| Saints seek to end Panthers' torment in the dome (AP) |
6 Nov 2009 at 11:05pm
| Jake Delhomme has several reasons to love the Saints. They were the team of his south Louisiana childhood, the first NFL team to put him on a roster, and ever since he left, he's been able to beat them with regularity. The quarterback is 8-2 against New Orleans since joining the Panthers in 2003. When asked about the last time he'd lost a game in the Superdome, Delhomme responded, "I... |
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| Panthers Team Report (Yahoo! Sports) |
6 Nov 2009 at 6:59pm
Carolina's defense seems to have its swagger back.
Now, can it keep it?
As well as Carolina's defense played last week against the Arizona Cardinals in recording six turnovers, it can't afford a letdown this week against the league's top-ranked offense in the New Orleans Saints.
The Saints are putting up video game numbers, averaging 428.7 yards and 39 points per game. Quarterback Drew Brees is having an MVP-type season with his 16 touchdown passes, tied for most in the league. He's already eclipsed the 2,000-yard mark in passing.
And he has help. As impressive as the Saints have been throwing the ball, they're also fourth in the league in rushing. But the Saints strength is their passing game, which means something will have to give Sunday when they... |
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| Williams quickly setting records with Panthers (AP) |
5 Nov 2009 at 3:39pm
| It was third-and-8 and Carolina running back DeAngelo Williams appeared bottled up at the line of scrimmage. The television camera was fixed on the scrum -- before jerking to the right while Arizona players looked on in bewilderment. Williams had bounced off three defenders, sneaked through a tiny hole and was 13 yards downfield. |
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| Patience pays off for Panthers S Sherrod Martin (AP) |
4 Nov 2009 at 4:58pm
| For a speedy guy, football success has come slowly for Sherrod Martin. He had to wait a year after high school before enrolling at Troy, then was hampered by two shoulder surgeries and a broken hand in college. Martin was buried on the depth chart at cornerback in his first training camp with Carolina. |
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| Banged-up Delhomme gets support after Panthers win (AP) |
2 Nov 2009 at 4:34pm
| DeAngelo Williams was dominant and set a team record, Julius Peppers was spectacular and Sherrod Martin came out of nowhere to produce two of Carolina's six forced turnovers. Yet the game ball from the Panthers' surprisingly easy 34-21 win over Arizona Sunday went to the guy who spent the fourth quarter getting a CT scan: embattled quarterback Jake Delhomme. |
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| Delhomme hurt as Panthers beat Cardinals 34-21 (AP) |
1 Nov 2009 at 8:57pm
Jake Delhomme left Arizona a winner, even if he had to take a trip to the hospital before he left town. The embattled Carolina quarterback, whose downward spiral began with a playoff loss at home against Arizona last season, threw a 50-yard touchdown pass to Steve Smith before leaving with a chest injury in the Panthers' 34-21 victory over the Cardinals on Sunday.
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