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1 N E W S R E L E A S E CAROLINA PANTHERS (6-2) AT OAKLAND RAIDERS (2-6) Panthers follow bye week with first trip to Oakland since 2000 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2008 MCAFEE COLISEUM, 4:05 PM (EST) THIS WEEK S GAME The second half of the season begins as the first half did for the Carolina Panthers on the road Sunday against an AFC West opponent. In the season opening game, Carolina pulled out a last second victory over the San Diego Chargers to propel the Panthers to a 6-2 record through eight games. The Panthers are at Oakland this week and the Raiders promise to be another stiff challenge for Coach John Fox and his team. Playing on the road is difficult any time and there are not many places more difficult than the Coliseum, says Fox. The Panthers last played October 26 when they rallied to defeat the Arizona Cardinals behind the passing combination of Jake Delhomme and Steve Smith and the running of DeAngelo Williams. It is an offensive formula that worked well during the first eight weeks as Delhomme compiled a quarterback rating of 88.7, Smith moved among the League leaders in receiving with 33 catches for 613 yards despite missing the first two games, and Williams rushed for 522 yards while sharing backfield duties with rookie Jonathan Stewart. In returning from offseason elbow surgery, Delhomme has completed over 60 percent of his passes for nearly eight yards per attempt and thrown nine touchdowns and five interceptions, four of which have come off d e f l e c t i o n s. Smith has compiled three consecutive 100-yard receiving games, with the most recent being a 117-yard, five catch, two touchdown performance against the Cardinals. One of those scores came on a 65-yard catch and run and his 18.6 yards per catch average is the best of his career. The 65- yard score against Arizona was the 49th touchdown of his career, which stretches his club career mark to three touchdowns ahead of wide receiver Muhsin Muhammad. Muhammad has returned to Carolina after a three-year absence to catch a team-high 37 receptions, including five for 38 yards against Arizona. His presence has also impacted a running game that saw Williams surpass the 100-yard mark against Arizona for the second time this s e a s o n. Williams gained 108 yards on 17 attempts versus the Cardinals and ignited the Panthers comeback from a 17-3 deficit with a 15-yard scoring run. He is bidding to join Stephen Davis and Anthony Johnson as only the third 1000-yard rushers in team history while sharing carries with Stewart, who has rushed for 362 yards and five touchdowns. The Panthers offensive numbers have been impressive considering that the starting offensive line has played together for less than two quarters the entire season. Center Ryan Kalil and rookie Jeff Otah have missed the last three games with ankle injuries after starters Jordan Gross and Travelle Wharton missed time earlier. In their last five games the Panthers have allowed two sacks of Delhomme, but will face a Raiders pass rush that has accumulated 19 sacks. Sacks have been hard to come by for the Panthers, who have 13 in eight games. Seven and a half of that total have come from defensive linemen Julius Peppers (four) and Charles Johnson (3.5) and it was Johnson who had both of the Panthers takedowns of Kurt Wa r n e r. The Cardinals threw 51 times against Carolina, but the Raiders offer a different offensive strength in a strong running game. Similar to the offense, the Panthers defense offer modest stats against the run, ranking 14th. Middle linebacker Jon Beason keys the unit with a team high 81 tackles while safety Chris Harris anchors the secondary with his ball hawking skills. If the game comes down to special teams, the Panthers rely on one of the N F L s best kickers in John Kasay, who surpassed Jan Stenerud for eighth place in NFL history against Arizona with his 374th field goal. Kickoff specialist Rhys Lloyd plays a big role in the Panthers kickoff coverage teams that rank third in the League while punter Jason Baker s 38.2 net average plays a significant role in Carolina s fourth ranked punt coverage u n i t. UP NEXT C a r o l i n a - vs. Detroit, November 16, 1:00 p.m. ET O a k l a n d - at Miami, November 16, 1:00 p.m. ET

