I guess this matchup is becoming something of a rival. The Carolina Panthers will have played the Giants now for the fourth time in three years. There was the close loss in overtime at New York (New Jersey, technically) in December of 2008, there was yet another loss in preseason of 2009 at New York, the 41-9 shellacking delivered to the Giants to close their old stadium in Week 16 of the 2009 regular season, and now…Sunday September 12, 2010; the Panthers once again travel to the Meadowlands of East Rutherford, NJ to check out the Giants’ new digs and hopefully leave Giants fans speechless, with their mouths agape, as the Carolina Panthers run all over the G-Men in their first game of the regular season at their new home.

Considering this seems to be a recurring matchup, now in it’s third consecutive season, I’m wondering what’s with all the love given by the NFL’s schedule-making computer that given the Giants four consecutive home games against the Carolina Panthers in three years? Is it because if the game were in Charlotte that Giants fans wouldn’t make the trip? I highly doubt it. Whatever the reason, it only goes to show how much stronger the men from Carolina are, if they can pull out another win in a meaningful game to the Giants and their faithful. (more…)

The Carolina Panthers have been fortunate in their brief existence to have had enough great games and plays to even fill a top ten.  To the contrary, they’ve had enough great games and moments to fill a top 20 at least.

This is where we had to boil it down a bit and probably where I’m going to take a bit of a beating on some of the final choices.  We’ll be giving you five per week for the next two weeks.  Then, let the complaints come rolling in.

I went through the following process to choose the games and moments.  First, it had to have some significance to the franchise or, more specifically, a lasting impact on the direction or the standing of the franchise.  Second, the list is not just games but also performances or plays – there are great games on the list but within each are key moments and key plays that helped to win the game and therefore will always stand out in the memory of the fans.  Third, we didn’t put a lot of weight on big statistical games.  While they can have a great impact, games so often come down to big plays and not just big numbers.  Plus, so many of the individual plays in the Panthers’ history stood head and shoulders above the rest that no big statistical performances made the list anyway.

So, without any further delay, let’s begin counting them down. (more…)