The
2009 Carolina Panthers
season is the 15th season for the team in the
National Football League. They will
attempt to bounce back from a NFC Divisional playoff loss in
2008.
2009 NFL Draft
Trades
- The Panthers acquired a second round pick (43) and a fourth
round pick (111) from the San
Francisco 49ers in exchange for their first round pick in the
2010 NFL Draft.
Roster
Schedule
Preseason
Regular season
| Week |
Date |
Kickoff |
Opponent |
Results |
Game Site |
TV |
NFL Recap |
| Final score |
Team record |
| 1 |
September 13, 2009 |
1pm EDT |
Philadelphia Eagles |
L 38-10 |
0-1 |
Bank of America Stadium |
Fox |
|
| 2 |
September 20, 2009 |
1pm EDT |
at Atlanta Falcons |
L 28-20 |
0-2 |
Georgia Dome |
Fox |
|
| 3 |
Sept. 28 (Monday) |
8:30pm EDT |
at Dallas
Cowboys |
L 21-7 |
0-3 |
Cowboys Stadium |
ESPN |
|
| 4 |
Bye
Week |
| 5 |
October 11, 2009 |
1pm EDT |
Washington Redskins |
W 20-17 |
1-3 |
Bank of America Stadium |
Fox |
|
| 6 |
October 18, 2009 |
1pm EDT |
at Tampa Bay
Buccaneers |
W 28-21 |
2-3 |
Raymond James Stadium |
Fox |
|
| 7 |
October 25, 2009 |
4:05pm EDT |
Buffalo
Bills |
L 20-9 |
2-4 |
Bank of America Stadium |
CBS |
|
| 8 |
November 1, 2009 |
4:15pm EST |
at Arizona Cardinals |
W 34-21 |
3-4 |
University of Phoenix Stadium |
Fox |
|
| 9 |
November 8, 2009 |
4:05pm EST |
at New Orleans
Saints |
L 30-20 |
3-5 |
Louisiana Superdome |
Fox |
|
| 10 |
November 15, 2009 |
1pm EST |
Atlanta Falcons |
W 28-19 |
4-5 |
Bank of America Stadium |
Fox |
|
| 11 |
Nov. 19 (Thursday) |
8:20pm EST |
Miami
Dolphins |
L 24-17 |
4-6 |
Bank of America Stadium |
NFLN |
|
|
| 12 |
November 29, 2009 |
1pm EST |
at New York
Jets |
L 17-6 |
4-7 |
Giants Stadium |
Fox |
|
| 13 |
December 6, 2009 |
1pm EST |
Tampa Bay
Buccaneers |
|
|
Bank of America Stadium |
Fox |
|
| 14 |
December 13, 2009 |
1pm EST |
at New England Patriots |
|
|
Gillette Stadium |
Fox |
|
| 15 |
December 20, 2009 |
8:20pm EST * |
Minnesota Vikings |
|
|
Bank of America Stadium |
NBC |
|
| 16 |
December 27, 2009 |
1pm EST * |
at New
York Giants |
|
|
Giants Stadium |
Fox |
|
| 17 |
January 3, 2010 |
1pm EST * |
New Orleans
Saints |
|
|
Bank of America Stadium |
Fox |
|
| NOTES: Division games are in
bold text. All game dates are on Sunday unless
indicated otherwise.
An asterisk (*) indicates that game times from Weeks 11-17 are
subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling, for the exception of
the Week 11 game vs. the Dolphins.
|
|
Standings
Regular season results
Week 1: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
at
Bank of
America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina
The Panthers began their season with a Week 1 duel with the
Philadelphia Eagles. In the
first quarter, Carolina pounced first with running back
DeAngelo Williams getting an 11-yard
touchdown run. The Eagles would respond with kicker
David Akers getting a 49-yard field goal. In the
second quarter, Philadelphia took control as Panthers quarterback
Jake Delhomme lost a fumble, which was
recovered by defensive end
Victor
Abiamiri and returned two yards for a touchdown. Also, wide
receiver
DeSean Jackson returned a
punt 85 yards for a touchdown, and quarterback
Donovan McNabb completed a 9-yard touchdown
pass to tight end
Brent Celek and a
4-yard touchdown pass to running back
Brian Westbrook. The Panthers would close
out the period with kicker
John Kasay
nailing a 22-yard field goal. Afterwards, in the third quarter, the
Eagles closed out their domination as McNabb got a 3-yard touchdown
run.
With the loss, Carolina began its season at 0-1.
Delhomme (7-of-17 for 73 yards) was benched after committing five
turnovers (four interceptions and a fumble).
