A Carolina Panthers Dynasty: Blueprint for Greatness

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Week Nine
49 - 24

Charlotte, NC - When Saints (6-3) coach Sean Payton walked into Bank of America stadium Sunday, he felt his team had a good chance of getting revenge for the week four home loss to Carolina. He didn't imagine this.

The Panthers (4-4) were stomped 49-24 in a game where Drew Brees and the Saints offense were unstoppable. New Orleans 320 yards of offense in the first half, and Panthers quarterback Matt Moore's two interceptions put the game out reach in the first half.

Up 14-10 at the two minute warning, the Saints, behind Drew Brees score three touchdowns before the half in a crazy sequence that went:

NO possession - Brees to Roby Touchdown (1:46 left)
CAR possession - M. Moore intercepted by D. Sharper. Sharper brings it back to CAR 17 (0:52 left)
NO possession - One play, Brees to Henderson Touchdown (0:49 left)
CAR possession - Three and Out - Saints return punt to CAR 39 (0:27 left)
NO possession - Three play drive that ends with Brees to Moore Touchdown(0:05 left)

That made the game 35-10 at the half, it was pretty much over at that point. The Saints added two long touchdown runs by Reggie Bush in the 4th quarter of 93 and 55 yards, sealing the deal for New Orleans. The Panthers were overmatched the whole game.

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NFL Scoreboard - Saints (6-3) at Panthers (4-4)

November 7, 2010 1 2 3 4 F Saints 7 28 0 14 49 Panthers 0 10 7 7 24 Top Performers Saints - Stats D. Brees - 132.8 rating, 18/31, 318 yds, 4 TD, 0 INT R. Bush - 4 att, 155 yds, 2 TD, Panthers - Stats D. Williams - 16 att, 125 yds, 7.8 avg, 1 TD, 4 catches, 34 yds S. Smith - 8 catches, 86 yds, 1 TD	Team Stats Comparison NO CAR First Downs 15 16 3rd Down Efficiency 9-14(64%) 5-14(35%) 4th Down Efficiency 0-0 0-1(0%) Total Yards 550 456 Passing Yards 318 264 Rushing Yards 232 192 Penalties-Penalty Yards 1-5 4-38 Turnovers 1 2 Time of Possession 27:47 32:13
Scoring Summary First Quarter NO CAR NO 5:48 R. Meachem 40 yd TD pass from D. Brees (G. hartley kick) 7 0 Second Quarter NO CAR NO 14:06 T. Porter 25 yd INTERCEPTION return (G. Hartley kick) 14 0 CAR 10:10 S. Smith 30 yd TD pass from M. moore (J. Kasay kick) 14 7 CAR 3:07 J. Kasay 20 yd FG 14 10 NO 1:46 C. Roby 43 yd TD pass from D. Brees (G. Hartley kick) 21 10 NO 0:49 D. Henderson 17 yd TD pass from D. Brees (G. Hartley kick) 28 10 NO 0:05 L. Moore 10 yd TD pass from D. Brees (G. Hartley kick) 35 10 Third Quarter NO CAR CAR 9:41 D. Williams 38 yd TD run (J. Kasay kick) 35 17 Fourth Quarter NO CAR CAR 11:28 D. Jarrett 4 yd TD pass from M. Moore (J. Kasay kick) 35 24 NO 5:56 R. Bush 93 yd TD run (G. Hartley kick) 42 24 NO 1:51 R. Bush 55 yd TD run (G. Hartley kick) 49 24
Saints Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT D. Brees 18/31 318 4 0 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD P. Thomas 24 77 3.2 0 R. Bush 4 155 38.7 2 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD R. Meachem 6 112 18.6 1 L. Moore 3 75 25.0 1 J. Shockey 3 40 13.3 0 D. Henderson 2 23 11.5 1 P. Thomas 1 6 6.0 1 Defense TKL SACK INT TD A. Pierce 6 0 0 0 J. Greer 6 0 0 0 D. Sharper 5 0 1 0 T. Porter 5 0 1 0 Kick Returning NO. YDS TD LONG C. Roby 5 90 0 21 Punt Returning NO. YDS TD LONG R. Bush 3 26 0 15 Kicking FGM/A XPM/A PTS LONG G. Hartley 0/1 7/7 7 0 Punting NO. YDS AVG IN 20 T. Morstead 3 139 46.3 0 Panthers Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT M. Moore 22/43 264 2 2 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD D. Williams 16 125 7.8 1 J. Stewart 11 67 6.0 0 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD S. Smith 8 86 10.7 1 D. Williams 4 34 8.5 0 G. Barnidge 3 36 12.0 0 D. Jarrett 2 12 6.0 1 A. Edwards 2 45 22.5 0 Defense TKL SACK INT TD T. Brayton 6 0 0 0 C. Godfrey 4 0 0 0 C. Gamble 4 0 0 0 J. Anderson 4 0 0 0 Kick Returning NO. YDS TD LONG K. Moore 4 77 0 22 M. Goodson 3 59 0 22 Punt Returning NO. YDS TD LONG A. Edwards 2 15 0 12 Kicking FGM/A XPM/A PTS LONG J. Kasay 1/2 3/3 6 20 Punting NO. YDS AVG IN 20 J. Baker 5 226 45.2 1

