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Arizona’s pass-catching weapons We all know veteran wideout Larry Fitzgerald continues to be a big-time threat. His matchup with James Bradberry will be a real battle. The Christian Kirk-Donte Jackson matchup (two promising second-year players) should also be fun to watch. It’s one SEC...

Pressure is certainly something head coach Ron Rivera and the secondary would appreciate. Rivera isn’t as worried about Murray taking off into the open field as he is about his ability to extend plays by escaping the pocket and looking for big plays through the air. “He doesn’t necessarily...

CHARLOTTE - The Panthers released the team's final injury report for Week 3, officially ruling out quarterback Cam Newton for Sunday's game against the Cardinals. Newton did not participate in practice throughout the week because of a foot injury. Head coach Ron Rivera indicated that Kyle...

On The Call: Mick Mixon, Jordan Gross, Jim Szoke, Caroline Cann The Panthers Radio Network features eight hours of game day coverage, beginning three hours before the game and concluding with two hours of wrap up reaction and analysis after the game. SOCIAL MEDIA: Follow the Panthers for...

CHARLOTTE -- Aside from tight end Greg Olsen (back) being elevated from limited to full, the Panthers' Thursday injury report is the same as it was Wednesday. That means defensive tackle Kawann Short (shoulder) did not participate for the third straight day, which is generally not a great...

On how hard it is if a starter doesn’t get practice reps: “Well Cam’s done that, obviously, through the last couple of years. It’s not an ideal thing. When you really look back, he had four practices before the Rams game, he had basically one practice before the Thursday night game, that didn’t...

Carolina Panthers' Steve Smith (89), Chris Gamble, left, and Richard Marshall (31) walks with their teammates onto the field during team warmups prior to an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009, in Glendale, Ariz. The Panthers defeated the Cardinals 34-21. (AP...

Panthers rank: 24th (12th in NFC) NFC South: Saints 9th, Falcons 16th, Buccaneers 23rd Beyond the numbers: The ESPN staff dropped Carolina six spots after last week's loss to the Bucs, but praised kicker Joey Slye's performance this season. Slye is 6-for-7 on field goal attempts and leads...

CHARLOTTE - The Panthers released the first injury report of Week 3 on Wednesday with quarterback Cam Newton headlining the players who did not participate in Wednesday's practice. But defensive tackle Kawann Short also made an appearance. Short did not participate with a shoulder injury...

“We have to prepare for four wides, three wides, five wides every single week,” Washington said. “We’ll address it with the things within our package and just making sure we have the right personnel in place and just come up with a good solid plan for that particular look. “They use it a lot...

Quick backstory on the Allen-Murray situation: Allen emerged as the Aggies’ started midway through the 2014 season, then Murray arrived in 2015. Allen began that season as the starter with Murray executing specific run packages before taking over. Then head coach Kevin Sumlin went back to Allen...

CHARLOTTE -- When the practice gates closed Tuesday, quarterback Cam Newton was not on the field with his teammates. After falling to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday Night Football, the Panthers are beginning preparations for Sunday's game at the Arizona Cardinals in search of their first...

CHARLOTTE – After completing Tuesday’s practice without quarterback Cam Newton on the field, head coach Ron Rivera met with the media and shed some more light on the situation. Rivera said Newton, who suffered a left midfoot sprain in the third preseason game at New England, reported foot...

CHARLOTTE – Greg Little's regular season debut was put on hold after the second-round pick suffered a concussion in the third preseason game at New England. But after clearing the concussion protocol last week, Little is fit to play against the Cardinals in Week 3 – if needed. “I feel real...

ARIZONA CARDINALS Record: 0-1-1 Head coach: Kliff Kingsbury (1st season with AZ) Ranked 12th in total offense through Week 2 (T-12th in total points) Ranked 31st in total defense through Week 2 (T-9th in points allowed) The Broad Strokes After finishing 2018 at the bottom of the...

Missed layups Newton has gotten much better about taking what the defense gives him over the past couple years. But he’ll be the first to admit that he’s missed some throws he’s simply got to make. It’s hard enough to create separation in the NFL. When targets are in the clear, the ball has...

Tough night for McCoy against his former team Ahead of the Week 2 matchup, defensive lineman Gerald McCoy said he knew how the Buccaneers were going to block him. Maybe he was alluding to some after-the-whistle stuff from Tampa Bay center Ryan Jensen. Maybe he wasn’t. Either way, Jensen...

Bucs load up to stop CMC A week after compiling over 200 total yards from scrimmage, running back Christian McCaffrey was held in check by Tampa Bay, as he finished with 37 rushing yards on 16 carries to go along with two catches for 16 yards. The Bucs clearly were committed to loading the...

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Luke Kuechly tallied 17 tackles while Greg Olsen went over 100 yards receiving.

“To start the drive off with a big play, we’ve just got to finish that off,” Samuel said. “We can’t let them off the hook by putting a field goal. Points is points, but we want to score touchdowns.” Part of the reason for the stalled drives was the Panthers lack of a rushing attack. After...