The Panthers won their first game in over a year at home yesterday.  Vinny Testaverde was efficient in completing 17 of 26 passes for 169 yards with 2 TD passes and 2 interceptions.  DeAngelo Williams had an outstanding game as he carried the ball 17 times for 82 yards (4.8 ypc) and he also caught a pass for 46 yards.  DeShaun Foster wasn’t quite as good as he carried the ball 21 times for 58 yards (2.8 ypc) with a TD run and he also caught 3 passes for 35 yards (11.7 avg).  Steve Smith caught 8 passes for 64 yards (8.0 avg) to lead all receivers for the Panthers and he also carried the ball 2 times for 21 yards (10.5 ypc).  The Panthers finished up with 166 yards rushing on 44 carries (3.8 ypc) and they also completed 17 of 26 passes for 157 yards.

The Panthers defense was led by Jon Beason who had 7 tackles and cornerback Richard Marshall who had 4 tackles and he returned an interception 67 yards for a TD.  The Niners finished with 59 yards rushing on 17 carries (3.5 ypc) and they also completed 14 of 29 passes for 136 yards.

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It’s time for the Panthers to make DeShaun Foster a backup running back as he has not played well this season.  Foster has carried the ball 182 times this season for 670 yards (3.7 ypc) and he’s caught 19 passes for 125 yards (6.6 avg) so far this season.  It’s about time that the Panthers made DeAngelo Williams the main ball carrier to see what he can do.  He has carried the ball 79 times for 386 yards (4.9 ypc) with 1 TD run and he also has caught 17 passes for 107 yards (6.3 avg) with 1 TD grab.  After all, the Panthers did spend a first round pick on Williams last season and they need to know if he can handle being the main man or not.

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