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The Quarterly Report

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NFL Standings - Season

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA
Patriots	6	2	0	75.0	2-1	172	146
Jets	4	4	0	50.0	2-1	163	159
Dolphins	3	5	0	37.5	2-1	171	193
Bills	2	6	0	25.0	0-3	141	160
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA
Bengals	5	3	0	62.5	2-1	202	124
Brown	4	4	0	50.0	2-1	152	169
Steelers	4	4	0	50.0	1-2	137	165
Ravens	4	4	0	50.0	1-2	150	140
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA
Colts	6	2	0	75.0	3-0	194	136
Titans	4	4	0	50.0	0-1	145	140
Jaguars	2	6	0	25.0	1-1	114	170
Texans	2	6	0	25.0	0-2	179	240
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA
Broncos	5	3	0	62.5	1-0	150	157
Chargers	5	4	0	55.5	2-0	181	167
Chiefs	4	4	0	50.0	0-2	133	158
Raiders	4	5	0	44.4	1-2	181	175
NFC East	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA
Redskins	6	2	0	75.0	2-0	202	159
Cowboys	4	4	0	50.0	1-1	199	196
Giants	4	4	0	50.0	0-1	157	145
Eagles	3	5	0	37.5	0-1	144	155
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA
Vikings	7	1	0	87.5	2-0	194	130
Bears	5	3	0	62.5	1-1	177	163
Packers	5	4	0	55.5	2-1	198	174
Lions	3	5	0	37.5	0-3	155	189
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA
Falcons	6	2	0	75.0	2-0	194	161
Saints	6	3	0	66.6	2-2	238	197
Panthers	4	4	0	50.0	1-2	158	185
Buccaneers	1	7	0	12.5	1-2	114	191
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA
Rams	4	4	0	50.0	2-0	170	157
49ers	4	4	0	50.0	1-0	164	140
Cardinals	4	4	0	50.0	1-1	160	170
Seahawks	0	8	0	0.0	0-3	112	190

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Panthers Rankings and Stats


Rankings - Offense


Total Offense - 2,955 - 3rd
Passing - 1,733 - 12th
Rushing - 1,222 - 1st
PPG - 19.7 - 19th
Sacks Allowed - 7 - 1st
1st Downs - 128 - 4th
3rd down % - 48%(59 for 122)
4th down % - 0% (0-5)
Red Zone % - 83.0 (24 att, 10TD, 10FG) - 22nd


Rankings - Defense


Totals Yards Allowed - 2,929 - 29th
Passing - 1,911 - 28th
Rushing - 1,017 - 27th
Points - 185 - 25th
Sacks - 15 - 30th
Turnover Diff - -3 (7 takeaways) - T26th
Def. Red Zone % - 83.0 (24 Att, 9 TD, 11 FG) - 28th


Players Statistics


Passing
M. Moore - 75.1 rating, 1,745 yards, 9 TD, 6 INT, 125/249 (50%)


Rushing
D. Williams - 148 att, 768 yards, 5.1 avg, 4 TD
J. Stewart - 110 att, 464 yards, 4.2 avg, 4 TD


