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To err is human but the New Orleans Saints might have pushed the envelope in the latest chapter of their perfect season, an angst-filled 30-20 win against the vexing Carolina Panthers at the Superdome on Sunday.

The Panthers got off to a fast start against the unbeaten Saints, taking a two-touchdown lead in the first quarter.

JEFF SINER - jsiner@charlotteobserver.com http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2009/11/07/20/B82196365Z.1_20091107200008_000+GINTCOTH.3.embedded.prod_affiliate.138.jpg 244 12/28/08 Carolina Panthers defensive tackle Maake Kemoeatu watches his teammates run through drills prior to action vs the New Orleans Saints Sunday at the Louisiana ...

CHARLOTTE Defensive coordinator Ron Meeks talked earlier this season about the need to develop a swagger on defense and to start forcing turnovers.

In the multi-billion dollar world of the NFL, how much is a win worth, especially if it avenges one of the bitterest defeats in a team's history? The question comes to mind after defensive end Julius Peppers' dominating performance in the Carolina Panthers' 34-21 win at Arizona.

What has become apparent all season will become official Sunday - Panthers wide receiver Muhsin Muhammad won't be a factor.

QUARTERBACK Grade: F Comment: Jake Delhomme's performances this season simply aren't up to the standard he set in the past.

Blitzing more than they usually do, the Panthers sacked Washington's JASON CAMPBELL five times last week.

If you were trenched up in your football cave this weekend and saw clips from the Redskins-Panthers game, you watched the pressure the Panthers' defensive line was able to apply to Redskins quarterback Jason Campbell, ultimately resulting in five sacks for the game.

Aided by a disputed call and Jake Delhomme's bold third-down run, the Carolina Panthers jump-started a sagging season at the expense of embattled Washington coach Jim Zorn.

It's far too early to declare the Carolina Panthers' season over, although at 0-3 it's getting close.

Monday. The Cowboys defeated the Panthers 21-7. JEFF SINER - jsiner@charlotteobserver.com ARLINGTON, Texas Mercifully, the Carolina Panthers have a bye this weekend.

The Carolina Panthers are winless so far in the 2009 campaign and it doesna t look good for them to get a win this weekend.

ROOKIE HIGHLIGHT: Caught 54-yard touchdown pass against Seattle in 2007. BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW: Rosario is a movie buff, often going to the cinema twice a week.

On Wednesday they proved it through the ballot box, voting Peppers a defensive team captain.

JEFF SINER - jsiner@charlotteobserver.com http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2009/09/09/00/B82161499Z.1_20090909003509_000+GMOOV6NO.3.embedded.prod_affiliate.138.jpg 300 Carolina Panthers defensive end Tyler Brayton sacks Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco during first quarter at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, ...

Carolina Panthers receiver Steve Smith reaches for a pass as Baltimore's Domonique Foxworth defends Saturday.

The Carolina Panthers still haven't gotten their whole team on the field. Their results have been similarly absent, as they turned in yet another slip-shod performance in Saturday's 17-13 loss to the Baltimore Ravens at Bank of America Stadium.

The shortest training camp in Carolina Panthers' history - 21 practices in 2 1/2 weeks - came to a close Thursday afternoon as the team set its sight on its second exhibition.

To call it yelling cheapens it. It's a boom, a bellow, a peal, a foghorn blast. It's deep and forceful and clear, and rings across practice fields, making it possible for neighbors and foreigners alike to understand what's being said.