Their receivers need more one-on-one opportunities and the only way that'll happen is if their running game forces opposing defenses to respect it. The Panthers defeated the Rams 29-23 in overtime on January 10, 2004. victory, 25-16 over the Carolina Panthers on Sunday. The play also suddenly set off a scoring explosion from both teams for the remainder of the first half. Check out the members of the Silver Season Team, presented by Coca-Cola, as voted upon by the fans. On what looked to potentially be the final play of their season, McNabb fired a laser over the middle that Freddie Mitchell came down with for a 28-yard gain despite a hard shot from Marques Anderson and Darren Sharper at the Packers 47-yard line. After another Washington field goal in the fourth quarter, Brian Westbrook scored on 19-yard run with three minutes left to play, which put Philadelphia up 27–16 and appeared to end the game, as in Buffalo the previous week.
McNabb put the Eagles ahead 22-10 two plays later when anymore -- you've moved on to another career. The defense then tightened and creating a turnover that led to a short Duce Staley touchdown run. and Steve Smith was called for offensive pass interference to force Are you a Stathead, too?
(AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill), Carolina Panthers' Ricky Proehl celebrates his 5-yard touchdown catch in the second quarter against the Atlanta Falcons Sunday, Sept. 28, 2003, in Charlotte. Brian Westbrook scored on a 29-yard pass play in the second quarter and a four-yard run in the third quarter as Philadelphia went ahead 21–3. The second quarter belonged to Atlanta, as they scored thirteen unanswered points and went into halftime ahead 13–10. A 96-yard drive, the longest of the season, ended with McNabb bootlegging it into the end zone as Philadelphia took control early. Dallas tried early to establish their running game, and late in the first quarter, they scored the game's first points on a field goal. Do you have a sports website? Todd Pinkston fumbled away a touchdown out of the endzone after catching a long pass from Donovan McNabb. The team made the playoffs for the fourth straight year, won its third straight NFC East division title, and had the NFC's top record for the second straight season. Dallas Quarterback Quincy Carter threw for only 154 yards and an interception, while being sacked 3 times. The browser you are using is no longer supported on this site. their first winning season since 1996. Patriots teammate Eugene Wilson, left front, looks on. Both teams missed field goals in the first overtime period. The Patriots defeated the Panthers 32-29. The next time Philadelphia got the ball back, they turned the ball over on downs and Carolina ran out the clock to win the game. The Eagles, who finished 12–4, had ended the season with nine wins in ten games, but had some injuries on defense and were without running back Brian Westbrook for the playoffs. Carolina's offense then struck when Jake Delhomme found Steve Smith for a 24-yard touchdown pass to make it 13–10 going into the final quarter.
They improved on their 7–9 record from 2002, and made it to the playoffs for the second time in franchise history. Marc Bulger's subsequent 2-point conversion pass to Dane Looker cut the score to 23–20 with 2:39 to go. Both offenses struggled on a wet field in the first half. The win moved the Eagles to 7–3 and virtually knocked the reeling Giants out of contention, while A Dallas loss allowed the Eagles to move into a tie for first place in the NFC East. In the fourth quarter, Correll Buckhalter, on a short sweep, dove over the pylon for the go-ahead touchdown. Dallas' defense managed to force a punt on Carolina's next drive, but two plays later, Panthers lineman Julius Peppers intercepted a screen pass from Carter and returned it 34 yards to the Cowboys 11-yard. (AP Photo/Kevin Terrell), Carolina Panthers running back DeShaun Foster (20) heads upfield during an NFL game against the Arizona Cardinals. The two-point conversion by Philadelphia failed. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez), Carolina Panthers linebackers coach Sam Mills leaves the field after the Panthers' game against the Washington Redskins in Charlotte, N.C., Nov. 16, 2003. (AP Photo/Rick Havner), Carolina Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith tries to stay inbounds during the NFC Wild Card game against the Dallas Cowboys in this Jan. 3, 2004, in Charlotte, N.C (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey), The celebration begins as Carolina Panthers' Todd Sauerbrun (10) John Kasay (4) and Kris Mangum (86) enjoy their 23-20 victory over the New Orleans Saints, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2003, in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans. McNabb beat the blitz and Pinkston made a backward diving catch to tie the game with a minute left. View the Box Score for the NFL football game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Carolina Panthers on November 30, 2003. The defense turned in a relatively strong performance despite the absence of Pro Bowlers Brian Dawkins, Troy Vincent, and Bobby Taylor. The Eagles went to 5–3 and suddenly had three wins in a row. McNabb finished with 248 passing yards and three touchdowns and Buckhalter had 115 yards on 13 carries. McNabb passed for 242 yards and three touchdowns, Todd Pinkston had 74 receiving yards, and the defense recorded five sacks. The 8–3 Eagles and 8–3 Carolina Panthers squared off in a key battle for NFC supremacy and the Eagles emerged with the win. Carter then completed six consecutive passes and finished the drive with a 9-yard touchdown run, cutting the score to 26–10. In their first trip to St. Louis since their disastrous final season in the NFC West, the Panthers stunned the favored Rams in double-overtime, the fifth longest game in NFL history, in a thrilling finish to a game that featured big swings in momentum. The defense, especially the pass defense, absolutely shut Dallas down in the final two quarters.