Starting QB Jake Delhomme has a broken finger on his throwing hand and it could cause him to miss some time.  Delhomme has played in 11 games this season for the Panthers and he has completed 178 of 321 passes (55.5%) for 2,015 yards with 8 TD passes and 18 INTs (59.4 QB Rating).  He has also carried the ball 17 times for 60 yards (3.5 ypc) so far this season.  This makes things easier for Coach Fox who has likely wanted to bench Delhomme for his poor play for quite some time now.  Matt Moore will practice with the first team until they make a decision on Delhomme.  Moore has played in 2 games for the Panthers this season and he has completed 6 of 12 passes (50%) for 63 yards with 0 TD passes and 1 INT (30.9 QB Rating).  A.J. Feeley will move up to the second team for the Panthers with Delhomme injured.  As bad as Delhomme has played this season the Panthers can’t do much worse with Moore or Feeley starting for them.

The Carolina Panthers played a pathetic football game yesterday, period!  Jake Delhomme reverted back to the player that really stunk earlier this year as he completed 14 of 34 passes for 130 yards with 0 TD passes and 4 INTs (one was returned 67 yards for a TD by Darrelle Revis of the Jets).  DeAngelo Williams led the way on the ground for the Panthers with 40 yards rushing on 16 carries (2.5 ypc) and he also caught 4 passes for 10 yards (2.5 avg).  James Stewart pitched in with 35 yards rushing on 9 carries (3.9 ypc).  TE Dante Rosario led the way in the passing game with 4 catches for 62 yards (15.5 avg).  The Panthers finished up with 176 total yards on offense (75 rushing, 101 passing) in this game as they only had possession of the ball for 26:42.

The defense really kept the Panthers in this game.  LB  Jon Beason had a monster game for the Panthers last night with 17 tackles, 2 tackles for a loss and 1 fumble recovery.  Fellow LB James Anderson also had a solid game with 10 tackles including 1 tackle for a loss.  CB Richard Marshall also had a solid game with 8 tackles and 1 fumble recovery.  The Jets finished up with 283 total yards on offense (139 rushing, 144 passing) in this game.  The Panthers are now 4-7 on the year.

Steve Smith’s season numbers don’t look that impressive.  He has played in all 10 games for the Panthers this season and he has caught 45 passes for 599 yards (13.3 avg) with 4 TD grabs and he has also carried the ball 2 times for 21 yards (10.5 ypc).  But, in his last five games Steve Smith has looked like his old self catching 24 passes for 340 yards (14.2 avg) with all 4 of his TD grabs.  He also has carried the ball 1 time for 17 yards in those games.  It’s no surprise that the Panthers have been scoring more points the last few weeks as Smith has been a key in that.  The Panthers will likely have to win out to make the playoffs this season so they need Smith to keep up the good work the rest of the season.

The Panthers have signed 25-year old linebacker Jordan Senn.  Senn played in 2 games for the Colts this year and he had 8 tackles.  He has now played in 17 games in his NFL career and he has made 27 tackles.  Senn could get a lot of action on the defense starting as early as this week against the Jets.

The Panthers have placed 28-year old linebacker Landon Johnson on the Injured Reserve List with a severe knee sprain.  Johnson played in 10 games for the Panthers this season and he had 20 tackles including 1 tackle for a loss.  In his two years with the Panthers, Johnson has played in 25 games in which he has 36 tackles and 2 forced fumbles.  This injury really hurts the Panthers who are already without Thomas Davis for the year.