Bell missed the team's loss to the Buccaneers on Sunday after logging three consecutive DNPs leading into the weekend, so his return to the field is ultimately a step in the right direction. However, Bell should still likely be considered questionable for Week 14 against the Saints and may need to up his activity level in practice as the week goes on to increase his chances of suiting up.
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Bell missed the team's loss to the Buccaneers on Sunday after logging three consecutive DNPs leading into the weekend, so his return to the field is ultimately a step in the right direction. However, Bell should still likely be considered questionable for Week 14 against the Saints and may need to up his activity level in practice as the week goes on to increase his chances of suiting up.
Sullivan dealt with a shoulder injury earlier in the season but has been playing through it and has remained absent from the team's injury reports. It's not clear if this is a new injury or something the LSU product aggravated during Sunday's loss to the Buccaneers. Either way, Sullivan will continue working to get healthy and suit up in Week 14 against the Saints.
Tremble missed the Panthers' loss to the Buccaneers on Sunday due to the injury, which is still hindering him as Week 14 prep begins. However, the 23-year-old still has Thursday and Friday to ramp up his activity level and be ready for the team's next game against the Saints, which could see him have a prominent role on offense due to the number of injuries in the Panthers' tight end group.
Hurst so far has sat out three games due to a concussion, but he was spotted in a red non-contact jersey in his return to practice Wednesday. His return to the field represents a sign of progress in his quest through the five-step concussion protocol, and he'll have two more chances to practice this week and potentially get closer to gaining clearance from an independent neurologist. Fellow tight ends Tommy Tremble (hip) and Stephen Sullivan (shoulder) also were limited participants to begin Week 14 prep, leaving just Ian Thomas as the Panthers' healthy option at the position on the active roster.
Since being acquired from the Chiefs shortly before Week 1, Smith-Marsette has suited up in all 12 of the Panthers' games while serving as the team's top punt returner. Though most of the value he provides to Carolina come through his contributions on special teams, Smith-Marsette has started to see a slight uptick in playing time on offense at receiver while the Panthers have made Terrace Marshall a healthy inactive the past three weeks. The 12 snaps Smith-Marsette picked up Sunday represented a season-high total.
Hurst is progressing through the NFL's five-step concussion protocol but will need to take part in at least one full-contact practice Thursday or Friday to have a chance to play Sunday against the Saints. He has missed the last three games due to this concussion, and Carolina has gotten minimal production in Hurst's absence from alternative tight end options Tommy Tremble (hip), Ian Thomas and Stephen Sullivan.
Luvu had another solid outing as he tied Marquis Haynes for the most tackles recorded on the team. The 27-year-old has compiled 90 tackles (51 solo) through 12 games and is currently on pace to set a new career high.
Haynes had his most productive game of the season, leading the team in tackles while also logging his first sack of the season. The 29-year-old will now look to keep producing after missing nine of the team's first 10 games due to a back injury.
passing yards
2055
rushing yards
557
receiving yards
753
tackles
51
interceptions
1
Passing
Rushing
| name | GP | CAR | YDS | AVG | LNG | YDS/G | TD | FUM | LST | FD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
C. Hubbard, RB
|
12
|
143
|
557
|
3.9
|
21
|
46.4
|
4
|
1
|
-30
|
35
|
|
M. Sanders, RB
|
11
|
105
|
325
|
3.1
|
15
|
29.5
|
1
|
2
|
-43
|
21
|
|
B. Young, QB
|
11
|
25
|
161
|
6.4
|
26
|
14.6
|
0
|
7
|
-5
|
12
|
|
L. Shenault Jr., WR
|
8
|
12
|
55
|
4.6
|
11
|
6.9
|
0
|
1
|
-2
|
3
|
|
R. Blackshear, RB
|
7
|
12
|
36
|
3
|
9
|
5.1
|
0
|
|
-1
|
1
|
|
A. Dalton, QB
|
3
|
3
|
12
|
4
|
10
|
4
|
0
|
|
0
|
2
|
|
A. Thielen, WR
|
12
|
1
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
0.5
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
Receiving
| name | GP | REC | TGTS | YDS | AVG | TDS | LNG | YDS/G | YAC | FD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
A. Thielen, WR
|
12
|
80
|
106
|
753
|
9.4
|
4
|
31
|
62.8
|
277
|
45
|
|
J. Mingo, WR
|
11
|
34
|
67
|
355
|
10.4
|
0
|
40
|
32.3
|
127
|
14
|
|
C. Hubbard, RB
|
12
|
28
|
32
|
165
|
5.9
|
0
|
25
|
13.8