Receiving
S. Smith - 42 rec, 715 yds, 4 TD
J. Stewart - 15 rec, 141 yds, 0 TD
B. LaFell - 14 rec, 244 yds, 2 TD
D. Williams - 12 rec, 154 yds, 0 TD
D. Jarrett - 11 rec, 137 yds, 2 TD
G. Barnidge - 11 rec, 115 yds, 0 TD
J. King - 8 rec, 95 yds, 1 TD


Tackles
J. Anderson - 42 solo, 15 asst, 9 TFL
C. Godfrey - 40 solo, 10 asst, 3 TFL
S. Martin - 26 solo, 10 asst, 0 TFL
L. Leonard - 23 solo, 4 asst, 11 TFL
C. Gamble - 22 solo, 9 asst, 0 TFL
E. Norwood - 20 solo, 5 asst, 1 TFL
J. Beason - 19 solo, 12 asst, 1 TFL


Sacks
C. Johnson - 4
T. Brayton - 4
T. Tyler - 3
N. Hayden - 1
L. Leonard - 1
J. Anderson - 1
E. Brown - 1


Interceptions
C. Gamble - 2
S. Martin - 2
R. Marshall - 1

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Panthers look to rebound from last weeks blowout

Turd Furgeson
Roar Senior Writer

Tampa, FL - Carolina (4-4) heads to Tampa to take on the Buccaneers (1-7) in Raymond James Stadium.

The Panthers are coming off a 49-24 drubbing at the hand of the Saints last week, and will look to get back on track against a Tampa Bay team that has lost 6 straight since the last time these two teams played.

In the previous meeting the Bucs pulled off a 20-13 win in Charlotte, something that they will look to repeat. Panthers coach John Fox said "We need to start the second half off strong, hopefully gain some confidence heading into the last eight games, I think this team is playoff caliber, they just have to prove me right the rest of the way"

The Panthers will be without two wide receivers this week, with Brandon Lafell and Kenny Moore nursing injuries. Tampa Bay is without two starting offensive lineman, as well starting outside linebacker Geno Hayes.

Injury Report

Panthers -
WR Brandon Lafell - Out 1 week - Broken Ribs
WR Kenneth Moore - Out 1 week - Dislocated Elbow

Buccaneers -
OLB Geno Hayes - Out 1 week - Torn Tricep
LT Donald Penn - Out 3 weeks - Fractured Toe
RG Davin Joseph - Out for season - Broken Tailbone

Panthers at Buccaneers - 1:00 PM - FOX
Raymond James Stadium

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Week Ten
33 - 27

Tampa, FL - Panthers (5-4) coach John Fox challenged his defense to step it up after a week nine blow out by the Saints, where his defense surrendered 550 yards of offense.

The Buccaneers (5-4) fell to the Panthers 33-27, but still managed over 400 yards on offense. Coach Fox was happy with his defenses six sacks, three from DE Charles Johnson, and corner Chris Gamble's 71 yard interception return for a touchdown, but they still

Fox said "Chris' int was huge and Charles' has been unbelievable with two triple sack performances in 3 weeks, but we allowed too many big plays again and were lucky to escape with a W. I need to see some more tenacity from that squad, or there may have to be some changed made"

Carolina allowed over 300 yards through the air again and have had a hard time stopping anybody as of late. Meanwhile, on offense they managed to get their best game of the year from QB Matt Moore , he played mistake free football while completing 66% of his passes and hit Steve Smith on a 17 yard bullet where he showed some precision accuracy fitting it between LB Barrett Ruud and FS Tenard Jackson for a touchdown.


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NFL Scoreboard - Panthers (5-4) at Buccaneers (1-8)

