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Banged up Titans host Panthers in Week Two

Turd Furgeson
Roar Senior Writer


Nashville, TN- The Panthers (1-0) will visit a Titans (0-1) team on sunday missing it's two starting defensive tackles and it's starting center, as well as their second round pick out of Miami, DE Damarr Caro.

The Titans are coming off a 23-17 loss in Pittsburgh last week, in a game they out gained the Steelers by 100 yards on of offense. Star runningback Chris Johnson who only ran for 853 yards in 2010, for a 3.6 average on 234 carries, continued to struggle into 2011. Granted, it was Pittsburgh, but Johnson had 56 yards on 16 carries and his frustration is apparent.

"I can't put my finger on it, I just gotta keep at it, man" Johnson said "It'll come eventually, I just gotta stay positive and spend some extra time in the film room, I'll be good"

Carolina, the leagues top rushing team in 2010, started off 2011 with a bang. The Panthers got 145 from Jonathan Stewart and finished with 181 as a team. DeAngelo Williams had trouble finding running lanes on his opportunities last week, but looks to bounce back in a big way against Tennessee.

Injury Report

Panthers -
NONE

Titans -
C Eugene Amano - Out one week - Dislocated Ankle
DT Tony Brown - Out one week - Partial MCL Tear
DE Damarr Caro - Out three weeks - Broken Ribs
DT Jovan Haye - Out for season - Fractured Elbow

Panthers at Titans - 1:00 PM - CBS
LP Field

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Week Two
30 - 27
OT

Nashville, TN - The Titans (0-2) got 165 yards from Chris Johnson and gained 455 yards of offense, but it wasn't enough to overcome the Panthers (2-0), who got another great performance in the return game.

Carolina outgained the Titans 258-58 in kick and punt return yardage, giving Carolina the huge advantage in field position. The Panthers DeAngelo Williams did the bulk of the work on offense, getting 130 yards and a touchdown on 22 attempts. Jonathan Stewart came down to earth this week, gaining 66 yards on 20 carries with a touchdown.

Panthers rookie defensive tackle Ify Afo continues to push for more playing time by taking advantage of the snaps he's given. Afo had 2 tackles and a sack this week, and plenty of hurries.

The Titans lost S Chris Hope during the game, coaches indicate he could miss a couple of weeks.

NFL Scoreboard - Panthers (2-0) at Titans (0-2)

September 18, 2011 1 2 3 4 OT F Panthers 0 17 7 3 3 30 Titans 3 7 0 17 0 27 Top Performers Panthers - Stats D. Williams - 22 att, 130 yds, 5.9 avg, 1 TD, S. Smith - 6 rec, 96 yds Titans - Stats C. Johnson - 24 att, 165 yds, 6.8 avg, 4 rec, 50 yds N. Washington - 8 rec, 100 yds, 1 TD	Team Stats Comparison CAR TEN First Downs 18 19 3rd Down Efficiency 5-13(38%) 10-18(55%) 4th Down Efficiency 0-0 0-0 Total Yards 360 455 Passing Yards 164 260 Rushing Yards 196 195 Penalties-Penalty Yards 1-15 2-10 Turnovers 0 0 Time of Possession 37:11 31:45
Scoring Summary First Quarter CAR TEN TEN 7:57 R. Bironas 42 yd FG 0 3 Second Quarter CAR TEN CAR 12:43 J. Stewart 2 yd TD run (M. Prater kick) 7 3 TEN 10:27 J. Ringer 1 yd TD run (R. Bironas kick) 7 10 CAR 5:23 B. Lafell 16 yd TD pass from M. Moore (M. Prater kick) 14 10 CAR 0:06 M. Prater 42 yd FG 17 10 Third Quarter CAR TEN CAR 5:30 D. Williams 1 yd TD run (M. Prater kick) 24 10 Fourth Quarter CAR TEN TEN 10:13 N. Washington 20 yd TD pass from V. Young 24 17 CAR 7:16 M. Prater 52 yd FG 27 17 TEN 4:00 B. Scaife 14 yd TD pass from V. Young 27 24 TEN 0:35 R. Bironas 20 yd FG 27 27 Overtime CAR TEN CAR 9:07 M. Prater 39 yd FG 30 27
Panthers Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT M. Moore 12/25 171 1 0 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD D. Williams 22 130 5.9 1 J. Stewart 20 66 3.3 1 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD S. Smith 6 96 16.0 0 B. Lafell 2 33 16.5 1 A. Edwards 1 9 9.0 0 T. Bonner 1 18 18.0 0 Defense TKL SACK INT TD C. Munnerlyn 7 0 0 0 J. Beason 6 0 0 0 C. Godfrey 5 0 0 0 T. Davis 4 0 0 0 E. Norwood 4 0 0 0 I. Afo 2 1 0 0 Kick Returning NO. YDS TD LONG M. Goodson 7 172 0 44 Punt Returning NO. YDS TD LONG K. Dansby 6 86 0 26 Kicking FGM/A XPM/A PTS LONG M. Prater 3/3 3/3 12 53 Punting NO. YDS AVG IN 20 J. Baker 6 262 43.6 3 Titans Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT V. Young 23/40 268 2 0 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD C. Johnson 24 165 6.8 0 J. Ringer 6 29 4.8 1 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD N. Washington 8 100 12.5 1 B. Scaife 6 57 9.5 1 C. Johnson 4 50 12.5 0 K. Britt 2 53 26.5 0 Defense TKL SACK INT TD S. Tulloch 9 0 0 0 W. Witherspoon 9 1 0 0 S. Marks 6 0 0 0 G. McGrath 5 0 0 0 M. Griffin 5 0 0 0 C. Finnegan 5 0 0 0 Kick Returning NO. YDS TD LONG I. Jones 2 37 0 21 Punt Returning NO. YDS TD LONG I. Jones 2 21 0 14 Kicking FGM/A XPM/A PTS LONG R. Bironas 2/2 3/3 9 42 Punting NO. YDS AVG IN 20 D. Zastudil 6 252 42.0 0