2 HEAD COA C H E S Panthers head coach JOHN FOX (57-47 regular season, overall in Carolina) is in his seventh season with Carolina. Fox s 62 victories since 2002 rank as the ninth-most in the NFL during that span and make him the winningest coach in franchise history. His career in Carolina is highlighted by a Super Bowl appearance in 2003 and an NFC Championship appearance in The four consecutive playoff road victories he notched along the way tied the NFL record held by the Dallas Cowboys under Tom Landry. Fox may be at his best, h o w e v e r, when faced with adversity. In 2002, he took over a 1-15 squad and produced a 7-9 season, a six-game improvement in victories that marked the second-best improvement by a rookie head coach in the NFL since In 2007, Fox led Carolina to seven wins, the most by a team that started four different quarterbacks since Prior to coming to Carolina, Fox spent five years as the New York Giants defensive coordinator ( ). TOM CABLE (1-3 regular season, 1-3 overall) was named interim head coach of the Oakland Raiders on September 30, 2008, after serving as offensive line coach since In 2007, Cable s offensive line contributed to a Raiders offense that finished sixth in the NFL in both rushing and inside the 20 touchdown percentage. In 2006, Cable served as the offensive line coach for the Atlanta Falcons, tutoring a position group that helped the club lead the Leauge in rushing. Prior to entering the NFL coaching ranks in 2006, Cable served as the offensive line coach and offensive coordinator at UCLA ( ). Before his tenure at UCLA, Cable was the head coach at the University of Idaho ( ) and also spent time at the University of Colorado ( ), the University of California ( ), UNLV (1991), Cal State-Fullerton (1990) and San Diego State (1989). He began his coaching career at Idaho from A native of Merced, CA, Cable played four years at Idaho, three as a starting guard, and spent one season with the Indianapolis Colts NFC SOUTH STA N D I N G S Team W-L Carolina Panthers 6-2 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 6-3 Atlanta Falcons 5-3 New Orleans Saints 4-4 This Week Carolina at Oakland, 4:05 p.m. ET New Orleans at Atlanta, 1:00 p.m. ET Tampa Bay, Bye C O N N E C T I O N S Coaching Connections- Panthers head coach John Fox served as the defensive coordinator for the Raiders from Secondary/safeties coach Mike Gillhamer is a native of Oakland, CA, and played defensive back at Humboldt State. Quarterbacks coach Mike McCoy is a native of Novato, CA. Raiders owner Al Davis was the line coach and chief recruiter at The Citadel in Charleston, SC, from Quarterbacks coach John DeFelippo was a summer coaching intern with the Carolina Panthers in Defensive quality control coach George Martinez is a native of Fort Bragg, NC. Former Raiders- Defensive end Tyler Brayton was originally drafted in the first round (32nd overall) by Oakland in the 2003 NFL draft and appeared in 79 games with 47 starts for the Raiders from Quarterback Josh McCown was traded by Detroit to Oakland in 2007 and started nine games for the Raiders. Carolina Ti e s - Defensive end Derrick Burgess is a native of Lake C i t y, SC. Wide receiver Ronald Curry played collegiately at the University of North Carolina. Defensive end Kalimba Edwards attended the University of South Carolina. Family Ties- Panthers assistant head coach/running backs Jim Skipper is the father of Raiders tight ends coach Kelly Skipper. CAROLINA FOLLOWING A BYE Since their inception in 1995, the Carolina Panthers have produced a record of 5-8 in games following the bye week. Head coach John Fox, who arrived in Carolina prior to the 2002 season, has compiled a record of 3-3 following the bye. SCHEDULE AND RESULT S Preseason August 9 Saturday INDIANAPOLIS W OT August 14 Thursday at Philadelphia L August 23 Saturday WASHINGTON W 47-3 August 28 Thursday at Pittsburgh L Regular Season September 7 Sunday at San Diego W September 14 Sunday CHICAGO W September 21 Sunday at Minnesota L September 28 Sunday ATLANTA W 24-9 October 5 Sunday KANSAS CITY W 34-0 October 12 Sunday at Tampa Bay L 27-3 October 19 Sunday NEW ORLEANS W 30-7 October 26 Sunday ARIZONA W November 2 BYE November 9 Sunday at Oakland 1:05 P.M. November 16 Sunday DETROIT 1:00 P.M. November 23 Sunday at Atlanta 1:00 P.M. November 30 Sunday at Green Bay 1:00 P.M. December 8 Monday TAMPA BAY 8:30 P.M. December 14 Sunday DENVER 1:00 P.M. December 21 Sunday at New York Giants 1:00 P.M. December 28 Sunday at New Orleans 1:00 P.M.

