NBC - 8:15 pm
Sunday, December 21, 2008


once again the Panthers are battling for first place at something, this time its for the NFC

12/15/2008 1:06:05 AM

Go Panthers!

12/15/2008 1:07:43 AM

go thers, but i have to say the big plays in the first quarter to smith were really sloppy
i think we still need to refine our offense but im confident going into this game

12/15/2008 1:20:52 AM

jake needs to be smart when their guys bust through. just pressure eli and he will fold.

12/15/2008 1:28:56 AM

Shit just got real

12/15/2008 1:44:09 AM

I think tonight's game hurt the Panthers chances next week. The Giant's offense slipped two weeks in a row, specifically the O-line, and they will have something to prove next week. Not to mention Jacobs will be back maybe not at 100% but at least well rested and will make a major impact.

12/15/2008 1:50:36 AM

well our offense got 4 rushing td's on tampa bay and our d kept the #2 offense in the nfl to 10 points

and the giants lost burress and and that jacobs guy is kinda hurt

i'm feeling pretty good about this game...think our d will hold them and our offense will do well enough

12/15/2008 1:57:54 AM

^^I think that Plax being out is a bigger prob than the giants are admitting. Eli isn't exactly the QB i would want leading my team on a <2:00 game deciding drive

12/15/2008 2:04:19 AM

^ I think Jacobs being out is a bigger difference, people in the NFL, especially because it's so pass happy, underestimate bruising running backs and what they do to a defense like Jacobs, Stewart, Peterson, etc.

12/15/2008 4:19:15 AM

Hopefully, Maake and Kendrick's injuries are not serious. They play key roles in running and stopping the run.

12/15/2008 6:34:17 AM

it doesnt get much bigger than this... with the way we have played at home, a win next week makes our super bowl chances infinitely better

12/15/2008 9:18:02 AM

sooo.... its still possible if the Panthers to lose out, and Falcons, Cowboys & Bucs win out -

panthers dont make the playoffs

I hope the Saints already packed it in and are ready to roll over next wkend

12/15/2008 9:27:35 AM

This one will be interesting. Panthers have yet to play what I would call a complete game on the road, especially defensively. Even if we don't win I'd at least like to see us play a solid road game.

12/15/2008 9:27:43 AM

^i want a win so we dont have to worry about road games

12/15/2008 9:28:39 AM

seriously. this game, ESPECIALLY for this kind of team (as good or better than anyone in the league at home, mediocre at best on the road this year), can literally make or break a superbowl run before the playoffs even start.

12/15/2008 9:34:58 AM

Basically a two week bye if we win

Next week's game become meaningless, then we sit and rest on Wildcard Weekend

The question of too much rest comes into play, but I'd take it in a hot minute

12/15/2008 10:03:22 AM

12/15/2008 10:17:16 AM

if we win...i'm calling super bowl.

12/15/2008 12:05:13 PM

Hell if we beat the Giants I almost hope we lose to the saints, just to see the home record of the NFC South vs divisional rivals remain intact.

That's crazy parity right there.

12/15/2008 12:11:52 PM

No

13-3 > 12-0 division game home teams

Would love for an asterisk/statement on the "11-1" to include a fact that the panthers were the ones to end the streak

12/15/2008 1:36:28 PM

ahhh....no jh(numbers) to mess with us on this game!!

12/15/2008 1:59:36 PM

yea im going to go ahead and cheer for the best record in franchise history

12/15/2008 1:59:58 PM

wait... if we lose the giants game then we have to beat the saints to assure ourselves a playoff spot. If the Cowboys, Falcons, and Bucs all win out and we lose the next two : we dont make the playoffs at 11-5....

12/15/2008 2:04:25 PM

Giants, Giants, HELP US GOD

12/15/2008 2:08:33 PM

^^And then you've got the Cardinals, who could still finish 9-7 or even 8-8, and are already assured a playoff spot.

12/15/2008 2:13:53 PM

yeah, that's stupid

punishing good teams for being in great divisions

oh well, sucks to be falcon fans

12/15/2008 3:09:55 PM

I like our chances in this one...the major thing i was worried about is our pass D and rush. Pass D wasn't perfect, but holding the Broncos to 10 points is great for any team, any day. And, we made one of the better pass blocking O-lines look less than average with our pass rush.

12/15/2008 3:20:37 PM

Giants offense looked abysmal against Dallas. Jacobs being there would've helped a lot, but I still think it's a good sign for our defense. I hope we can contain the Giants pass rush, they were tossing Romo around last night. I say start off running the ball for this game and keep em honest with the play action on the pass.