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After Bye, Panthers battle division foe Falcons in Atlanta

Turd Furgeson
Roar Senior Writer


Atlanta, GA- The Falcons (2-1) host the rival Panthers (2-0) in an early season test for the NFC South champion and runner-up of 2010.

Falcons running back Michael Turner, the NFL's leading rusher in 2010, is off to a hot start with 335 yards on 62 carries for a 5.4 average. Turner has three rushing scores this season for the fifth highest scoring team in the league through three games.

Atlanta has gotten a strong start from their 1st round pick, corner Chrishon Easley out of Wisconsin, he has two interceptions this year as the starting corner opposite veteran Dunta Robinson.

The Panthers are looking for a strong defensive performance after giving up 360 and 455 yards in their first two games. New defensive coordinator Ron Rivera saw some improvement in practice over the bye, and hopes it translates on gameday

"We haven't played to our potential yet, we're getting better though. The guys know they need to step it up out there, our play is unacceptable so far." Rivera said.

The Falcons will be without free agent acquistion and slot receiver Davone Bess this week, leaving second year wideout Kerry Meier out of Kansas as the third reciever.

The Panthers made a roster move during their week three bye, releasing CB C.J Wilson and signing corner Chevis Jackson to a 1 year deal. Jackson played for Atlanta in 2008 and 2009, but didn't sign on with a team for the 2010 season.

Injury Report

Panthers -
NONE

Falcons -
WR Davone Bess - Out three weeks - Herniated Disk

Panthers at Falcons - 1:00 PM - FOX
Georgia Dome

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10 - 24

Atlanta, GA - The Falcons (3-1) defense held the Panthers (2-1) to a measly 55 yards on the ground sunday and forced Panthers quarterback Matt Moore into two interceptions to come away with a 24-10 victory at home Sunday.

DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart were speechless after the game. They both averaged under 2.0 yards a carry and the longest run of the day was a Williams 10 yard scamper in the 1st qaurter. Williams said of the performance "We haven't played that poorly in a while. Me and Stew know it's on our shoulders to carry this team and we take that responsibility seriously. After a game like this, all we can do is work harder to come back and put this team on our shoulders and ride to some W's"

Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan was magnificent all day. Ryan completed 19 of 28 for 308 yards and 3 touchdowns. He didn't throw an interception and finished the day with a 140.1 QB rating. He had two pass plays of over 50 yards, hitting Tony Gonzalez on a 50 yard score and threading a ball to backup TE Anthony McCoy that went for 77 yards, setting up a 16 yard touchdown pass to Cadillac Williams, after a sack by Charles Johnson pushed the Falcons back.

Both teams after the game received unwelcome injury news. The Panthers will miss MLB Jon Beason for the next two weeks, after only playing 8 games in 2010. The Falcons lost top corner Dunta Robinson for three weeks top a broken thumb.