November 14, 2010 1 2 3 4 F Panthers 3 14 6 10 33 Buccaneers 14 7 0 6 27 Top Performers Panthers - Stats M. Moore - 105.4 rating, 16/24, 195 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT S. Smith - 7 rec, 89 yds, 1 TD Buccaneers - Stats J. Freeman - 95.5 rating, 18/33, 320 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT C. Williams - 16 att, 122 yds, 7.6 avg, 1 TD	Team Stats Comparison CAR TB First Downs 18 13 3rd Down Efficiency 7-14(50%) 7-14(50%) 4th Down Efficiency 0-0 0-1(0%) Total Yards 353 409 Passing Yards 192 286 Rushing Yards 161 123 Penalties-Penalty Yards 1-10 0-0 Turnovers 1 1 Time of Possession 42:05 17:55
Scoring Summary First Quarter CAR TB TB 11:37 C. Williams 6 yd TD pass from J. Freeman (C. Barth kick) 0 7 CAR 6:53 J. Kasay 46 yd FG 3 7 TB 2:53 C. Williams 62 yd TD run 3 14 Second Quarter CAR TB CAR 11:43 C. Gamble 71 yd INTERCEPTIOn return (J. Kasay kick) 10 14 TB 5:21 A. Benn 64 yd TD pass from J. Freeman 10 21 CAR 1:15 J. Stewart 1 yd TD run (J. Kasay kick( 17 21 Third Quarter CAR TB CAR 9:24 J. Kasay 49 yd FG 20 21 CAR 1:32 J. Kasay 47 yd FG 23 21 Fourth Quarter CAR TB TB 11:57 D. Ward 1 yd TD run (2pt failed) 23 27 CAR 5:19 S. Smith 17 yd TD pass from M. Moore (J. Kasay kick) 30 27 CAR 0:24 J. Kasay 25 yd FG 33 27
Panthers Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT M. Moore 16/24 195 1 0 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD D. Williams 21 83 3.9 0 J. Stewart 14 84 5.9 1 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD S. Smith 7 89 12.7 1 D. Jarrett 4 49 12.2 0 A. Edwards 1 26 26.0 0 G. Barnidge 1 16 16.0 0 Defense TKL SACK INT TD S. Martin 8 0 0 0 J. Beason 6 0 0 0 C. Johnson 5 3 0 0 D. Connor 3 1 0 0 L. Leonard 1 1 0 0 E. Brown 1 1 0 0 C. Gamble 1 0 1 0 Kick Returning NO. YDS TD LONG M. Goodson 5 97 0 23 Punt Returning NO. YDS TD LONG A Edwards 3 34 0 17 Kicking FGM/A XPM/A PTS LONG J. Kasay 4/5 3/3 15 49 Punting NO. YDS AVG IN 20 J. Baker 2 75 37.5 2 Buccaneers Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT J. Freeman 18/33 320 2 1 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD C. Williams 16 122 7.6 1 D. Ward 1 1 1.0 1 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD R. Brown 7 102 14.5 0 C. Williams 3 17 5.6 1 J. Stevens 2 60 30.0 0 A. Benn 2 88 44.0 1 Defense TKL SACK INT TD T. Jackson 8 0 0 0 B. Ruud 8 1 0 0 J. Alston 5 0 0 0 S. Jones 5 0 0 0 Q. Black 4 0 0 0 G. McCoy 4 0 0 0 E. Mack 3 0 0 0 Kick Returning NO. YDS TD LONG C. Smith 6 119 0 23 S. Stroughter 2 36 0 20 Punt Returning NO. YDS TD LONG NONE Kicking FGM/A XPM/A PTS LONG C. Barth 0/1 3/3 3 0 Punting NO. YDS AVG IN 20 B. Bowden 4 164 41.0 1

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Panthers host banged up Ravens in battle of 5-4 teams

Turd Furgeson
Roar Senior Writer

Charlotte, N.C - The Ravens (5-4) who are tied for first place in the AFC North, come into Bank of America stadium looking like an episode of M.A.S.H. They have five players listed as out for this week, including MLB Ray Lewis and CB Dominique Foxworth, who are on IR.

If you take into account Baltimore's injuries coupled with RB Ray Rice's struggles, it's a bit surprising they have managed to hover around .500 all year. Rice, in his 3rd year out of Rutgers, is having a tough time finding holes, averaging 3.8 per carry for the year, with only one TD. Even his receptions haven't been there with only 6 catches with a touchdown so far.

Carolina (5-4) on the other hand is fully healthy heading into the final seven games, but with the defense struggling to stop offenses from moving at will lately, holding onto the second NFC wild card spot may be tough.

The Panthers are tied with the 49ers, Cowboys, Cardinals, Packers and Bears at 5-4, with all six teams fighting it out for the two wild card berths. Coach John Fox was adamant about his defense needing to improve to have a shot "We won't be able to do much if our offense is forced to put up 30 points a week, thats not the makeup of our team. We need to play grind it out football to be succesful, that means our defense needs to keep the offense off the field and off the scoreboard. That hasn't happened much lately"

Ravens coach John Harbaugh knows that for his team to keep pace with the Bengals (5-4), his reserves will need to play big "Injuries are a part of the game. Every team deals with them and we're no different, we just need some of these younger guys to make a name for themselves and show that they belong here."