3 GAME INFORMAT I O N D a t e : November 9, 2008 K i c k o f f : 4:05 p.m. ET S t a d i u m : McAfee Coliseum C a p a c i t y : 63, 132 Te l e v i s i o n : FOX Television Network P l a y - b y - P l a y : Dick Stockton C o l o r : Brian Baldinger C o l o r : Brian Billick Sideline Reporter: Laura Okmin National Radio: Sports USA Radio Network P l a y - b y - P l a y : Howard David C o l o r : Terry Donahue Sideline Reporter: Tony Graziani P a n t h e r s Radio Flagship: WBT Radio P l a y - b y - P l a y : Mick Mixon C o l o r : Eugene Robinson C o l o r : Jim Szoke Sideline Reporter: Greg Brannon Playing Surface: G r a s s S TATISTICAL SNAPSHOT Here s a look at where the Panthers and Raiders rank in some key statistical categories through Week Nine of the 2008 season: Carolina Oakland OFFENSE Avg. Rnk Avg. Rnk Total Yards Per Game th th Rushing Yards Per Game th th Rushing Yards Per Attempt th 4.4 8th Passing Net Yards Per Game th st Sacks Per Pass Play 4.5% 10th 9.6% 28th Sacks Allowed 11 n/a 22 n/a Third Down Efficiency 37.0% 22nd 24.1% 32nd Points Per Game th nd DEFENSE Total Yards Per Game th th Rushing Yards Per Game th th Rushing Yards Per Attempt th rd Passing Net Yards Per Game th T18th Sacks Per Pass Play 4.8% 27th 7.3% 7th Sacks 13 n/a 19 n/a Third Down Efficiency 36.6% T12th 44.8% 28th Points Per Game rd th LAST MEETING Bank of America Stadium, November 7, 2004 (65,148)- C a r o l i n a was left still searching for their first home victory of the season as they dropped a decision to visiting Oakland. The Raiders staked an early 17-7 advantage on two Tyrone Wheatley one-yard touchdown runs and a Sebastian Janikowski 26-yard field goal. Oakland worked with a short field on their first touchdown drive after Nnamdi Asomugha blocked a Todd Sauerbrun punt at the Panthers 33-yard line. Carolina opened the second half with a 15- play drive that consumed the first 7:57 of the third quarter and was capped by a 16-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Jake Delhomme to fullback Brad Hoover, cutting the Oakland lead to After a seven-yard Amos Zereoue touchdown run gave the Raiders a lead with 9:16 remaining, Carolina scored 10 points in less than seven minutes, culminating with a one-yard touchdown pass from Delhomme to running back Nick Goings, to tie the score at 24 with 2:25 remaining in the contest. On the ensuing possession, a 38-yard pass interference penalty on cornerback Dante Wesley led to Sebastian Janikowski s 19-yard game-winning field goal. Delhomme finished the game completing 25-of-45 attempts for 299 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions. Wide receiver Muhsin Muhammad led all receivers with eight receptions for 94 yards. THE SERIES S u n d a y s contest will mark the fourth meeting between the Panthers and Raiders during the regular season and the first since Oakland leads the all-time series 2-1 and earned a victory in the last meeting at Carolina (11/7/04). The Raiders were also victorious the last time the two teams met in Oakland, 52-9, at McAfee Coliseum (12/24/00). Carolina s lone triumph in the series was a decision at Bank of America Stadium (11/2/97). Series By The Numbers Record vs. Oakland: 1-2 Last regular season game: Oak 27, Car 24 at Carolina (11/7/04) Panthers largest winning margin: 24 at Carolina (11/2/97) Raiders largest winning margin: 43 at Oakland (12/24/00) Current series streak: 2 games (Oakland) Panthers longest win streak: 1 game Raiders longest win streak: 2 games Most Points, Panthers: 38 at Carolina (11/2/97) Most Points, Raiders: 52 at Oakland (12/24/00) Most Points, both teams: 61 at Oakland (12/24/00) Fewest Points, Panthers: 9 at Oakland (12/24/00) Fewest Points, Raiders: 14 at Carolina (11/2/97) Fewest Points, both teams: 51 at Carolina (11/7/04) Panthers Bests vs. Oakland Most rushing yards: 147, Fred Lane (11/2/97) Most receiving yards: 114, Muhsin Muhammad (12/24/00) Most passing yards: 299, Jake Delhomme (11/7/04) Most touchdowns: 3, Fred Lane (11/2/97)