NFL Scoreboard - Panthers (2-1) at Falcons (3-1)

October 3, 2011 1 2 3 4 F Panthers 7 3 0 0 10 Falcons 0 7 7 10 24 Top Performers Panthers - Stats B. Lafell - 4 rec, 118 yds, 1 TD T. Davis - 6 solo, 0 ast, 1 TFL, 1 sack Falcons - Stats M. Ryan - 140.1 rating, 19/28, 308 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT K. Meier - 5 rec, 34 yds, 1 TD	Team Stats Comparison CAR ATL First Downs 12 17 3rd Down Efficiency 5-11(45%) 7-13(53%) 4th Down Efficiency 0-0 0-0 Total Yards 280 372 Passing Yards 225 281 Rushing Yards 55 91 Penalties-Penalty Yards 0-0 1-5 Turnovers 2 0 Time of Possession 24:49 35:11
Scoring Summary First Quarter CAR ATL CAR 11:06 J. Stewart 1 yd TD run (M. Prater kick) 7 0 Second Quarter CAR ATL ATL 12:54 K. Meier 9 yd TD pass from M. Ryan (M. Bryant kick) 7 7 CAR 1:31 M. Prater 25 yd FG 10 7 Third Quarter CAR ATL ATL 6:32 T. Gonzalez 50 yd TD pass from M. Ryan (M. Bryant kick) 10 14 Fourth Quarter CAR ATL ATL 6:56 C. Williams 16 yd TD pass from M. Ryan (M. Bryant kick) 10 21 ATL 1:04 M. Bryant 34 yd FG 10 24
Panthers Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT M. Moore 11/20 225 1 2 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD J. Stewart 15 28 1.8 1 D. Williams 14 27 1.9 0 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD B. LaFell 4 118 29.5 1 S. Smith 3 59 19.6 0 G. Barnidge 2 26 13.0 0 D. Williams 1 13 13.0 0 J. Stewart 1 9 9.0 0 Defense TKL SACK INT TD C. Godfrey 9 0 0 0 J. Anderson 6 0 0 0 T. Davis 6 1 0 0 E. Brown 4 1 0 0 C. Johnson 2 1 0 0 R. Hemphill 2 1 0 0 Kick Returning NO. YDS TD LONG M. Goodson 4 82 0 23 Punt Returning NO. YDS TD LONG K. Dansby 3 36 0 15 Kicking FGM/A XPM/A PTS LONG M. Prater 1/1 1/1 4 25 Punting NO. YDS AVG IN 20 J. Baker 4 174 43.5 0 Falcons Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT M. Ryan 19/28 308 3 0 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD M. Turner 26 93 3.5 0 C. Williams 3 8 2.6 0 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD K. Meier 5 34 6.8 1 A. McCoy 3 118 39.3 0 T. Gonzalez 3 71 23.6 1 M. Turner 3 21 7.0 0 C. Williams 1 16 16.0 1 Defense TKL SACK INT TD C. Lofton 6 0 0 0 M. Peterson 5 0 0 0 J. Babineaux 4 0 0 0 B. Williams 4 0 0 0 E. Coleman 3 0 1 0 S. Weatherspoon 3 0 1 0 Kick Returning NO. YDS TD LONG D. Franks 1 21 0 21 Punt Returning NO. YDS TD LONG D. Franks 1 -1 0 0 Kicking FGM/A XPM/A PTS LONG M. Bryant 1/1 3/3 6 35 Punting NO. YDS AVG IN 20 M. Koenen 5 224 44.8 0

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Jaguars arrive in Charlotte Jones-Drew-less

Charlotte, N.C - The Panthers (2-1) host the Jaguars (1-3) in Carolina's 2011 home opener.

Jacksonville has been without Maurice Jones-Drew so far this season after he dislocated a hip in preseason. The Jaguars fifth-round pick out of Morgan State, Theo Lawrence has gotten the bulk of the work with Jones-Drew sidelined. Lawrence has rushed 70 times for 250 yards a touchdown.

The Jaguars also lost starting DE Aaron Kampman in the preseason for the year, and his replacement Derrick Harvey is out this week. To say the least Jacksonville has been banged up a bit. It also doesn't help that quarterback David Garrard has struggled thus far, sporting a 63.2 QB rating and throwing six interceptions to five touchdowns.

The Panthers on the other hand are looking for their ground game to bounce back this week. They managed only 55 yards last week in Atlanta, and they know to win they're going to need the running game to perform at a high level.

Carolina will be without captain MLB Jon Beason for the next two games, leaving James Anderson, who played well last season as a starter to fill in and slide into the Mike spot.