Injury Report

Panthers -
NONE

Ravens -
DE Cory Redding - Out two weeks - Torn Shoulder Labrum
FB Le'Ron McClain - Out two weeks - Torn Shoulder Labrum
DE Trevor Price - Out ten weeks - Broken Collarbone
CB Dominique Foxworth - Out for season - Complete ACL Tear
MLB Ray Lewis - Out for season - Compound Fracture

Ravens at Panthers - 1:00 PM - FOX
Bank of America Stadium

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Week Eleven
27 - 33
OT

Charlotte, N.C - The Ravens (5-5) were finally able to get RB Ray Rice going this week, but it wasn't enough to overcome two defensive touchdowns by the Panthers (6-4). One of them the deciding overtime score on a Rice fumble, returned by SS Charles Godfrey to give Carolina a victory by ironically the same score as their week ten win, 33-27.

Panthers running back DeAngelo Williams broke a 84 yard touchdown run in the second quarter, and finished with 160 yards on 20 attempts. While for the Ravens, Rice rushed for 168 yards on 25 carries and a touchdown, only his second 100 yard game of the year.

Carolina's defense was much improved up until the final minute when a blown coverage allowed Ravens WR Anquan Boldin to break away downfield for a 62 yard pass play, leading to his 5 yard touchdown to send the game into overtime.

Chris Gamble added an interception return for a touchdown for the defense, the second game in a row he has done so. The defense did get some tough news when they found out that OLB James Anderson will miss the next two games after dislocating his elbow on a missed tackle of Ray Rice.

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NFL Scoreboard - Ravens (5-5) at Panthers (6-4)

November 21, 2010 1 2 3 4 OT F Ravens 0 7 3 17 0 27 Panthers 3 10 7 7 6 33 Top Performers Ravens - Stats R. Rice - 25 att, 168 yds, 6.7 avg, 1 TD, 1 catch, 32 yards J. Flacco - 101.4 rating, 17/27, 244 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT Panthers - Stats D. Williams - 20 att, 160 yds, 1 TD, 1 catch, 20 yds C. Godfrey - 6 solo, 3 ast, 1 FR, 1 TD	Team Stats Comparison BAL CAR First Downs 16 13 3rd Down Efficiency 5-13(38%) 7-14(50%) 4th Down Efficiency 0-1(0%) 0-0 Total Yards 412 349 Passing Yards 225 129 Rushing Yards 187 220 Penalties-Penalty Yards 0-0 0-0 Turnovers 2 1 Time of Possession 33:53 26:19
Scoring Summary First Quarter BAL CAR CAR 1:32 J. Kasay 41 yd FG 0 3 Second Quarter BAL CAR BAL 11:23 R. Rice 3 yd TD run (S. Graham kick) 7 3 CAR 6:37 D. Williams 84 yd TD run (J. Kasay kick( 7 10 CAR 2:15 J. Kasay 43 yd FG 7 13 Third Quarter BAL CAR BAL 7:30 S. Graham 37 yd FG 10 13 CAR 3:34 C. Gamble 18 yd INTERCEPTION return for TD (J. Kasay kick) 10 20 Fourth Quarter BAL CAR BAL 14:43 T. Heap 33 yd TD pass from J. Flacco (S. Graham kick) 17 20 BAL 8:53 S. Graham 27 yd FG 20 20 CAR 0:52 J. Stewart 4 yd TD run (J. Kasay kick) 20 27 BAL 0:13 A. Boldin 5 yd TD pass from J. Flacco (S. Graham kick) 27 27 Overtime BAL CAR BAL 14:47 C. Godfrey 26 yd FUMBLE return for TD 27 33
Ravens Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT J. Flacco 17/27 244 2 1 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD R. Rice 25 168 6.7 1 W. McGahee 7 19 2.7 0 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD M. Clayton 6 53 8.8 0 A. Boldin 4 97 24.2 1 T. Heap 4 52 13.0 1 D. Mason 2 10 5.0 0 Defense TKL SACK INT TD T. Gooden 6 0 0 0 E. Reed 6 0 0 0 D. Landry 5 0 0 0 D. Ellerbe 5 0 0 0 L. Webb 4 0 1 0 F. Washington 4 0 0 0 K. Gregg 3 0 0 0 Kick Returning NO. YDS TD LONG L. Webb 5 98 0 24 C. Carr 2 42 0 23 Punt Returning NO. YDS TD LONG C. Carr 1 8 0 8 Kicking FGM/A XPM/A PTS LONG S. Graham 2/2 3/3 9 37 Punting NO. YDS AVG IN 20 S. Koch 5 206 41.2 1 Panthers Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT M. Moore 12/23 129 0 1 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD D. Williams 20 160 8.0 1 J. Stewart 15 60 3.9 1 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD S. Smith 6 80 13.3 0 B. Lafell 2 19 9.5 0 J. Stewart 2 3 1.5 0 D. Williams 1 20 20.0 0 Defense TKL SACK INT TD R. Marshall 8 0 0 0 C. Godfrey 6 0 0 1 S. Martin 6 0 0 0 E. Norwood 3 1 0 0 C. Johnson 3 1 0 0 E. Brown 3 1 0 0 C. Gamble 3 0 1 1 Kick Returning NO. YDS TD LONG K. Moore 6 111 0 27 Punt Returning NO. YDS TD LONG A. Edwards 4 44 0 15 Kicking FGM/A XPM/A PTS LONG J. Kasay 2/3 3/3 9 44 Punting NO. YDS AVG IN 20 J. Baker 4 186 46.5 2

