NFL capsule: Raiders 9.5-point underdogs vs. Panthers

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OAKLAND (4-10) At CAROLINA (5-9)

Sunday, 1 p.m., CBS

OPENING LINE - Panthers by 9 1/2

RECORD VS. SPREAD - Oakland 4-10; Carolina 7-7

SERIES RECORD - Series tied 2-2

AP PRO32 RANKING - Raiders No. 30; Panthers No. 21

LAST MEETING - Panthers beat Raiders 17-6, Nov. 9, 2008

LAST WEEK - Raiders beat Chiefs 15-0; Panthers beat Chargers 31-7

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTESCarson Palmer needs 13 yards passing to join Rich Gannon as only Raiders QBs in team history to reach 4,000 in season. ... Palmer 2-0 as starter vs. Carolina. ... RB Darren McFaddenaveraging 89.6 yards rushing per game in past five games vs. NFC foes. He posted third 100-yard rushing game of season last week against Chiefs. ... RB Mike Goodson, who spent three seasons with Panthers, had season-high 89 yards rushing last week. ... Marcel Reece has 478 yards receiving, most among AFC RBs. ... WR Denarius Moore has career-high six TD catches. ... In past three games, rookie WR Rod Streater averaging 21.5 yards per catch on 12 receptions. ... TE Brandon Myers leads AFC TEs with 72 catches. ... LB Phillip Wheeler has team-best 104 tackles and career-high three sacks. ... In past five games, QB Cam Newton has thrown for 10 TDs and run for three TDs with no turnovers. He has not thrown an INT in 152 straight passes, longest such streak in league. ... RB DeAngelo Williams ran for 140 yards and TD in last meeting with Raiders. ... RB Mike Tolbert coming off first two-TD outing for Panthers, scoring on short runs last week against former team (Chargers). ... Panthers WR Steve Smith has 18 catches for 286 yards (95.3 per game) and two TDs in past three games. He has 1,056 yards in 2012, marking seventh 1,000-yard season. ... TE Greg Olsen has four TDs in past six games. He's also played well recently vs. AFC teams with three TDs in past three games. ... DEGreg Hardy has 11 sacks and DE Charles Johnson has 10 1/2 , giving Panthers first sack tandem with double digit totals since 2002. Hardy particularly hot with nine sacks in past eight games. ... Rookie LB Luke Kuechlyleads NFL with 139 tackles.

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