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49ers punter prepped at West-Oak.

Fox given option by Panthers.

Big wins nice, but futile.

Steve Smith caught the go-ahead touchdown pass and his long catch and run set up the clinching score and the Carolina Panthers used a ferocious defense to stifle Brett Favre, Adrian Peterson and the Minnesota Vikings in a 26-7 victory.

Carolina's John Fox has always been a run-first coach. This season, he's become a run-only coach.

Matt Moore will make his second straight start for the Carolina Panthers on Sunday at New England after Jake Delhomme was declared out for the game.

A year ago NFC South rivals Atlanta and Carolina were left to settle NFL postseason positioning among themselves, and the battle for the division title and wildcard playoff spot came down to the last week of the regular season. Things ...

As long as they play like they did against Arizona the rest of the way.

Panthers toast; Falcons running out of room for error.

Carolina got a turnover, turned it into a touchdown, and earned a 20-17 victory over the Redskins.

Wideout Muhsin Muhammad eclipsed the 11,000-yard receiving mark, putting him fifth on the list of active NFL pass catchers.

The National Football League offers the best gridiron action in the world, but yesterday’s battle between the have-nots and have-littles in Charlotte would’ve led anyone to believe otherwise in an astonishingly bad first half.

But it's probably over for the Panthers.

I’d be shocked if the Falcons and Saints don’t finish 1-2 in the NFC South with the runner-up getting a wildcard spot.

Ryan threw for three touchdowns, all in the first half, and the Falcons held on after building a 28-13 lead early in the fourth quarter.