Injury Report

Panthers -
MLB Jon Beason - Out two weeks - Torn Shoulder Labrum

Jaguars -
RB Maurice Jones-Drew - Out one week - Dislocated Hip
DE Derrick Harvey - out three weeks - Dislocated Hip
DT Terrance Knighton - Out five weeks - Herniated Disk
DE Aaron Kampman - Out for season - Complete Achilles Tear

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

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Week Five
16 - 13

Charlotte, N.C - Three turnovers cost the Panthers (2-2) a chance at winning this week against the Jaguars (2-3), falling 16-13 at home in week five.

Carolina got a rebound performance by the ground game, but Matt Moore threw an interception in the endzone and Jonathan Stewart fumbled inside the Jacksonville 20 to take away two scoring opportunities. The Panthers got 391 yards of offense, 179 on the ground, but stuggled to get the ball in the endzone all day.

Jaguars rookie running back Theo Lawrence had a good game filling in for the injured Maurice Jones-Drew. Lawrence rushed for 91 yards on 18 carries and Rashad Jennings added 41 yards on 7 attempts, doing a good job of picking up the slack for Jacksonville.

For Carolina, DeAngelo Williams had a great game gaining 118 yards on 17 attempts with a touchdown. Jonathan Stewart chipped in with 61 yard on 15 carries, but his fumble in the fourth quarter when the Panthers were driving for a score is all thats on his mind right now.

"I pride myself on holding onto the ball" Stewart said "No back likes fumbling, especially in that situation, when it's a close game and your team is in scoring position. I'm sick about it"

NFL Scoreboard - Jaguars (2-3) at Panthers (2-2)

October 9, 2011 1 2 3 4 F Jaguars 6 0 3 7 16 Panthers 0 6 7 0 13 Top Performers Jaguars - Stats T. Lawrence - 18 att, 91 yds, 5.0 avg K. Morrison - 10 solo, 2 ast, 0 TFL Panthers - Stats D. Williams - 17 att, 118 yds, 6.9 avg, 1 TD, 2 rec, 18 yds S. Smith - 5 rec, 70 yds	Team Stats Comparison JAC CAR First Downs 12 19 3rd Down Efficiency 8-16(50%) 3-8(37%) 4th Down Efficiency 0-0 0-1(0%) Total Yards 274 391 Passing Yards 119 212 Rushing Yards 155 179 Penalties-Penalty Yards 1-5 0-0 Turnovers 0 3 Time of Possession 29:25 30:35
Scoring Summary First Quarter JAC CAR JAC 8:45 S. Bennett 51 yd FG 3 0 JAC 0:11 S. Bennett 40 yd FG 6 0 Second Quarter JAC CAR CAR 9:04 M. Prater 40 yd FG 6 3 CAR 1:22 M. Prater 32 yd FG 6 6 Third Quarter JAC CAR JAC 5:00 S. Bennett 46 yd FG 9 6 CAR 4:04 D. Williams 64 yd TD run (M. Prater kick) 9 13 Fourth Quarter JAC CAR JAC 4:57 M. Sims-Walker 16 yd TD pass from D. Garrard (S. Bennett kick) 16 13
Jaguars Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT D. Garrard 14/25 121 1 0 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD T. Lawrence 18 91 5.0 0 R. Jennings 7 41 5.8 0 D. Karim 3 15 5.0 0 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD J. Dillard 4 28 7.0 0 M. Lewis 3 21 7.0 0 G. Jones 2 27 13.5 0 M. Sims-Walker 1 16 16.0 1 Defense TKL SACK INT TD K. Morrison 10 0 0 0 R. Mathis 7 0 0 0 S. Robinson 4 1 0 0 J. Durant 4 0 0 0 R. Nelson 2 0 1 0 Kick Returning NO. YDS TD LONG M. Thomas 1 22 0 22 Punt Returning NO. YDS TD LONG NONE Kicking FGM/A XPM/A PTS LONG S. Bennett 3/3 1/1 10 51 Punting NO. YDS AVG IN 20 M. Berger 5 191 38.2 1 Panthers Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT M. Moore 14/23 217 0 1 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD D. Williams 17 118 6.9 1 J. Stewart 15 61 4.0 0 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD S. Smith 5 70 14.0 0 B. Lafell 2 50 25.0 0 G. Barnidge 2 35 17.5 0 T. Fiammetta 2 21 10.5 0 Defense TKL SACK INT TD R. Marshall 7 0 0 0 C. Gamble 5 0 0 0 S. Martin 5 0 0 0 T. Davis 5 0 0 0 I. Afo 3 0 0 0 Kick Returning NO. YDS TD LONG M. Goodson 5 129 0 31 Punt Returning NO. YDS TD LONG K. Dansby 2 29 0 19 Kicking FGM/A XPM/A PTS LONG M. Prater 2/2 1/1 7 41 Punting NO. YDS AVG IN 20 J. Baker 2 82 41.0 2