Week 2: vs. Atlanta Falcons
at
Georgia
Dome, Atlanta,
Georgia
Hoping to
rebound from their loss to the Eagles, the Panthers flew to the
Georgia
Dome for a Week 2 NFC South duel with the Atlanta Falcons. In the first
quarter, Carolina delivered the first scratch as kicker
John Kasay got a 38-yard field goal. The Falcons
would answer with quarerback
Matt Ryan completing a 24-yard
touchdown pass to tight end
Tony Gonzalez. The
Panthers would retake the lead in the second quarter as running
back
DeAngelo Williams getting a
3-yard touchdown run, but Atlanta would reply with Ryan completing
a 10-yard touchdown pass to running back
Jason Snelling. Carolina would gain some
ground as Kasay nailed a 50-yard field goal, but the Falcons would
close out the half with Ryan completing a 7-yard touchdown pass to
wide receiver
Roddy White. After a
scoreless third quarter, Atlanta would pull away as running back
Michael Turner
getting a 1-yard touchdown. The Panthers would try to rally, but
get only get an 11-yard touchdown pass from quarterback
Jake Delhomme to tight end
Dante Rosario.
With the loss, Carolina fell to 0-2.
Week 3: at Dallas Cowboys
at
Cowboys
Stadium, Arlington, Texas
Still
looking for their first win of the season, the Panthers flew to
Cowboys
Stadium for a Week 3 Monday night duel with the Dallas Cowboys. After a scoreless
first quarter, Carolina would get the lead in the second quarter
with quarterback
Jake Delhomme's
25-yard touchdown pass to tight end
Dante
Rosario. The Cowboys would take the lead in the third quarter
with kicker
Nick Folk's 24-yard field goal
and running back
Tashard Choice's
5-yard touchdown run. Dallas would get a further grasp on the lead
in the fourth quarter with Folk's 19-yard field goal and cornerback
Terence Newman returning Delhomme's
7th interception of the season 27 yards for a touchdown (with
Choice getting the 2-point conversion run). The Panthers tried to
rally, but the Cowboys' defense would prevent their comeback from
happening.
With the loss, Carolina entered its bye week at 0-3.
Week 4: BYE
Week 5: vs. Washington Redskins
at
Bank of
America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina
Following their bye week, the Panthers returned to Charlotte to
face the
Washington Redskins.
After a DeAngelo Williams fumble, the Redskins struck first blood
with quarterback
Jason Campbell's
10-yard touchdown pass to running back
Clinton Portis. During the second quarter,
linebacker
Thomas
Davis and defensive end
Julius
Peppers tackled Portis in the endzone for a safety, making the
score 7-2. The Redskins responded with a 39-yard field goal by
kicker
Shaun Suisham. During the third
quarter, cornerback
DeAngelo Hall
intercepted quarterback
Jake
Delhomme's pass and took it to the one, with Clinton Portis
capping it off with a touchdown run, making it 17-2. The Panthers
then scored on a 17-yard touchdown catch by tight end
Jeff King. In the fourth
quarter, kicker
John Kasay booted a
43-yard field goal, decreasing the lead to 17-12. After a botched
punt return by the Redskins, Carolina scored on an 8-yard run by
running back
Jonathan Stewart. With
the two point conversion pass to wide receiver
Steve Smith,
Carolina took a 20-17 lead. After a Washington punt, the Panthers
ran out the clock with an 8-yard run by Jake Delhomme.
With the win, the Panthers improved to 1-3.
Week 6: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
at
Raymond James
Stadium, Tampa,
Florida
Coming
off their win over the Redskins, the Panthers flew to Raymond James
Stadium for a Week 6 NFC South duel with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Carolina
would trail in the first quarter as Buccaneers running back
Carnell Williams got a 20-yard
touchdown run, yet the Panthers would tie the game in the second
quarter with a 20-yard touchdown from running back
DeAngelo Williams.
In the third quarter, Carolina took the lead with quarterback
Jake Delhomme's 1-yard touchdown pass
to tight end
Jeff King
and running back
Jonathan Stewart's
26-yard touchdown run. Tampa Bay would immediately answer with wide
receiver
Sammie Stroughter
returning a kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown. The Buccaneers would
tie the game in the fourth quarter as safety
Tanard Jackson returned an interception 26
yards for a touchdown, but the Panthers got the last laugh as
Williams got a 1-yard touchdown run.
With the win, Carolina improved to 2-3.
Cornerback
Dante Wesley was ejected
from the game in the second quarter after ramming into Buccaneers
kick returner
Clifton
Smith (who signaled a fair catch). He would later get a
one-game suspension.
Week 7: vs. Buffalo Bills
at
Bank of
America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina
Coming off their divisional road win over the Buccanees, the
Panthers went home for a Week 7 interconference duel with the
Buffalo Bills. Carolina would find
themselves trailing in the first quarter as Bills running back
Marshawn Lynch got a 7-yard touchdown
run. The Panthers would respond in the second quarter as defensive
tackle
Hollis Thomas tackled running
back
Fred Jackson
in his endzone for a safety.
After a scoreless third quarter, Buffalo got a big play in the
fourth quarter as quarterback
Ryan
Fitzpatrick completing a 2-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver
Lee Evans, followed by
kicker
Rian Lindell nailing a 29-yard
field goal. Carolina tried to recover as running back
DeAngelo Williams got a 15-yard touchdown
run, but the Bills would seal the win with Lindell's 22-yard field
goal.
