Panthers Down but Not Out

The Carolina Panthers suffered an ego-damaging loss to the Atlanta Falcons yesterday, playing three solid quarters of good football but still losing to the Falcons in a 45-28 ball game. The Panthers are normally go-getters when it comes to second half come-from-behind wins, but they just couldn’t dig themselves out of the hole they created in the first half, when Carolina was down 17-0 by the second quarter.

Ironically, the Panthers ended up losing the game by 17 points, demonstrating their ability to hang with Atlanta in the game’s last 43 minutes. If it weren’t for those first few minutes of uncomfortable adjusting for Carolina, the game may have gone the other way. On a positive note, Jake Delhomme was once again looking like a stellar quarterback, going 21-of-35 with 295 yards and a touchdown while DeAngelo Williams tacked up 101 yards rushing, scoring another touchdown for the Panthers. While the cats may have lost one life this weekend, they will lick their wounds and bounce back for next week’s game against Green Bay. Despite the loss to division rivals the Falcons, Carolina is still tied for first in the NFC South alongside the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

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