|
194
|
7
|
|
D. Chark Jr., WR
|
10
|
23
|
42
|
319
|
13.9
|
3
|
47
|
31.9
|
52
|
13
|
|
M. Sanders, RB
|
11
|
22
|
35
|
126
|
5.7
|
0
|
14
|
11.5
|
130
|
7
|
|
H. Hurst, TE
|
9
|
18
|
32
|
184
|
10.2
|
1
|
48
|
20.4
|
67
|
7
|
|
T. Marshall Jr., WR
|
8
|
18
|
32
|
134
|
7.4
|
0
|
14
|
16.8
|
48
|
8
|
|
T. Tremble, TE
|
11
|
13
|
16
|
84
|
6.5
|
3
|
21
|
7.6
|
26
|
7
|
|
L. Shenault Jr., WR
|
8
|
10
|
10
|
60
|
6
|
0
|
14
|
7.5
|
85
|
2
|
|
S. Sullivan, TE
|
6
|
8
|
10
|
90
|
11.3
|
0
|
20
|
15
|
5
|
4
|
|
R. Blackshear, RB
|
7
|
5
|
5
|
41
|
8.2
|
0
|
19
|
5.9
|
35
|
1
|
|
I. Thomas, TE
|
8
|
4
|
6
|
51
|
12.8
|
0
|
28
|
6.4
|
25
|
1
|
|
12
|
1
|
1
|
14
|
14
|
0
|
14
|
1.2
|
14
|
1
|
|
|
G. Ricci, TE
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0.4
|
3
|
0
|
|
M. Strachan, WR
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
45
|
45
|
0
|
45
|
15
|
8
|
1
|
Defense
|
Tackles
|
Sacks
|
Interceptions
|
Fumbles
|
|||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| name | GP | SOLO | AST | TOTAL | SACK | SCKYDS | TFL | PD | INT | TD | FF | FR |
|
F. Luvu, LB
|
12
|
51 | 39 | 90 | 3.5 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
D. Brown, DT
|
12
|
37 | 27 | 64 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
V. Bell, SAF
|
8
|
30 | 17 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
D. Jackson, CB
|
11
|
37 | 6 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
|
K. Grugier-Hill, LB
|
12
|
24 | 16 | 40 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
X. Woods, SAF
|
9
|
21 | 18 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
T. Hill, CB
|
12
|
21 | 15 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
C. Henderson, CB
|
9
|
30 | 6 | 36 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
B. Burns, OLB
|
11
|
21 | 12 | 33 | 6 | 43 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
|
S. Tuttle, DT
|
12
|
11 | 17 | 28 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
D. Williams, DT
|
12
|
11 | 13 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
S. Franklin Jr., SAF
|
12
|
14 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
J. Chinn, SAF
|
7
|
14 | 8 | 22 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
D. Jones, LB
|
8
|
13 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Y. Gross-Matos, OLB
|
7
|
9 | 9 | 18 | 2.5 | 10.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
A. Barno, OLB
|
12
|
11 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
N. Thurman, DE
|
12
|
7 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
D. Johnson, OLB
|
8
|
4 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
L. Ray, DT
|
12
|
4 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
J. Robinson, SAF
|
11
|
7 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
D. Bootle, CB
|
8
|
11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
A. Cook, SAF
|
5
|
5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
M. Haynes Sr., OLB
|
3
|
7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
J. Houston, OLB
|
7
|
5 | 4 | 9 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
S. Thompson, LB
|
2
|
6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
D. Long Jr., CB
|
3
|
5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
J. Horn, CB
|
2
|
4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
D. Jamison, CB
|
11
|
3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
M. Farley, DB
|
5
|
4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
C. Wooten, LB
|
8
|
0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
E. Leota, OLB
|
6
|
2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
C. Wormley, DE
|
2
|
0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
L. Shenault Jr., WR
|
8
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
H. Hurst, TE
|
9
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
12
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
|
G. Ricci, TE
|
5
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
T. Marshall Jr., WR
|
8
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
J. Mingo, WR
|
11
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
S. Webb, CB
|
1
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
S. Sullivan, TE
|
6
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
T. Davis, LB
|
3
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
I. Ekwonu, T
|
12
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
T. Tremble, TE
|
11
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
J. Jansen, LS
|
12
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
C. Mays, G
|
12
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
I. Thomas, TE
|
8
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |