Which Michael Turner will show up?
Falcons running back Michael Turner is the NFL's third-leading rusher, with 971 yards, but he has been inconsistent.
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Which Michael Turner will the Panthers see on Sunday?
Turner, the Atlanta Falcons' tailback, is the NFL's third-leading rusher with 971 yards. But he's not shown a lot of consistency in his first season as a team's featured back (he came to Atlanta after serving as LaDainian Tomlinson's understudy in San Diego).
Turner rushed for 220 yards in the Falcons' season-opening victory against Detroit. But he has yet to post back-to-back 100-yard games and has six games in which his average yards-per carry has been less than 4.0.
Turner is a workhorse: He averages 22.8 carries per game. And he also has a solid backup in Jerious Norwood, who's got 383 yards. The Falcons are the league's No. 2 rushing team, averaging 153.4 yards per game.
The Panthers held down Turner in the team's previous meeting, when he rushed for just 56 yards in a 24-9 Carolna victory.
-- David Scott