Carolina Panthers

Of the four divisional playoff games this weekend, the Arizona Cardinals - Carolina Panthers match-up is easily...

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After a wild card weekend in which all the home teams were underdogs (and went 2-2), we'll head into divisional...

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Do the Arizona Cardinals a favor this week: Don't say a nice thing about them. Tell them they were lucky to beat...

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Neither home team was favored in Saturday's wild-card games. Both won, with San Diego stunning Indianapolis in overtime 23-17 and Arizona beating Atlanta 30-24. Speedy Darren Sproles scooted 22 yards for the winning score 6:20 into overtime for the Chargers, ending Indianapolis' nine-game winning streak a day after its quarterback, Peyton Manning, won his third Associated Press NFL MVP award.

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Peyton Manning has his MVP award and nothing more, outdone again in January by the San Diego Chargers. Speedy little Darren Sproles scooted 22 yards for the winning score 6:20 into overtime and the Chargers beat the Colts 23-17 in an AFC wild-card game Saturday night, ending Indianapolis' nine-game winning streak a day after Manning won his third Associated Press NFL MVP award.

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Jake Delhomme's critics have plenty of material to work with. His arm isn't that strong. He doesn't move well. He seemingly throws balls up for grabs and Steve Smith bails him out. He always has a mediocre passer rating. And why is he yelling at his teammates? All that, and the fiery Delhomme is 54-32 in six seasons with the Carolina Panthers, including 5-2 in the playoffs.

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For all of the time the Carolina Panthers spend drawing up plays in meeting rooms and working on precision pass routes in practice, two of the biggest plays this season have come when Jake Delhomme has taken on the role of playground quarterback, chucking a ball downfield and letting 5-foot-9 wide receiver Steve Smith use his incredible athletic ability to make the catch.

For the second time in five weeks, a downfield heave from Delhomme to Smith with the game on the line led to a crucial, perhaps season-saving victory for the Carolina Panthers.

On Sunday at the Louisiana Superdome, Delhomme fired a pass off his back foot and let Smith go up and get it, culminating in a 39-yard gain that led to John Kasay's winning 42-yard field goal with one second left and an NFC...

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One staged a remarkable one-season turnaround with a smooth, efficient rookie at the controls. The other emerged from a legacy of losing behind the ageless arm of a gunslinging veteran. The Atlanta Falcons vs. the Arizona Cardinals was not exactly a predictable playoff pairing when the season began. Their wild card matchup on Saturday is yet another example of the parity that prevails in the NFL.

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Before the Carolina Panthers finished a leisurely workout Friday, coach John Fox handed out weekend instructions to his players: rest, stay out of trouble and watch football on TV. A key perk of being the No. 2 seed in the NFC is a first-round bye and a second-round home game. Meanwhile, their opponent on Jan.

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Before John Kasay lined up for a 42-yard field goal attempt Sunday that would determine if Carolina got a first-round bye in the playoffs, J'Vonne Parker nervously ran on the field to line up as the right end. Parker had been a Panther for five days. But a rash of injuries had left him the only big body to fill a hole on a play that would determine if the Panthers would be the No.

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