4 2008 PANTHERS AND RAIDERS TEAM LEADERS P a s s i n g A t t C m p Y d s P c t Y / A t t T D I n t L g S a c k / L o s t R t g C a r- D e l h o m m e t 1 1 / O a k - R u s s e l l t 2 2 / R u s h i n g N o. Y d s Av g L o n g T D C a r- W i l l i a m s t 3 C a r- S t e w a r t O a k - M c F a d d e n O a k - F a r g a s R e c e i v i n g N o. Y d s Av g L o n g T D C a r- M u h a m m a d t 2 C a r- S m i t h t 4 O a k - M i l l e r t 1 I n t e r c e p t i o n s N o. Y d s Av g L o n g T D C a r- L u c a s C a r- B e a s o n O a k - H a l l S a c k s To t a l C a r- P e p p e r s 4. 0 C a r-c. Johnson 3. 5 O a k - E d w a r d s 5. 0 W H AT TO LOOK FOR IN 2008 WR Steve Smith: WR Muhsin Muhammad: RB Jonathan Stewart: LB Na il Diggs: CB Chris Gamble: PK John Kasay: Most 100-Yard Or More Receiving Games -- Smith needs two 100-yards or more receiving games to tie Muhsin Muhammad for the most in team history with 27 He currently ranks second with 25 during the regular season. He holds the record for most 100-yards or more receiving games in a season with nine in Touchdown receptions -- Smith needs three touchdown receptions to tie former tight end Wesley Walls for second all-time in team history with 44, two behind Muhsin Muhammad s club record 46. He is three ahead of Muhammad for the franchise record with 49 career touchdowns scored (41-P, 6-RET, 2-R). Touchdowns scored-- Muhammad needs three touchdowns to tie fellow wide receiver Steve Smith for the club record with 49. He is currently the franchise leader with 46 career touchdown receptions. Rushing Touchdowns -- Stewart needs two rushing touchdowns to tie Fred Lane for most in team history by a rookie with seven. Tackles -- Linebacker Na il Diggs enters Week 10 action needing six tackles to surpass 700 for his career. Interception Return Yards -- Gamble needs four interception return yards to tie Eric Davis for second-most in team history with 228. Career Field Goals Made -- Kasay needs nine made field goal to tie Nick Lowery for seventh place in NFL history with 383. He is currently eighth with 374. Consecutive Field Goals Made -- Kasay has converted 21 consecutive field goal opportunities. He is 16-for-16 on field goals and on point after attempts through eight games in 2008.

5 H e r e s a look at Carolina s 53-man roster: ROSTER RUNDOW N Rookies and first-year players 7 Players with three years or less NFL e x p e r i e n c e Players age 30 or older Players drafted by Carolina 28 Average years of NFL experience of roster 4. 9 Other roster notables. Original Draftees 27 - Anderson, Barnidge, Beason, Bernadeau, Davis, Gamble, Godfrey, Gross, Hangartner, Jarrett, C. Johnson, Kalil, King, Marshall, Muhammad, Otah, Peppers, Rosario, Salley Seward, Smith, Stewart, Ta y l o r, We s l e y, Wharton, Williams, Wilson Draftees S i x - Stewart, Otah, Godfrey, Barnidge, Ta y l o r, B e r n a d e a u. Oldest Player on roster Youngest Player on roster John Kasay - 39 years old (10/27/69) Jonathan Stewart - 21 years old (03/21/87) Most experience 18 seasons - John Kasay Tallest player(s) on roster Julius Peppers Shortest player(s) on roster Mark Jones, Steve Smith, DeAngelo Williams Players not from Division I-A schools F o u r - Mackenzy Bernadeau (Bentley), Donte Curry (Morris Brown), Brad Hoover (Western Carolina), Quinton Teal (Coastal Carolina) Furthest away from home Maake Kemoeatu - Kahuku, Hawaii - 4,671 miles Closest to home Kenneth Moore - Charlotte, NC - 0 miles States represented on roster State with the most players on roster 25 T e x a s- Six Players from North Carolina on roster F o u r- Brad Hoover, Kenneth Moore, Julius Peppers, Hilee Ta y l o r. Players from South Carolina on roster T h r e e - Quinton Teal, Darwin Wa l k e r, Travelle Wharton *As of Monday, November 3 THE FOX REPORT During John Fox s tenure as Carolina s head coach from , the Panthers 62 overall victories stand as the fourth-highest total in the NFC and ninth most in the NFL. Below is a chart listing the teams with the most overall wins since MOST OVERALL WINS/BEGINNING WITH 2002 RE G U L A R SE A S O N PO S T S E A S O N OV E R A L L TE A M W L T W L W L T New England I n d i a n a p o l i s P i t t s b u r g h P h i l a d e l p h i a S e a t t l e D e n v e r San Diego Green Bay C a r o l i n a Te n n e s s e e NY Giants In addition to his 62 victories, Fox has brought longevity to the head coaching position. With six seasons under his belt in Carolina, Fox is the longest tenured coach in franchise history, surpassing Dom Capers ( ) and George Seifert ( ). He is tied with Tampa Bay head coach Jon Gruden for the third-longest tenure (six complete seasons) in the NFC, trailing only Philadelphia s Andy Reid and Seattle s Mike Holmgren (10 complete seasons). His 62 career victories are more than Capers (31) and Seifert (16) combined.

