Panthers&#39; defense takes big hit before game with Eagles
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PHILADELPHIA | The Carolina Panthers&#39; hopes of relying on their defense to help their injury-plagued offense took a big hit Wednesday when coach Jon Fox announced that defensive tackle Kris
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The Philadelphia Eagles are 7-1 and clearly the NFC&#39;s best team, but defensive coordinator Jim Johnson is contemplating several lineup changes for Monday night&#39;s game at Dallas.
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With Rutgers' strength being defense and Navy's strength being offense, the machinations between the teams began well before Friday night's game.
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Alando Tucker looked for Pittsburgh to finally send a second man to try to guard him. Brian Butch was the reason the Panthers never did.
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It was still early when Hines Ward took a handoff from Ben Roethlisberger on a first-and-10 from the Eagles&#39; 16-yard line. As the Pittsburgh wide receiver took off toward the left sideline
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Control. Discipline. Don't give up the big play. This is what the Eagles stressed all week in preparation for their playoff game against Vikings.
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Pittsburgh quarterback Tyler Palko struggled all night through the air, but fortunately for the Panthers, he came through on the ground.
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Mansfield's vaunted defense didn't have its best game last night, giving up 285 total yards and a season-high 22 points. But the Hornets made the big plays when they had to.
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Brett McLean scores the winner, and the Panthers moved above .500 for the first time this season with a 5-4 win over the Hurricanes on Thursday night.
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Holding the Carolina Panthers scoreless for the first 57 minutes, the Eagles remained the lone undefeated team in the National Football Conference, cruising to a 30-8 victory on Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field.
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Everyone knew Sunday&#39;s game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Baltimore Ravens was going to be a defensive struggle, but very quietly each team had designs on a big offensive day.
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It should not come as a surprise that Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackles Corey Simon and Sam Rayburn returned from Pittsburgh with injuries; Simon with a calf strain and hip contusion and Rayburn with a strained elbow.
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James Farrior has already gotten one teammate&#39;s vote as the NFL&#39;s top defensive player this season. Make that a lot of votes.
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Chris Taft scored a career-high 25 points and Carl Krauser adeptly ran No. 16 Pittsburgh's fast-breaking offense while playing one of his best defensive games of the season, leading the Panthers to an 86-66 rout of Providence on Monday night.
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LOS ANGELES -- Picked apart all afternoon by uncannily accurate California quarterback Aaron Rodgers, the USC defense chose the game&#39;s biggest moment to make the game&#39;s biggest stand.
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Jake Delhomme's 9-yard touchdown pass to Steve Smith gave the Carolina Panthers a 7-0 lead over the Philadelphia Eagles after one quarter Monday night.
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Jeremiah Trotter got his revenge Sunday, leading an Eagles defense that pounded the Redskins - the team that released Trotter this summer.