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The Quarterly Report

NFL Standings - Through Week Five Season

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA
Dolphins	4	1	0	80.0	2-0	137	92
Jets	3	2	0	60.0	1-0	68	101
Patriots	2	2	0	50.0	1-1	89	73
Bills	0	5	0	0.0	0-2	49	117
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA
Bengals	5	0	0	100.0	3-0	122	95
Steelers	3	2	0	60.0	2-1	111	102
Ravens	1	4	0	20.0	0-2	91	82
Browns	0	5	0	0.0	0-2	78	126
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA
Colts	5	0	0	100.0	2-0	119	65
Texans	2	2	0	50.0	0-1	84	89
Jaguars	2	3	0	40.0	0-1	76	111
Titans	1	3	0	25.0	1-1	82	89
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA
Broncos	3	2	0	60.0	1-0	118	100
Chiefs	2	2	0	50.0	1-1	73	71
Raiders	2	2	0	50.0	0-1	67	66
Chargers	1	3	0	25.0	1-1	68	95
NFC East	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA
Giants	4	0	0	100.0	2-0	96	62
Cowboys	3	2	0	60.0	1-1	131	106
Redskins	2	3	0	40.0	1-2	118	121
Eagles	1	3	0	25.0	0-1	84	116
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA
Bears	4	1	0	80.0	1-0	149	102
Vikings	3	2	0	60.0	1-1	113	110
Packers	2	3	0	40.0	1-1	109	115
Lions	1	3	0	25.0	0-1	69	99
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA
Saints	5	0	0	100.0	1-0	165	72
Falcons	3	2	0	60.0	2-0	104	93
Panthers	2	2	0	50.0	0-1	90	93
Buccaneers	0	4	0	0.0	0-2	55	131
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA
Cardinals	3	2	0	60.0	1-0	117	88
Rams	2	3	0	40.0	1-0	99	118
Seahawks	2	3	0	40.0	1-1	99	86
49ers	1	3	0	25.0	1-3	45	90

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Panthers Rankings and Stats


Rankings - Offense


Total Offense - 1,347 - 21st
Passing - 733 - 25th
Rushing - 614 - 6th
PPG - 22.5 - 12th
Sacks Allowed - 3 - 1st
1st Downs - 60 - 21st
3rd down % - 42.0%(21 of 49) - 7th
4th down % - 0% (0-1)
Red Zone % - 90.0 (11 att, 6TD, 4FG) - T4th


Rankings - Defense


Totals Yards Allowed - 1,481 - 21st
Passing - 928 - 19th
Rushing - 553 - 21st
Points - 93 - 14th
Sacks - 7 - T11th
Turnover Diff - -5 (1 takeaways)
Def. Red Zone % - 100.0 (9 Att, 7 TD, 2 FG) - T32nd


Players Statistics


Passing
M. Moore - 77.2 rating, 745 yards, 4 TD, 4 INT, 47 of 89 (52%)


Rushing
D. Williams - 71 att, 320 yards, 4.5 avg, 2 TD
J. Stewart - 70 att, 300 yds, 4.2 avg, 3 TD


Receiving
S. Smith - 16 rec, 256 yards, 0 TD
G. Barnidge - 9 rec, 115 yards, 0 TD
B. Lafell- 8 rec, 201 yds, 2 TD
D. Williams - 6 rec, 78 yds, 2 TD
T. Fiammetta - 3 rec, 31 yds, 0 TD
J. Stewart - 2 rec, 32 yds, 0 TD
A. Edwards - 2 rec, 14 yds, 0 TD


Tackles
C. Godfrey - 21 solo, 3 asst, 3 TFL
T. Davis - 20 solo, 5 asst, 1 TFL
C. Munnerlyn - 15 solo, 0 asst, 1 TFL
S. Martin - 14 solo, 6 asst, 0 TFL
C. Gamble - 14 solo, 6 asst, 1 TFL
J. Anderson - 13 solo, 2 asst, 1 TFL


Sacks
C. Johnson - 1
E. Brown - 1
E. Johnson - 1
R. Hemphill - 1
I. Afo - 1
T. Davis - 1
J. Belcher - 1


Interceptions
-None-