALL (20), RUSH (2), PASS (28)
JETS DEFENSE - OVERALL (5), RUSH (16), PASS (4)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Only other time teams played at Meadowlands, Jets won 48-21 - exactly 11 years ago Sunday. ... RB DeAngelo Williams ranks fourth in NFL with 982 yards rushing. He's had at least one run for 25 yards in four straight games, and a run for 50 yards or more in three of last four games. ... QB Jake Delhomme and WR Steve Smith rank third among active QB-WR combos in receptions (400) behind Indianapolis' Peyton Manning and Reggie Wayne (637) and Cincinnati's Carson Palmer and Chad Ochocinco (412). Their 40 TDs rank behind only Manning-Wayne combo (59). ... WR Muhsin Muhammad ranks fifth among active receivers in both receptions (840) and yards receiving (11,194). ... DE Julius Peppers has forced four fumbles this season, and ranks as team's career leader with 28. ... Jets RB Thomas Jones needs 116 yards rushing for fifth straight 1,000-yard season, and third with New York. He's sixth in NFL in rushing, and has run for eight TDs. ... Rookie QB Mark Sanchez's 16 INTs, including four last Sunday, are second only to 18 by Chicago's Jay Cutler. His 61.1 quarterback rating ranks above only Oakland's JaMarcus Russell and Cleveland's Derek Anderson - both of whom have been benched. ... DE Shaun Ellis, Jets' longest-tenured player in his 10th season, has 66 career sacks, including 4 1/2 this season, to rank third on team's career list behind only Joe Klecko (77 1/2) and Mark Gastineau (107 1/2). ... DE Mike DeVito tied for lead league with three fumble recoveries. ... LB Vernon Gholston, team's top draft pick in 2008, has been inactive last two games with strained hamstring and is still looking for first NFL sack.
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