Brad Hoover News

The Carolina Panthers will be without several starters who didn't make the trip for Sunday's game in New Orleans.

Carolina Panthers running back DeAngelo Williams is questionable for Sunday's game against Atlanta with a sore left knee.

The Carolina Panthers stayed close to home to fill their open roster spot, promoting practice squad linebacker Kelvin Smith to take the place of the injured Thomas Davis.

Carolina Panthers running back DeAngelo Williams has missed practice because of a sore knee.

Published: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 5:00 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 12:26 a.m. When the Carolina Panthers were in New Orleans on Sunday, fullback Brad Hoover was back in Charlotte, out of action due to a high ankle sprain.

Muhsin Muhammad News: The Carolina Panthers deactivated Muhammad against the New Orleans Saints on Sunday because of lingering injuries that also sidelined him at Arizona a week earlier.

CHARLOTTE Half of the NFL season is over, yet the Carolina Panthers continue to struggle in the passing game.

After spending the first half showing what they can do, the Carolina Panthers spent the second half showing what they can't. They can't convert big plays.

After holding Arizona's Kurt Warner to 242 yards,the Panthers still have the NFL's top-rated pass defense .

Panthers fullback Brad Hoover is carted off the field after spraining his ankle against Arizona on Sunday.

Panthers kicker John Kasay is listed as questionable for Sunday's game in New Orleans against the Saints.

It was third-and-8 and Carolina running back DeAngelo Williams appeared bottled up at the line of scrimmage.

They were about to cart Brad Hoover off the field Sunday as the crowd politely applauded and the Panthers quietly worried.

He had to wait a year after high school before enrolling at Troy, then was hampered by two shoulder surgeries and a broken hand in college.

The Carolina Panthers are hoping their 34-21 win Sunday over Arizona serves as a springboard for the rest of the season.

Jake Delhomme #17 of the Carolina Panthers yells to his teammates during their game against the Chicago Bears at Bank of America Stadium on September 14, 2008 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Here are the grades from Sunday's game... RUN OFFENSE: A+ The Panthers returned to their winning formula on Sunday, which is running the football and playing good defense.

Even though it seemed like Carolina Panthers coach John Fox 's Monday post-mortem was all about Jake Delhomme , he had a few sharp words for some other struggling aspects of his team.

Julius Peppers broke his silence, but had little to say. Talking to reporters Thursday for the first time in a month, the Carolina defensive end said there's "nothing to talk about" regarding his increased production in the past three games and wouldn't discuss details of his address to teammates before a win over Tampa Bay on Oct.

CHARLOTTE The Carolina Panthers not only emerged from the Buffalo game Sunday with a loss, but also pretty beat up.