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The Panthers were looking like they were in decent shape going into the 4th quarter with a 14-10 lead, but the Cowboys came alive in the 4th quarter and scored 25 unanswered points.  Jake Delhomme completed 17 of 31 passes for 149 yards and an interception.  Delhomme was victimized by alot of dropped passes.  DeShaun Foster carried the ball 15 times for 50 yards (3.3 ypc) and a TD, he also caught 4 passes for 31 yards.  Steve Smith caught 6 passes for 55 yards and ran the ball 1 time for 24 yards and a TD.

S Mike Minter led the way with 15 tackles on defense.  The Cowboys ran the ball 38 times for 156 yards (4.1 ypc).  The Cowboys completed 24 of 36 passes for 258 net yards passing.

The Panthers have been moving the football, but not putting points on the board as they average 17.6 points per game.  The running game has been a little below par, averaging 96.7 yards rushing per game and 3.9 yards per carry.  The passing game is netting 208.9 yards per game and the Panthers are completing 59.8% of their passes.

The defense is allowing 18.3 points per game this season.  The Panthers get pushed around a little in the running game as they allow 114.6 yards rushing per game.  The Panthers pass defense has also been generous to opposing offenses allowing 206.6 net yards and 59.8% completions.

These two teams are both coming off of tough losses and need to rebound to get their season back on track.

The Cowboys will try to run the ball against the Panthers who are a little soft defending it (114.6 yards per game, 4.0 yards per carry).  That means plenty of work for Julius Jones (524 rushing yards) and Marion Barber (215 rushing yards).  When the Cowboys decide to pass, they better protect Tony Romo or Julius Peppers (8 sacks) will beat him up and force him to make mistakes.  The Cowboys do have a lot of weapons to attack the Panthers secondary (206.6 yards passing allowed).  Terry Glenn, Terrell Owens and Jason Witten could cause trouble for the Panthers, if the Cowboys can protect Romo….and that’s a huge if!

The Cowboys defense has been really tough this season allowing only 287.3 yards per game, but they were exposed Monday night against the Giants.  The Cowboys safeties are slow with help over the top and Steve Smith could have a huge football game against them!  Also look for Keyshawn Johnson to be motivated to have a big game against the Tuna.  DeShaun Foster (490 yards rushing) is having a good season and will test the Cowboys front seven after what Tiki Barber and Brandon Jacobs did to them last week.

I have to side with the Panthers, because I have a feeling Tony Romo is gonna be under constant heat all game from the Panthers pass rush….and he will throw some passes up for grabs.

The Panthers just couldn’t finish the Bengals off, and in the end…..the Bengals prevailed.  Jake Delhomme completed 20 of 34 passes for 238 yards with 2 TDs and an INT.  RB DeShaun Foster carried the ball 14 times for 59 ards (4.2 ypc).  WR Steve Smith caught 8 passes for 126 yards, but he dropped a couple passes that he should have caught.  Keyshawn Johnson caught 4 passes for 41 yards.  Nick Goings and Kris Mangum each caught a TD pass.

The defense just couldn’t get off the field in the second half.  The Bengals ran the ball 30 times for 112 yards (3.7 ypc).  The Bengals completed 23 of 39 passes for 230 net yards passing.

The Panthers should have won this football game.