The Arizona Cardinals were considered the softest team in the playoffs, unable to win far from home and carrying the scars of years of ineptitude. But behind their cagey quarterback, dynamic receiver, improved defense#151;and a big assist from Jake Delhomme#146;s horrible night#151;the Cardinals are a win away from the unthinkable: a berth in the Super Bowl. Kurt Warner threw two touchdown passes, Larry Fitzgerald had 166 yards receiving and the Cardinals pounced on Delhomme#146;s six turnovers Saturday night in a 33-13 win over the bumbling Panthers...
Derrick Ward ran for career-best 215 yards and set up Brandon Jacobs#146; winning 2-yard touchdown run with 9:57 left in overtime and the Super Bowl champion Giants re-established themselves as the team to beat by earning the NFC#146;s top seed for the postseason with a thrilling 34-28 comeback victory over the Carolina Panthers on Sunday night...
When Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson found out last week he needed a heart transplant, coach John Fox asked his boss what the players could do to help. The answer: They#146;re already doing it. Fox relayed the message, and his players continued their good work Sunday#151; in front of their ailing owner#151;in a 30-10 win over the Denver Broncos....
DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart proved a dominating tandem, and the Panthers seized control of the competitive NFC South with a 38-23 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday night...
Thunder and Lightning carried the Atlanta Falcons to an impressive win Sunday in a game they couldn#146;t afford to lose in the NFC South as the Falcons romped to a 45-28 win over the Panthers to move within a game of the division lead...
Jonathan Stewart rushed for a career-high 130 yards and a touchdown, DeAngelo Williams added 120 yards and two more scores, and Panthers held off the Detroit Lions 31-22 on Sunday...
Jake Delhomme threw a touchdown pass on the opening drive before matching his career-worst performance with four interceptions and the Carolina Panthers kept Oakland out of the end zone in a 17-6 victory Sunday...
Jake Delhomme threw for 248 yards and two touchdowns, including a go-ahead 65-yard score to Steve Smith, and the Carolina Panthers held off Kurt Warner#146;s Arizona Cardinals 27-23....
Sunday, the Panthers again looked like one of the NFL#146;s best in a 30-7 rout of the New Orleans Saints, who quickly unraveled after Reggie Bush left with a knee injury and Jeremy Shockey perhaps reinjured his groin....
Jeff Garcia longed for another chance to show he#146;s the right quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The three-time Pro Bowl selection got it Sunday and delivered exactly what the Bucs were looking for in a 27-3 victory over the Carolina Panthers....
With Steve Smith making big plays again, Jake Delhomme mistake-free, and the defense shutting down the league#146;s best rushing unit, the Panthers (3-1) made an early statement that they#146;re contenders in the NFC South despite last year#146;s miserable 7-9 season...