Playoffs in reach for Panthers
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TAMPA -- The Carolina Panthers are one step closer to overcoming their horrendous start. Jake Delhomme threw for 214 yards and four touchdowns yesterday, helping the defending NFC champions beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 37-20, and move within a victory of clinching a playoff berth.
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The Carolina Panthers are still searching for their playoff form as the Falcons have quietly moved to 4-0 with a solid, 27-10 thumping of the NFC champs.
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In many ways, this season began when the 11-5 Giants were embarrassed by the Panthers during last season's playoffs. Coach Tom Coughlin will try to use that loss as motivation this Sunday against Carolina.
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The Ottawa Senators are making a late push to secure home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs. The Nashville Predators have grander aspirations. They're trying to make sure the road to the Stanley Cup goes through Music City for the first time.
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Jassen Cullimore's goal 1:37 into overtime gives the Florida Panthers a 4-3 victory over the New York Islanders on Thursday night, snapping a three-game losing streak.
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The rebuilding of the Phoenix Coyotes was expected to take time. But Coach Wayne Gretzkyâs Coyotes are now looking to make the playoffs for the first time since the 2001-2 season.
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CHARLOTTE - Improbable, yes. Impossible, no, as these Carolina Panthers continue to prove in their roundabout journey back to the NFL playoffs.
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Antonio Graves scored 10 of his 23 points during Pittsburgh's 20-2 run to start the second half, and the 13th-ranked Panthers advanced to the tournament championship with a 65-59 victory over No. 12 Louisville last night at Madison Square Garden.
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One thing to remember about the playoffs is that it isn&#39;t always the best team that wins, but the team that plays the best in October.
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Darin Gantt, who covers the wild-card chasing Carolina Panthers for the Rock Hill (SC) Herald, lists for FLORIDA TODAY five teams with the best chance to get into the playoffs out of the jam-packed NFC.
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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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The old man will get another chance for the Carolina Panthers.
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NEW ORLEANS -- John Kasay kept the Carolina Panthers' late-run for a playoff berth on track with six field goals yesterday in a 32-21 victory over the New Orleans Saints. It was the Panthers' fourth victory in a row and, in the weak NFC, their 5-7 record has them in the middle of the wild-card race. The Saints (4-8) have ...
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EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ -- The Seattle Seahawks continue to run up the down escalator toward the playoffs, making the climb harder but somehow maintaining their position.
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WILMINGTON -- The Bruins have been in an uphill struggle for most of the season, but with 13 games to play, they remain optimistic about their playoff chances.
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CHARLOTTE -- Just when it seemed the Carolina Panthers&#39; luck with injuries couldn&#39;t get any worse, it appears to be about to.
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&quot;We&#39;ve come too far to back down,&quot; the defensive end said Sunday after the Panthers beat Tampa Bay 37-20 to move the defending NFC champions within one victory of clinching a playoff berth.