6 TA K E - AWAYS A T R E N D U N D E R F OX The tenure of head coach John Fox has been marked by the team s good fortune of generating more turnovers than they give. Since Fox was named head coach in 2002, Carolina is tied for third in the NFL with 202 take-aways and tied for ninth with 115 interceptions. Here s a look at the Panthers success generating turnovers compared to the rest of the NFL since MO S T TA K E-AWAY S N F L LEADERS, BEGINNING WITH 2002 MO S T IN T E R C E P T I O N S TE A M NO TE A M NO B a l t i m o r e 207 B a l t i m o r e 136 C h i c a g o 207 New England 126 C a r o l i n a 202 Tampa Bay 123 New England 202 M i n n e s o t a 121 Cincinnati 201 Green Bay 118 Te n n e s s e e 118 C h i c a g o 117 C i n c i n n a t i 117 C a r o l i n a 115 San Diego 115 Beginning with their inaugural season in 1995, no NFL team has produced more take-aways than the Carolina Panthers. Over that span, the team has accumulated 435 turnovers, a result of 244 interceptions and 191 fumble recoveries. Below is a chart listing teams with the most take-aways since N F L LEADERS, MOST TA K E - AWAYS/BEGINNING WITH 1995 Te a m I n t F u m To t a l C a r o l i n a Tampa Bay Kansas City New England Indicative of the emphasis Fox places on defense and generating turnovers, Chris Gamble s 31-yard fumble return for a touchdown at San Diego (9/7) marked the 16th time Carolina has scored a defensive touchdown since CAROLINA RETURNS TO DEFENSIVE ROOT S Since his arrival in 2002, Panthers head coach John Fox has preached that a strong running game combined with tough defense is the formula to win games in the NFL. The performance of Carolina s defensive units since the 2002 season reflect the emphasis Fox places on the defensive side of the ball. Over the last six years ( ), Carolina has finished the season among the League s top-10 defensive units four times, highlighted by a second-place ranking in 2002 and a third-place ranking in Through the first eight games of the 2008 season, Carolina s current defensive unit ranks among one of the stingiest of Fox s tenure. Entering Week 10 action, Carolina ranks ninth in the NFL in total yards per game (294.4), ninth in passing yards per game (194.5) and fifth in scoring defense allowing 15.9 points per contest. H e r e s a look at where Fox s previous six defense s finished the season in several key statistical categories and how the 2008 defense compares through eight games: Ye a r Ty d s / G R y d s / G P s Y d / G Pts/Gm * * Through eight games

7 S TA RTERS AT A GLANCE O F F E N S E W R ST E V E SM I T H: Has 33 receptions for 613 yards and four touchdowns in six games. Franchise leader with 49 total touchdowns scored. LT L G C JO R D A N GR O S S: Has started 87-of-88 games for Carolina since being drafted in the first round (8th overall) of the 2003 NFL Draft. Inactive versus Kansas City (10/5) after suffering a concussion versus Atlanta (9/28). TR AV E L L E WH A R T O N: Moved to left guard after starting every game at left tackle in Returned to left guard versus Kansas City (10/5) after filling in at left tackle versus Atlanta (9/28) when Jordan Gross left the game with a concussion. RYA N KA L I L: 2007 second-round choice from Southern Cal moved into the starting lineup after starting two games at right guard and one contest at center during his rookie year. Did not start at Tampa Bay, versus New Orleans (10/19) or versus Arizona (10/26) after injuring his ankle in the second half versus Kansas City (10/5). R G KE Y D R I C K VI N C E N T: Eight-year veteran signed as an unrestricted free agent by Carolina during the offseason. Only offensive lineman to start every game in R T JE F F OTA H: Selected by Carolina in the first round (19th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft after a standout career at the University of Pittsburgh. Did not start versus Kansas City (10/5), at Tampa Bay (10/12), versus New Orleans (10/19) or versus Arizona (10/26) after suffering an ankle injury versus Atlanta (9/28). W R MU H S I N MU H A M M A D: The club s all-time leader in receptions, receiving yards and touchdown receptions surpassed 10,000 career receiving yards versus Chicago (9/14). Leads the club with 37 receptions. TE R B F B JE F F KI N G: 2006 fifth-round selection ranked second on the team with 46 receptions for 406 yards and two touchdowns in his first year as a starter in DEAN G E L O WI L L I A M S: Leads the team in his first year as the starter with 522 rushing yards on 120 attempts with three touchdowns through eight games. BR A D HO O V E R: Ranks in team s top 10 all-time in rushing, receiving, games played and starts. Q B JA K E DE L H O M M E: Has completed 140-of-231 passes for 1,781 yards and nine touchdowns with five interceptions for a quarterback rating of 88.7 through eight games in K S P E C I A L I S T S JO H N KA S AY: 25th player in NFL history to record 1,000 points with the same team. Ranks 13th in NFL history for points scored with 1,570, including 1,229 