Published 11/18/2008
by Matt Gilmartin
at Bleacher Report - NFL
The Carolina Panthers ran for 264 yards and three touchdowns against the Detroit Lions Sunday on their way to a closer-than-expected 31-22 win.
Starter DeAngelo Williams accumulated 120 yards and two touchdowns and averaged 8.57 yards per carry. "Backup" Jonathan Stewart carried 15 times for 130 yards and a 22-yard touchdown run. Receiver Steve Smith even took a reverse for 16 yards.
Carolina QB Jake Delhomme played better than he did in Week 10 against the Raiders, completing 10-of-19 passes for 98 yards and a 15-yard touchdown to TE Jeff King. He still wasn't great, but he didn't need to be; the running game was that good.
Steve Smith led Panthers' receivers with six catches for 59 yards. The aforementioned King caught the team's only touchdown pass. None of the receivers had particularly good games because, again, the ground attack was so good.
The Panthers set a new franchise record for most team rushing yards in a single game, and it was the first time that Carolina had two RBs ...
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