With the loss, the Panthers fell to 2-4.
Week 8: at Arizona Cardinals
at
University of
Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
Hoping to
rebound from their dismal home loss to the Bills, the Panthers flew
to the University of Phoenix Stadium for a Week 8 duel with the Arizona Cardinals in a rematch of last
year's divisional game.
In the first quarter, Carolina would begin the game with a 6-yard
touchdown run from running back
Jonathan Stewart. The Cardinals would
answer with quarterback
Kurt Warner
completing a 14-yard touchdown pass to running back
LaRod Stephens-Howling. The Panthers
would take a commanding lead in the second quarter as Stewart got a
10-yard touchdown run, quarterback
Jake
Delhomme hooked up with wide receiver
Steve Smith on a
50-yard touchdown pass, and defensive end
Julius Peppers returned an interception 13
yards for a touchdown.
In the third quarter, Arizona began to rally as Warner connected
with tight end
Ben Patrick on a 1-yard
touchdown pass. Carolina would answer in the fourth quarter with a
35-yard field goal from kicker
John
Kasay. The Cardinals tried to pull off a comeback as running
back
Tim Hightower got a 1-yard
touchdown run, yet the Panthers closed out the game with Kasay's
31-yard field goal.
With the win, Carolina improved to 3-4.
The Panthers' defense had a field day on Warner, recording 5
interceptions and a fumble recovery.
Week 9: at New Orleans Saints
at
Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans,
Louisiana
Coming
off a defensivly-strong performance against the Cardinals, the
Panthers flew to the Louisiana Superdome for a Week 9 NFC South duel with the undefeated
New Orleans Saints.
Carolina got off to a fast start in the first quarter as running
back
DeAngelo Williams got a
66-yard and a 7-yard touchdown run. The Saints would get on the
board in the second quarter as kicker
John Carney made a 23-yard
field goal. The Panthers came right back as kicker
John Kasay nailed a 32-yard field goal, but New
Orleans would close out the half as Carney booted a 25-yard field
goal.
In the third quarter, the Saints continued to hack away as running
back
Pierre Thomas got a 10-yard
touchdown run. Carolina answered with Kasay's 25-yard field goal,
but New Orleans would tie the game to end the period as quarterback
Drew Brees completed a 54-yard touchdown
pass to wide receiver
Robert Meachem.
Afterwards, the Saints would pull away in the fourth quarter with
Carney's 40-yard field goal, followed by defensive tackle
Anthony Hargrove forcing a fumble from
Williams and returning it 1 yard for a touchdown.
With the loss, the Panthers fell to 3-5.
Week 10: vs. Atlanta Falcons
at
Bank of
America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina
Hoping to rebound from their tough divisional road loss to the
Saints, the Panthers went home for a Week 10 NFC South rematch with
the
Atlanta Falcons. Carolina would
trail early in the first quarter as Falcons kicker
Jason Elam booted a 35-yard field goal, yet the
Panthers came right as running back
Jonathan Stewart got a 1-yard touchdown
run. Carolina would add to their lead in the second with
quarterback
Jake Delhomme hooking up
with wide receiver
Steve Smith on a
4-yard touchdown pass, yet Atlanta would answer with a 1-yard
touchdown run from running back
Jason
Snelling. The Panthers would close out the half with Delhomme's
4-yard touchdown pass to Smith.
In the second half, the Falcons began to erase their deficit as
Elam nailed a 24-yard field goal in the third quarter, followed by
quarterback
Matt Ryan completing a 3-yard
touchdown pass to tight end
Justin
Peelle. Afterwards, Carolina would pull away as Stewart got a
45-yard touchdown run.
With the win, the Panthers would improve to 4-5.
Week 11: vs. Miami Dolphins
at
Bank of
America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina
Coming off their divisional home win to the Falcons, the Panthers
went home for a Week 11 Interconference duel with the Miami
Dolphins. In the first quarter, Carolina got on the board first
with
John Kasay hitting a 29-yard field
goal. In the second quarter the Dolphins replied and took the lead
with
Chad Henne getting a 14-yard
touchdown pass to
Ricky Williams, and
a 1-yard touchdown run from Williams again. After a scoreless third
quarter the Panthers slightly improved as
John Kasay nailed a 33-yard field goal, until
Miami kept it a 2-possession game when
Dan
Carpenter got a 37-yard field goal. The Panthers would keep
hopes alive as
Jake Delhomme made a
27-yard touchdown pass to
Steve Smith
(with a successful 2-point conversion made by
DeAngelo Williams). The Dolphins would
pull away as
Ricky Williams made a
46-yard touchdown run. The 48-yard field goal made by
John Kasay near the end of the game wasn't enough
for the Panthers and that resulted in a loss.
With the loss, the Panthers fell to 4-6.
Week 12: at New York Jets
at
Giants
Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Week 13: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
at
Bank of
America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina
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