for Carolina. Ranks eighth in League history with 374 made field goals. D E F E N S E L D E TY L E R BR AY T O N: Signed as an unrestricted free agent during the offseason has posted 22 tackles, five quarterbacks hurries and 1.5 sacks through eight games. L D T MA A K E KE M O E AT U: 2006 unrestricted free agent from Baltimore has started every game at defensive tackle in 2008 and produced 19 tackles, five quarterback hurries, two passes defensed and one forced fumble. R D T DA M I O N E LE W I S: Moved into the starting lineup after serving as a reserve in 2007 and has notched 22 tackles, 10 quarterback hurries and one sack in eight games. R D E JU L I U S PE P P E R S: Moved to right defensive end after starting 90 games at left defensive end during his first six seasons and leads the team with 4.0 sacks and 14 quarterback hurries. S L B NA I L DI G G S: Has appeared in 39 games with 28 starts since being signed as a free agent from Green Bay in Moved to strongside linebacker after tying for the team lead with 3.5 sacks last year in 10 starts at weakside linebacker. M L BJO N BE A S O N: Produced a club-record 160 tackles as a rookie in Leads the club with 81 stops through eight games to go along with two interceptions. Named NFC D e f e n s i v e Player of the Month for October. W L BTH O M A S DAV I S: Moved to weakside linebacker after starting 31 games on the strongside over the past three years. Ranks second on the team with 66 tackles and six tackles for a loss. L C B CH R I S GA M B L E: 2004 first round (28th overall) selection ranks second in team history with 18 career interceptions and third with 224 interception return yards. Returned a fumble 31 yards for a touchdown in the opener at San Diego (9/7). F S S S CH A R L E S GO D F R E Y: Third-round (67th overall) selection in the 2008 NFL Draft has started every game at free safety and tallied 39 tackles, one sack and four passes defensed. CH R I S HA R R I S: Started 15 games at strong safety and led the N F L with a club-record eight forced fumbles. Has added two in the first eight games in R C B KE N LU C A S: Started every game at cornerback in 2007 and ranks fifth in team history with 13 interceptions. Tied for the team lead with two interceptions in P S P E C I A L I S T S JA S O N BA K E R: A first alternate to the Pro Bowl in two of the past three seasons. Averaging 46.5 yards-per-punt with a 38.2 net average through eight games. K O RH Y S LL O Y D: Leads the NFL with 16 touchbacks through eight games and has reached the endzone with 31-of-41 kickoffs.

8 WELCHOMME BACK Entering 2008, the health and durability of quarterback Jake Delhomme s right elbow was perhaps the biggest question surrounding the Carolina Panthers. Delhomme has answered many of those questions with his performance through the first eight weeks of the season. Delhomme has directed Carolina to a 6-2 start, equalling the best start in team history previously achieved in 2003 and 2005, and helped the Panthers offense average 21.7 points per game. Here are a few other interesting notes regarding Delhomme: Compiled a record of 9-3 over his last 12 starts dating back to the final game of the 2006 season at New Orleans (12/31/06). In his last 12 starts, Delhomme has tossed 19 touchdown passes to just five interceptions. Has produced a quarterback rating over eight times over those 12 starts and recorded a completion percentage over 60.0 percent seven times. Carolina is 19-5 in games where Delhomme notches at least one touchdown pass and no interceptions, including a 15-0 mark since the start of the 2005 season. With a quarterback rating of versus Arizona (10/26), Carolina improved to 18-4 since 2003 in games where Delhomme posts a quarterback rating over Completed eight touchdown passes to just two interceptions and compiled an average quarterback rating of in five games at Bank of America Stadium in helping Carolina to a 5-0 mark at home in Earned NFC Offensive Player of the Week honors after completing 20-of-29 passes for 294 yards and two touchdowns with no intercpetions for a quarterback rating of versus Atlanta (9/28/08). Since arriving in Carolina via free agency prior to the 2003 season, Delhomme has compiled a record of during the regular season as the Panthers starting quarterback and tossed a franchise-record 106 touchdown passes. During that span, his 106 touchdown passes rank eighth in the NFL and fourth among quarterbacks currently in the NFC. Here is a look at where Delhomme s 106 touchdown passes since 2003 rank compared to other current NFC q u a r t e r b a c k s. P l a y e r Team Touchdown Passes Drew Brees New Orleans 131 Matt Hasselbeck S e a t t l e 120 Donovan McNabb Philadelphia 110 Jake Delhomme Carolina 106 Marc Bulger St. Louis 98 Delhomme has been perhaps most impressive in the fourth quarter with the game on the line, completing 371-of-616 attempts for 4,373 yards and 34 touchdowns with 19 interceptions for a passer rating of His 36 pass plays of 25 yards or more in