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Panthers head to Cleveland to take on old friend

Turd Furgeson
Roar Senior Writer

Cleveland, OH - When Jake Delhomme arrives at the stadium Sunday morning, he plans on spending some extra time out on the field during warmups making the rounds. Delhomme said "it's gonna take a while for me to say hey to all those guys, and I'll admit a little emotional. I went to battle with alot of those guys over there for seven years, I'm close friends with alot of them, it's gonna be great to see them all, until kickoff of course" he said laughing.

Delhomme will now lead his new Browns (5-5) team into battle against his old squad when the Panthers (6-4) try to keep pace in the NFC playoff picture.

Delhomme has his team a game out of first place, and boasts a 12 to 6 TD/INT ratio on 315 pass attempts, a vast improvement over his 8 to 18 ratio after 321 attempts for Carolina last year.

The Panthers enter the game last in total yards allowed and will be without OLB James Anderson for the game, leaving rookie Eric Norwood, who has played well this season as a fill in to start. Defensive End Charles Johnson, who has eight sacks in nine games, six of which came in his last 3 games will look to continue his hot play against a guy he has tremendous respect for "Jake may be the toughest guy I know on the football field, but off the field he's as good as it gets, a true class act" Johnson said.

Carolina stands a game out of first, behind the 7-3 Falcons, and tied with the Saints at 6-4. They currently hold the first wild card spot.

Injury Repot

Panthers -
OLB James Anderson - Out two weeks - Dislocated Elbow

Browns -
OLB Scott Fujita - Out one week - Dislocated Kneecap
RE Robaire Smith - Out five weeks - Broken Wrist

Panthers at Browns - 1:00 PM - CBS
Paul Brown Stadium

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Week Twelve
34 - 18

Cleveland, OH - Jake Delhomme did his part, his defense did not. The ex-Panther threw for 274 yards on 16 of 29 passing with two touchdowns and no interceptions in a 34-18 loss to his old squad.

Delhomme's replacement, Matt Moore threw a career-high four touchdown passes to go along with his 213 yards passing on 13 of 17, for a 76% completion percentage. Moore said of the game he and his mentor had that "Jake was instrumental in my growth here. He would always offer up some tips and was always willing to help me out with mechanical or mental issues I was having. He was a great teammate, so it was nice to show him that his mentoring has paid off, and it was nice to see him play well, he deserves all the success in the world"

But Delhomme's day wasn't enough for his Cleveland (5-6) team to get passed the Panthers (7-4) who are now tied with the Falcons for first place in the NFC South. The Browns defense just couldn't stop the Panthers run game all day, with the Williams/Stewart duo rushing for 183 yards on a combined 32 carries, add Moore's career day and Cleveland had its hands full.

