The Days of Rest by Jadeveon Clowney and The Raccoon by Xavier Legette

Clowney has played 564 snaps in 12 games this season, and if he maintains that pace over the final two games, he would have 658, which is slightly more snaps than he played last year with the Ravens (654).

The difference is that he’s playing 65 percent of the snaps here, compared to 57 percent last year, and at his age, that makes a difference. He’s a different person than the 24- to 25-year-old who played 1,797 snaps in two seasons with the Texans.

The Panthers’ defense has also played more snaps than any other team in the league, exposing them to more of the wear and tear that Clowney and others are currently feeling.

“It’s all about recovery for me, managing my recovery process from week to week,” he said. “That’s the only thing that’s changed for me as far as playing fast on Sunday and being able to do what I need to do to get the job done; that’s no problem. As far as the recovery process goes, it’s just a matter of getting to Sunday.” Practicing reps during the week or whatever, that’s the only difference as you get older, you just get to Sunday.

“Once Sunday gets here, I feel like I’m ready no matter what happens as long as I get in there, so I’m looking forward to that.”

Clowney has 3.5 sacks this season, which is third on the team.