the fourth quarter since 2003 rank second in the NFL and his 34 fourth quarter touchdown passes are also second in the League during that span. Indicative of his high level of play late in the game, Delhomme has directed 15 career game-winning drives (including the playoffs) that put Carolina ahead for good in the fourth quarter or overtime, including 10 game-winning drives in the final two minutes or overtime. FROM THE POCKET ( Weekly comments from Panthers quarterback Jake Delhomme) On being 6-2 at the halfway point -- Certainly it s nice. 6-2 compared to 5-3 going into the break is huge. Hopefully we can look back on this game (vs. Arizona) down the line and say that it was a pivotal win for us. We ve given ourselves a chance. It s only eight weeks. We ve put ourselves in position. We ll freshen up this week and then get ready to go. If you look at it, you have six weeks of training camp, we ve already had eight games. That s 14 weeks. There are eight games left. You are seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. It comes fast. Rest up and get healthy. Self scout yourselves this week coming up and get ready to go. On DeAngelo Williams -- That is what we expect. This wasn t like we had the upper hand and we could run the football and run the football. This was one of these dirty games, so to speak. He made some fabulous runs. I know we had some blocking going on, but he made some outstanding runs churning his feet and kept going. That was huge. You like to see guys get going. You are really starting to see that with him. On the win versus Arizona -- It was a character win. They have a very good football team. They don t lead their division for (no reason). They are a very talented offensive football team and they are a pretty solid defensive team. It didn t start like we wanted. We had an opportunity early to get seven and had three. They made the decision to go for a fake field goal which could have put them up. I thought the second half we got a spark offensively. We knew we were going to have our hands full defensively and did. I think our offense came out and sparked us in the second half.

9 O-LINE OF SUCCESSION Starting in the second quarter of the opening game at San Diego (9/07), the Carolina Panthers offensive line has been a carousel and coach Dave Magazu is ready for the ride to stop. While the lineup that started against the Chargers has been together for only 1.5 quarters this season, the Panthers have found a way to hold the unit together. Against the Chiefs (10/5), tackle Jordan Gross saw his 84-consecutive game streak come to an end after suffering a concussion on the fourth play of the previous game versus Atlanta (9/28). Right tackle Jeff Otah injured his ankle in the second half against the Falcons and has missed the last four contests versus Kansas City (10/5), at Tampa Bay (10/12), versus New Orleans (10/19) and versus Arizona (10/26). Center Ryan Kalil started versus Kansas City before giving way to Geoff Hangartner after hurting his ankle in the second half and was inactive at Tampa Bay, versus New Orleans and versus Arizona. The five lineman who started the season opener at San Diego have missed a total of eight starts due to injury. The starting offensive line of left tackle Jordan Gross, left guard Travelle Wharton, center Geoff Hangartner, right guard Keydrick Vincent and right tackle Jeremy Bridges versus Arizona (10/26) became the first combination to start three consecutive games for the Panthers this season. Here is a look at the O-line of succession: Started at San Diego (9/07) Started vs. Chicago (9/14) LT Jordan Gross Jordan Gross LG Travelle Wharton Geoff Hangartner C Ryan Kalil Ryan Kalil RG Keydrick Vincent Keydrick Vincent RT Jeff Otah Jeff Otah Started at. Minnesota (9/21) Started vs. Atlanta (9/28) LT Jordan Gross Jordan Gross LG Geoff Hangartner Travelle Wharton C Ryan Kalil Ryan Kalil RG Keydrick Vincent Keydrick Vincent RT Jeff Otah Jeff Otah Started vs. Kansas City (10/5) Started at Tampa Bay (10/12) LT Frank Omiyale Jordan Gross LG Travelle Wharton Travelle Wharton C Ryan Kalil Geoff Hangartner RG Keydrick Vincent Keydrick Vincent RT Jeremy Bridges Jeremy Bridges Started vs. New Orleans (10/19) Started vs. Arizona (10/26) LT Jordan Gross Jordan Gross LG Travelle Wharton Travelle Wharton C Geoff Hangartner Geoff Hangartner RG Keydrick Vincent Keydrick Vincent RT Jeremy Bridges Jeremy Bridges Despite the changes, Carolina is averaging rushing yards per game and 3.7 yards per rush and have eclipsed 100-yards rushing in six-of-eight contests in 2008, including a season-high 205 yards versus Kansas City (10/5). The line has been perhaps more impressive in pass protection, allowing 11 sacks through eight games. Facing a defense ranked fourth in the League in sacks per pass play versus Arizona (10/26), Carolina s offensive line allowed one sack or fewer for the fifth consecutive game and the sixth time this season. The line has allowed just two sacks in the last five contests.

