Saints Squeak by Panthers

The Carolina Panthers barely missed yet again on Sunday night. At this rate, that’s becoming the story thus far for the first half of the Panthers’ season. The Panthers fell 30-27 to the New Orleans Saints at home with the offense looking good yet again and the defense looking subpar. Again. Cam Newton threw for [...]

Steve Smith Sets Record for Most Receiving Yards in Panthers History

Steve Smith set a personal milestone at Soldier Field on Sunday, passing Muhsin Muhammad for the most yards ever by a Panthers receiver. Smith passed Muhammad’s career mark of 9,255 yards on a 53-yard pass from rookie QB Cam Newton. By the time the day was over, Smith had reached 9,414 career yards. “This is [...]

Panthers Fall Just Short at Bears

The Carolina Panthers fell just short of a win yet again on Sunday, losing to the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field 34-29. Cam Newton had another strong day, passing for 374 yards,  1 TD and one INT. The interception appeared to be not entirely on Newton, however, as the ball was tipped upwards by his [...]

Panthers defeat Jaguars 16-10

The Panthers finally got their first win of the season out of the way, but it certainly wasn’t pretty. In fact, not much about the win was, including the weather which featured driving rain and slippery conditions on the field. At the end of the day, however, the Panthers came out on top and captured [...]

Cardinals Slip Past Panthers 28-21

The Arizona Cardinals likely didn’t head into the first week of the season expecting a team that went 2-14 the season prior to put up much of a fight. But that’s exactly what the Panthers did on Sunday, with rookie QB Cam Newton busting out in a huge way in his first NFL start. Newton [...]

Panthers Claim Darius Butler Off of Waivers

The Panthers have added some much-needed help to the CB position by claiming Darius Butler off of waivers after the Patriots placed him on waivers on September 6th. Butler was a former second-round pick by the New England Patriots. He has had 58 tackles and three interceptions  over the course of his thus-far short career, [...]

Who Deserves the Backup Role?

Now that the Panthers have officially named Cam Newton as their starting QB for the regular season, one question still remains: who will play backup to Newton? On one hand, there’s Jimmy Clausen, the former second-round pick of the Panthers who was universally hailed as an absolute steal for the Panthers. Clausen was also supposedly [...]

Panthers Fall to the Steelers 33-17

The Panthers wrapped up their preseason today in a 33-17 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Cam Newton threw for one touchdown, as did Derek Anderson. Newton and the first team looked solid in the first drive of the game, marching down the field methodically for a touchdown. Newton had a 19 yard run during the [...]

Panthers Claim Kentwan Balmer Off of Waivers

The Carolina Panthers made a move last week to pick up former first-round pick Kentwan Balmer off of waivers to help out a beleaguered dline that has thus far failed to provide much– if any– pressure on opposing QBs in the preseason. Balmer was picked 29th overall in the first round of the 2008 NFL [...]

Cam Newton to Start Again vs Bengals

According to team sources, the Panthers plan to start rookie QB Cam Newton on Thursday vs the Cincinnati Bengals. This will give Newton a taste of an NFL game week, as the Panthers are handling this week the same they would during the regular season as far as preparations go. Newton had a rough game [...]