The Panthers defense was the reason for the win last night over the Titans.  LB Jon Beason led the way for the Panthers last night with 5 tackles and 1 tackle for a loss.  DE Charles Johnson was all over the place for the Panthers last night with 4 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss, 2 sacks and 2 QB hits.  Rookie DE (6th round) Greg Hardy pitched in with 3 tackles, 3 tackles for a loss, 1 sack and 3 QB hits.  CB Brian Witherspoon only had 1 tackle last night but he also defensed 2 passes and had 2 interceptions.  The Titans finished up with 45 yards rushing (2.3 ypc) and 172 yards passing.

Matt Moore looked decent in this game as he completed 18 of 33 passes for 190 yards.  Jimmy Clausen finished up the game by completing 4 of 5 passes for 79 yards.  Mike Goodson had a great game last night as he was the star of the show for the Panthers.  He carried the ball 4 times for 30 yards (7.5 ypc) and he also caught 1 pass for 18 yards.  But it was on special teams where Goodson made his biggest impact as he returned 1 kickoff for a 91-yard TD.  DeAngelo Williams found yards hard to come by last night with 9 carries for 13 yards (1.4 ypc).  TEs Gary Barnidge (1 rec, 50 yards) and Dante Rosario (3 rec, 38 yards) led the way in the passing game for the Panthers.  Rookie WR (6th round) David Gettis pitched in with 3 receptions for 31 yards in this game.  The Panthers finished up with 59 yards rushing (2.6 ypc) and 269 yards passing in this game.  The Panthers are now 1-2 on the pre-season.

The Panthers QBs have really been stinking it up this pre-season.  Matt Moore is still in line to be the starting QB despite playing poorly this pre-season.  He has completed 10 of 24 passes (41.7%) for 89 yards with 0 TD passes and 1 INT (34.9 QB Rating) so far.  Rookie 2nd round pick Jimmy Clausen also isn’t looking too great as of yet.  He has completed 17 of 37 passes (45.9%) for 152 yards with 0 TD passes and 2 INTs (35.0 QB Rating).  He has also carried the ball 5 times for 26 yards (5.2 ypc) so far this pre-season.  He is the #2 QB for the Panthers right now.  Hunter Cantwell has also looked pretty awful so far.  He has completed 6 of 17 passes (35.3%) for 68 yards with 0 TD passes and 0 INTs (48.2 QB Rating).  The Panthers might as well give 6th round pick Tony Pike a bigger audition the next two weeks.  He has only thrown 1 incomplete pass this pre-season.  The Panthers would have nothing to lose giving Pike a chance to show what he can do because I doubt that he would clear waivers to be placed on the practice squad because whispers are that the Bengals would claim him.

The Panthers were awful offensively last Saturday Night.  Matt Moore looked pretty stinky in this game as he only completed 6 of 17 passes for 57 yards with 1 INT.  Jimmy Clausen wasn’t any better as he completed 9 of 22 passes for 72 yards with 1 INT.  He also carried the ball 3 times for 15 yards (5.0 ypc) in this game.  Mike Goodson led the way on the ground for the Panthers in this game with 33 yards rushing on 6 carries (5.5 ypc).  He also caught 3 passes for 18 yards (6.0 avg) in this game.  DeAngelo Williams pitched in with 26 yards on six carries (4.3 ypc) in this game.   The Panthers finished up with 82 yards rushing (3.9 ypc) and 93 yards passing in this game.

Linebacker Dan Connor led a great effort by the Panthers’ D last Saturday with 6 tackles.  DE Everette Brown exploded in this game with 5 tackles, 2 sacks, 3 tackles for a loss and 2 QB hits.  DE Eric Moore pitched in with 4 tackles, 2 sacks, 3 tackles for a loss and 2 QB hits.  The Jets could only muster 96 yards rushing (2.8 ypc) and 16 yards passing in this game.

The Panthers looked good running the ball offensively and they were solid on defense in the rain against the Ravens last night.  Matt Moore started the game for the Panthers and he was so-so completing 4 of 7 passes for 32 yards.  Jimmy Clausen was the second guy is and he completed 8 of 15 passes (53.3%) for 80 yards with 0 TD passes and 1 INT.  He also carried the ball 2 times for 11 yards (5.5 ypc) last night.  Hunter Cantwell was the third QB in for the Panthers and he was awful completing 6 of 17 passes (35.3%) for 68 yards.  He also carried the ball 1 time for 10 yards.  Tony Pike finished up the game at QB by throwing 1 incomplete pass.  RB Josh Vaughan led the way for the Panthers on the ground with 48 yards rushing on 11 carries (4.4 ypc).  DeAngelo Williams pitched in with 5 carries for 33 yards (6.6 ypc) last night.  Tyrell Sutton was also busy for the Panthers with 4 carries for 32 yards (8.0 ypc) and 3 receptions for 22 yards (7.3 avg) but he did lose a fumble.  WR Dexter Jackson led the way for the Panthers in the passing game with 35 yards on 2 receptions (17.5 avg).  The Panthers finished up with 142 yards rushing (5.5 ypc) and they also threw for 131 yards last night.

Defensively the Panthers looked solid as they finished up with 6 sacks and they stuffed the running game of the Ravens.  Rookie 6th round pick Greg Hardy was outstanding for the Panthers in his debut last night with 5 tackles, 2 sacks, 4 tackles for a loss and 2 QB hits.  DE Eric Moore also had a solid game with 5 tackles, 1 pass defensed and 1 fumble recovery.  CB C.J. Wilson finished up with 3 tackles, 1 pass defensed and he returned a fumble 31 yards for a TD.  The Panthers held the Ravens to 61 yards rushing (2.3 ypc) and 164 passing yards last night. 

The Panthers were caught sleepwalking again last night.  Jake Delhomme was in and out completing 2 of 4 passes for 19 yards.  Matt Moore completed 8 of 13 passes for 89 yards but he threw a pick six to safety Ryan Mundy of the Steelers.  Josh McCown was effective completing 11 of 15 passes for 82 yards.  Hunter Cantwell finished up this game by completing 5 of 8 passes for 53 yards.  Mike Goodson led the Panthers in rushing in this game with 79 on 15 carries (5.3 ypc).  WR Kenny Moore was solid in the air with 6 catches for 59 yards (9.8 avg).  The Panthers finished up with 320 total yards in this game (123 rushing, 197 passing).

Linebacker Kelvin Smith led a solid effort by the Panthers’ D with six tackles.  The Steelers finished up with only 211 total yards in this game (137 rushing, 74 passing).  But, the Steelers returned a punt (Stefan Logan) 80 yards for a TD.  The Panthers finished the pre-season with a 0-4 record.