Kurt Warner has a monster day,
still the Panthers edge Cards 27-23 with solid play.
Ten years ago, Jake Delhomme couldn’t beat out some guy named
Kurt Warner to win the starting job for the Amsterdam Admirals in NFL Europe.
On Sunday, as the league staged a game in London, the two former NFL castoffs
held a quarterbacking clinic stateside—with Delhomme engineering a comeback that
wiped out his ex-teammate’s monster day.
Delhomme threw for 248 yards and two touchdowns, including a go-ahead 65-yard
score to Steve Smith, and the Carolina Panthers held off Warner’s Arizona
Cardinals 27-23.
“Talked to him a good while before the game,” Delhomme said of facing Warner for
the first time. “Didn’t get to talk to him after. I would have probably asked
him for his autograph.”
The Panthers (6-2) rallied from a 17-3 deficit to take over the top spot in the
NFC South despite Warner’s 381 yards passing—by far the most given up by
Carolina this season—and two touchdowns to Anquan Boldin. But the Cardinals
(4-3) continued their road woes in part because of a botched fake field goal, a
missed extra point, key turnovers and sloppy tackling...more
Scoring Summary
ARI - CAR
1st Quarter
6:56
ARI
FG
Neil Rackers kicked a 21-yard field goal
3 - 0
2nd Quarter
11:16
ARI
TD
Kurt Warner passed to Anquan Boldin to the left for 5
yard gain (Neil Rackers made PAT)
10 - 0
5:45
CAR
FG
John Kasay kicked a 23-yard field goal
10 - 3
3rd Quarter
10:13
ARI
TD
Tim Hightower rushed to the left for 2 yard gain (Neil
Rackers made PAT)
17 - 3
6:54
CAR
TD
DeAngelo Williams rushed up the middle for 15 yard gain
(John Kasay made PAT)
17 - 10
6:10
CAR
TD
Jake Delhomme passed to Steve Smith to the right for 18
yard gain (John Kasay made PAT)
17 - 17
0:58
ARI
TD
Kurt Warner passed to Anquan Boldin down the middle for
2 yard gain (2pt attempt converted, Dirk Johnson run up the middle)
6271 - 17
0:02
CAR
TD
Jake Delhomme passed to Steve Smith to the left for 65
yard gain (John Kasay made PAT)
23 - 24
4th Quarter
9:09
CAR
FG
John Kasay kicked a 50-yard field goal
23 - 27
Team Statistics
ARI
CAR
First Downs
25
22
Passing
20
11
Rushing
3
7
Penalty
2
4
Third Down Efficiency
6-11
7-12
Fourth Down Efficiency
0-1
0-0
TOTAL NET YARDS
425
351
Total Plays
67
58
Average Gain Per Play
6.3
6.1
NET YARDS RUSHING
50
113
Rushes
14
29
Average Per Rush
3.6
3.9
NET YARDS PASSING
375
238
Completions-Attempts
36-51
20-28
Yards Per Pass Play
7.1
8.2
Times Sacked
2
1
Yards Lost to Sacks
16
10
Had Intercepted
1
0
PUNTS
3
3
Average Punt
55.7
44.3
PENALTIES
7
3
Penalty Yards
60
25
FUMBLES
2
2
Fumbles Lost
1
1
TIME OF POSSESSION
32:37
27:23
Pregame Previews, Storylines,
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Preview:
As a charter member of the NFL, the Arizona Cardinals have a
long history. Winning has not been a big part of it, but that appears to be
changing. The surprising Cardinals look to win their third straight game and get
off to their best start in 32 years on Sunday when they visit the Carolina
Panthers, who are tied atop the NFC South. The Arizona (4-2) franchise has been
a member of the NFL since 1920, but its recent history hasn't been pretty. The
Cardinals, who won their only championship while playing in Chicago in 1947,
have not been to the playoffs since 1998 - their first trip since 1982...more
Preview:
Matchup-wise this should be hard-fought but Carolina is 4-0 at home while
Arizona is 1-2 on the road, a big edge for the Panthers. The Cardinals
aren't a very good road team, and Carolina should be confident at home against
Kurt Warner after shutting down another prolific passer in Drew Brees last week Panthers 24 - Cardinals 21
Notable:
The thing is, the
Panthers have won four straight in series and are 4-0 at home, so let's
not over-think this thing so even though the Cardinals beat Dallas, they
historically should not win this game.
Panthers' secondary tough to crack
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