It wasn't all good news though. The Panthers lost their defenses leader when Jon Beason went down with a broken collarbone and will miss the rest of the regular season, as well as probably the entire playoffs. It's a huge blow to a defense already struggling to keep offenses off the scoreboard.

Carolina was able to get another three sack game from a guy who is quickly making them forget about Julius Peppers, Charles Johnson. He has been stout in the run game and a menace for opposing quarterbacks and now has 11 sacks on the season.

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NFL Scoreboard - Panthers (7-4) at Browns (5-6)

November 21, 2010 1 2 3 4 F Panthers 3 7 14 10 34 Browns 7 3 0 8 18 Top Performers Panthers - Stats M. Moore - 157.5 rating, 13/17, 213 yds, 4 TD 0 INT S. Smith - 5 rec, 137 yds, 3 TD Browns - Stats J. Delhomme - 110.4 rating, 16/29, 274 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT J. Cribbs - 5 rec, 137 yds, 2 TD, 1 rush, 25 yds	Team Stats Comparison CAR CLE First Downs 16 14 3rd Down Efficiency 5-11(45%) 4-13(30%) 4th Down Efficiency 0-0 0-2()%) Total Yards 407 250 Passing Yards 213 233 Rushing Yards 194 117 Penalties-Penalty Yards 2-20 3-11 Turnovers 0 0 Time of Possession 31:58 28:02
Scoring Summary First Quarter CAR CLE CLE 13:05 J. Cribbs 59 yd TD pass from J. Delhomme (P. Dawson kick) 0 7 CAR 5:59 J. Kasay 38 yd FG 3 7 Second Quarter CAR CLE CAR 14:56 S. Smith 12 yd TD pass from M. Moore (J. Kasay kick) 10 7 CLE 6:07 P. Dawson 22 yd FG 10 10 Third Quarter CAR CLE CAR 7:04 S. Smith 8 yd TD pass from M. Moore (J. Kasay kick) 17 10 CAR 1:44 S. Smith 75 yd TD pass from M. Moore (J. Kasay Kick) 24 10 Fourth Quarter CAR CLE CAR 12:07 D. Williams 15 yd TD pass from M. Moore (J. Kasay kick) 31 10 CAR 6:04 J. Kasay 24 yd FG 34 10 CLE 4:01 J. Cribbs 28 yd TD pass from J. Delhomme (2pt GOOD) 34 18
Panthers Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT M. Moore 13/17 213 4 0 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD D. Williams 17 100 5.8 0 J. Stewart 16 83 5.1 0 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD S. Smith 5 137 27.4 3 B. Lafell 2 18 9.0 0 J. ing 2 24 12.0 0 D. Williams 1 15 15.0 1 Defense TKL SACK INT TD C. Godfrey 7 1 0 0 C. Johnson 6 3 0 0 S. Martin 5 0 0 0 J. Beason 4 0 0 0 E. Brown 1 1 0 0 E. Johnson 1 1 0 0 Kick Returning NO. YDS TD LONG K. Moore 4 67 0 18 Punt Returning NO. YDS TD LONG A. Edwards 3 18 0 9 Kicking FGM/A XPM/A PTS LONG J. Kasay 2/2 4/4 10 38 Punting NO. YDS AVG IN 20 J. Baker 4 162 40.5 3 Browns Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT J. Delhomme 16/29 274 2 0 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD J. Harrison 20 89 4.4 0 M. Hardesty 2 2 1.0 0 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD J. Cribbs 5 137 27.4 2 B. Watson 4 39 9.7 0 M. Massaquoi 3 53 17.6 0 C. Stuckey 2 32 16.0 0 Defense TKL SACK INT TD D. Jackson 8 0 0 0 S. Rogers 7 0 0 0 B. McDonald 4 0 0 0 M. Roth 4 0 0 0 A. Elam 4 0 0 0 T. Ward 3 0 0 0 Kick Returning NO. YDS TD LONG J. Cribbs 6 128 0 24 Punt Returning NO. YDS TD LONG J. Cribbs 2 16 0 14 Kicking FGM/A XPM/A PTS LONG P. Dawson 1/2 1/1 4 23 Punting NO. YDS AVG IN 20 D. Zastudil 4 147 36.7 0

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