Panthers Don't Play 60 And Fold To Falcons 31-23

CHARLOTTE - On the day that the Carolina Panthers recognized the NFL Play 60 initiative, the Panthers came up significantly short in that regard.The Panthers steamed to a 23-7 halftime lead, but the Atlanta Falcons rallied to a 31-23 victory at Bank of America Stadium.The Falcons (8-5) took the lead with 17 unanswered points in the second half, but Carolina's offense appeared to re-awaken just in time to possibly pull out the victory. The Panthers (4-9) drove into the red zone with just over five minutes to go, but Olindo Mare missed a 35-yard field goal wide left.On the second play of the ensuing drive, Falcons rookie wide receiver Julio Jones got free for a 75-yard touchdown reception with 4:17 left for a 31-23 lead.

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Panthers Pillage Buccaneers 38-19

TAMPA, Fla. - The Carolina Panthers couldn't fully shake free from Tampa Bay in the first half Sunday thanks to the Buccaneers' field goal kicker, but the Panthers put their foot down in the second half and rolled to a 38-19 victory at Raymond James Stadium. The outcome secured wins in consecutive games for Carolina for the first time since the final three games of the 2007 season. The victory also moved the Panthers (4-8) ahead of Tampa Bay (4-8) into third place in the NFC South.

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Carolina 27 Indianapolis 19

Detroit 49 - Carolina 35

Titans Slaughter Carolina 30-3

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The Carolina Panthers have just a pair of wins through eight games, but with rookie quarterback Cam Newton keeping them competitive, they're confident there will be better second-half results.The Tennessee Titans have the same hopes as they sit at .500 at the season's midpoint. Coming off a bye, the Panthers close out a three-game stretch at home Sunday when they face a Titans team opening a road-heavy portion of its schedule. With Olindo Mare missing a 31-yard field goal with 26 seconds left in a 24-21 loss to Minnesota on Oct. 30, the Panthers limped into the bye week at 2-6 - far off the 10-win pace first-year coach Ron Rivera said his team was capable of in training camp."To be 2-6 is not acceptable by any means, and it's disappointing," Rivera said. "But what we can do, and what we have the ability to do, is more important to our guys right now."

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Davis Has Torn His ACL 3 Times, Willing To Restructure His Contract To Return

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Thomas Davis loves football so much he isn’t about to let three knee injuries force him out of the game. The often-injured Carolina Panthers linebacker refuses to put his shoulder pads on the shelf and plans to keep playing despite tearing the ACL in his right knee three times in the last two years.

Davis’ latest knee injury came in Week 2 against Green Bay and he’s been on injured reserve since. But the seven-year NFL veteran hasn’t given up the dream of playing again. Davis, 28, said he has some good years left and will do anything to play again — even if that means volunteering to restructure his contract and take a pay cut.

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