Panthers, Smith faced banged-up Browns
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The Carolina Panthers are 0-2 when Steve Smith doesn't play, 2-0 when he does. The All-Pro receiver is healthy for the third straight week and Cleveland's cornerbacks are not, troubling news for the Browns as they travel to Carolina on Sunday.
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Ironically it was the first regular season game for the Carolina Panthers that not only began the history of the franchise, but also saw the beginning of a rivalry that goes on to this day.
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Rumblin', bumblin', stumblin', Julius Peppers looked up and saw nothing but 104 yards of Mile High air between himself and the end zone. He only made it 101. That pretty much defined the day for the Carolina Panthers, who came up just short Sunday, falling 20-17 to the Denver Broncos on a wild day filled with lots of strange and unexpected performances from lots of strange and unexpected places.
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The Cleveland Browns now have two things to celebrate: the end of their nine-game losing streak, and mercifully, the end of their miserable season. Kelly Holcomb's return to the lineup provided a lift to the punchless Browns' offense, and Cleveland surprised the Houston Texans with a thoroughly dominating effort in a 22-14 victory on Sunday in the season finale for both teams.
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CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Ticker) -- Already without speed receiver Steve Smith for at least two months, the Carolina Panthers now must go without three-time Pro Bowl running back Stephen Davis for at least the next few weeks.
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CINCINNATI -- When the outside world looked at yesterday's matchup at Paul Brown Stadium, it saw a battered defense that was missing half its secondary facing an elite quarterback and the fourth-highest-scoring offense in pro football. The world looked at this and saw a disaster about to happen. The Patriots looked at it and saw opportunity.
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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 over visiting Providence last night.
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Finally on the field, Lee Suggs got the Browns running in the right direction. Suggs, who missed the first three games with a neck injury, rushed for 82 yards and scored on a 3-yard run in the fourth quarter.
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While wondering if the Cleveland Browns (3-8) can hold their opponents under 60 points for a second consecutive week, in their defense it has to be said they&#39;re in the tougher of the two conferences.
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CHARLOTTE - The Carolina Panthers must beat the New Orleans Saints this Sunday and get some outside help from other teams to qualify for the NFC playoffs and complete the most remarkable turnaround in NFL history.
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Carolina Panthers receiver Steve Smith practiced Thursday for the first time in more than two weeks, increasing the chance he'll play Sunday against Tampa Bay.
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Offense, defense and special teams all score as the Super Bowl-champion Patriots move to 11-1 and crush the crumbling Browns, 42-15, on Sunday.
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Their pride has clearly been wounded. For a defensive line that makes its mission stopping the run, Ahman Green's 119 rushing yards definitely stung the Carolina Panthers.
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Chris Gardocki found himself flat on his back, the wind knocked out of him and Steelers linebacker Joey Porter hovering above him. His temper rising every second he was on the turf, the Browns' punter got up and flashed an angry gesture toward coach Bill Cowher and the Steelers' bench.
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A bad week for the Panthers got worse Friday when tailback Stephen Davis underwent arthroscopic knee surgery. Carolina will be without its top runner for two to five weeks.
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This hardly seemed possible when Pitt needed frantic rallies to overcome Division I-AA Furman or Big East cellar dweller Temple. Or when the Panthers could barely move the ball against Ohio &#151; not Ohio State, but Ohio U.
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After upsetting two undefeated teams in a row, the Pittsburgh Steelers were supposed to be facing a let-down game against the Cleveland Browns.