Cowboys play Ravens this Sunday. Hopefully they'll take the L.

12/15/2008 4:23:22 PM

I think Baltimore takes Dallas

they want the playoffs more, i think

12/15/2008 4:24:51 PM

its not like i don't like him or anything but watching romo get knocked around last nite was pretty funny

12/15/2008 4:41:37 PM

I mean seriously, think about how crazy their playoff scenario is right now

If they lose the last 2 games, there's a chance, although slim, that they could miss the playoffs completely.

If they win their next game, they are 100% guaranteed the #1 seed in the NFC, regardless of what happens in the last game.

That means the result of one single game could possibly mean the difference between being the best team or the 7th best team in the conference.

12/15/2008 5:08:43 PM

Quote :

"jake needs to be smart when their guys bust through. just pressure eli and he will fold"

about sums it up

12/15/2008 5:19:52 PM

Quote :

"Eli isn't exactly the QB i would want leading my team on a <2:00 game deciding drive"

you mean like when the giants are behind by 4 points with less than 2 minutes left in the superbowl?

12/15/2008 7:38:45 PM

^ Good call

12/15/2008 8:19:39 PM

^^ aided by a miracle escape and a miracle catch?

12/15/2008 8:25:14 PM

^i'll take a lucky quarterback over a skilled one

12/15/2008 9:06:31 PM

jake's not too bad at <2:00 drives himself...19 game winning 4th quarter/overtime drives

12/15/2008 9:56:53 PM

our starting DT is probably going to be out, he was in a boot....meaning, he might be out for awhile....ankle sprains take weeks to heal.

12/15/2008 10:31:04 PM

that's like if peppers was injured, and you said "our starting defensive end will be out"

12/15/2008 10:39:50 PM

knock on wood we've been extremely fortunate with injuries so far this year, plz to not break the trend now

V Jenkins was creating problems internally too though, we started the season with enough of those

[Edited on December 15, 2008 at 11:28 PM. Reason : V]

12/15/2008 11:04:47 PM

duuuur, we only have two starting DEs so you have a 50/50 shot.......it is the fatass that we gave a huge contract to that really hasnt lived up to that contract. We shoulda kept Jenkins and let thar fatass go. I guess just taking up space is good enough though.

[Edited on December 15, 2008 at 11:26 PM. Reason : w]

12/15/2008 11:26:01 PM

have you seen our run defense this year? i'm pretty sure maake has lived up to his contract, though he sure didnt last year

12/15/2008 11:27:51 PM

considering the rediculous contract I've seen this past offseason, I think we got a good deal on Maake.

12/15/2008 11:43:56 PM

Quote :

"We shoulda kept Jenkins and let thar fatass go. I guess just taking up space is good enough though."

whoa... lets not get dumb now... did you happen to see a panthers game the last 3 years in which Jenkins played well??? I was just happy the Jets gave us a draft pick for his sorry ass! He is doing okay for the Jets this year, but it was definitely time to part ways.

Quote :

"Jenkins was creating problems internally too though, we started the season with enough of those "

exactly... part of our sucess this season has to be all the dead weight we got rid of before the season... foster, colbert, jenkins, carter

[Edited on December 15, 2008 at 11:49 PM. Reason : ]

12/15/2008 11:48:29 PM

Quote :

"Giants, Giants, HELP US GOD"

if they whip out the annexation of Puerto Rico, we could be in trouble




[Edited on December 15, 2008 at 11:59 PM. Reason : ]

12/15/2008 11:58:23 PM

with the way everyone in the nfc south has been winning at home, the Panthers could be the 3 seed if they lose this game.

...actually who holds the tb/car tiebreaker? Guess they could be a wildcard, but it'd take a lot for that to happen.

[Edited on December 16, 2008 at 12:10 AM. Reason : 1]

12/16/2008 12:04:39 AM

11-3 sounds good, I thought 11-5 woulda sounded good....that could not even get us in the playoffs. Here's to 13-3 our best team ever and win the super bowl!!! you guys do realize the #1 seed in the nfc hasn't won the super bowl since 1999.

12/16/2008 12:25:35 AM

^You do realize that John Kasay is 24/25 for field goal attempts, do you not?

12/16/2008 12:58:39 AM

speaking of Kasay, if he doesn't make the Pro Bowl this year, then there's something wrong with the system. On second thought, there IS something wrong with the Pro Bowl selection system.

12/16/2008 1:03:00 AM

Panthers players that should definately make the Pro Bowl:

DeAngelo Williams
Peppers
Smitty
Kasay

12/16/2008 1:39:47 AM