Panthers Stave Off Raiders As Peppers, RB Lead Team to Victory

DeAngelo Williams rushed for 140 yards and a touchdown on 19 carries, and the Panthers' defense held the lowly Oakland Raiders' offense to six points as the Carolina Panthers won an ugly, sloppy, boring road game over the Raiders 17-6. The highlight of the day for the Panthers' offense came on a 1st-and-10 from the their own 31 with 3:12 left in the second quarter. Williams busted through the middle of the line, shook off two defenders with a spin move, and raced 69 yards to the end zone for Carolina's second touchdown of the day. This score opened the Panthers' lead to 14 points. QB Jake Delhomme and receiver Muhsin Muhammad connected for the Panthers' first touchdown from the Oakland three-yard line on the team's first possession of the game.   But in general the Panthers' offense was horrid.  It was held to just 219 yards by one of the league's worst defenses.  Delhomme had the worst offensive performance; both in his career as a Panther and out of all the Panthers in the ... (link)