Final: Browns 24, Panthers 23

[Laetitia]

This is why you play the game.

The Carolina Panthers, who had been outdueled by their former comeback king, mounted one of their own, only to fall short when John Kasay missed a 42-yard field goal on the game's final play.

The Browns took a 24-23 win when Kasay's attempt, which followed a stirring drive by rookie QB Jimmy Clausen, hit the left upright.

Clausen's earlier pick appeared to seal the game, but they quickly got the ball back, and moved downfield thanks to some nifty plays by Rb Mike Goodson and an incredible catch and get-out move by WR Brandon LaFell.

That play had to be reviewed, and gave the Panthers time to set up what's normally an easy kick for Kasay. But this one started left and never moved, plunking the hardware and killing what could have been known as "The Drive," in Panthers lore.

The Panthers kept scratching after falling into 21-7 hole, taking the lead with 7:01 left on a Kasay field goa..

But Delhomme did what he did so many times in Carolina, calmly led a late drive, which ended with Phil Dawson's field goal with 2:42 remaining.

The loss drops the Panthers to 1-10, the first time in coach John Fox's era he's had double-digit losses.

-- Darin Gantt

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[Dpantherman]

Gnatt will suck as much Delhomme c**k as humanly possible until the end. He just has to get it in. (and of course zero mention of Delhomme's 2 picks, one of which that was returned for a TD)

[Carl Spackler]

Thanks Kasay

[Dpantherman]

how soon until we get a Jake Delhomme17 thread?

[Future of the Funchise]

I fell asleep for the last 2 minutes. Apparently i didnt miss anything... Just 9 games left for the panthers 2011 preseason.

[jpniner]

Lets see, Jake throws Pick 6 plus another INT that setup Kasay FG which he missed and is only reason Jake didn't cost the browns the 3rd of 3 games he's played in for Browns and Gannt is saying what exactly???

talk about blind, Peyton Hillis beat us, Jake tried to win game for panthers and should've had normal Kasay kicked today

[davos]

Those little purple-pink thread smileys piss me off