10 WILLIAMS CONTINUES PRODUCTIVE START In his first season as the starting running back for the Panthers, third-year performer DeAngelo Williams has displayed all the abilities that made him the team s first round (27th overall) selection in the 2006 NFL Draft. He enjoyed a breakout performance versus Kansas City (10/5), tallying a career-high 123 yards and two touchdowns on 20 carries and hauled in a 25-yard touchdown strike from quarterback Jake Delhomme on his only reception of the day. He tied a single-game record with three touchdowns scored, previously achieved nine times, most recently by wide receiver Steve Smith versus Houston (9/16/07). Williams also became the first player to score a touchdown rushing and receiving in the same game since Smith at New Orleans (12/18/05). The 123-yard performance was the fourth 100-yard outing of his career and bettered his previous career high of 121 yards, accomplished on two occasions at Arizona (10/14/07) and at Tampa Bay (12/30/07). Here is a look at Williams top-five rushing performances through the first 37 games of his NFL career: Date Opp. Att. Yards Avg 10/05/08 vs. Kansas City /14/07 at Arizona /30/07 at Tampa Bay /19/06 vs. St. Louis /26/08 vs. Arizona The third-year performer from the University of Memphis continued to demonstrate his versatility in Carolina s Week Seven victory versus New Orleans (10/19). Williams corralled his second receiving touchdown of the season on a four-yard pass from Jake Delhomme in the third quarter and added 66 rushing yards on 18 attempts. With the touchdown reception versus New Orleans, Williams became the first Panthers running back to produce two receiving touchdowns in a season since Brad Hoover in S T E WA RT MAKES IMMEDIATE IMPA C T Through the first eight games of his NFL career, running back Jonathan Stewart has demonstrated the ability be a valuable weapon in C a r o l i n a s offensive arsenal. The team s first round (13th overall) selection in April s NFL draft, Stewart has rushed for 362 yards and five touchdowns on 96 carries and caught the first pass of his NFL career, an eight yard completion from quarterback Jake Delhomme, versus Kansas City (10/05). His 362 rushing yards rank fourth among NFL rookies and second in the NFC. Here is a look at the top-five rookie running backs in the NFL with the most rushing yards through Week Nine: P l a y e r Te a m A t t. Ya r d s Av g. TD Chris Johnson Te n n e s s e e Matt Forte C h i c a g o Steve Slaton H o u s t o n Jonathan Stewart C a r o l i n a Ray Rice B a l t i m o r e S t e w a r t s five rushing touchdowns are tied for second among rookie running backs, trailing only the Cardinals Tim Hightower s seven. He tied the club record for consecutive games with a rushing touchdown at three with scoring runs versus Chicago (9/14), at Minnesota (9/21) and versus Atlanta (9/28), and is two shy of Fred Lane s team-record seven touchdown runs by a rookie, accomplished in With 362 rushing yards through eight games, Stewart is 139 yards behind DeAngelo Williams mark of 501 rushing yards in 2006 as the second-highest single-season total for a rookie in team history. Here is a look at the top four seasons with regard to rushing yards for Panthers rookies: P l a y e r Ye a r Yards Fred Lane DeAngelo Williams Jonathan Stewart (Thru eight games) Brad Hoover

11 SMITH AMONG LEAGUE S ELITE WIDE RECEIVERS Wide receiver Steve Smith produced his third consecutive 100-yard receiving effort versus Arizona (10/26, accumulating 117 yards and two touchdowns on five receptions in Carolina s victory. The 100-yard receiving outing versus the Cardinals was the 25th of his career during the regular season, two behind Muhsin Muhammad s club record 27. Smith has paced the Carolina receiving corp over the last six weeks, catching 33 passes for 613 yards and four touchdowns. His 613 yards since Week Three are third-most in the League over that span behind Houston s Andre Johnson with 660 and Atlanta s Roddy White with 620. Smith led the team in receiving for the third-consecutive season in 2007 with 1,002 yards and became the first player in club history to post three consecutive 1,000-yard receiving seasons after accumulating 1,563 yards in 2005 and 1,166 yards in Since the start of the 2005 season, Smith ranks fourth in the NFL with 4,344 receiving yards, sixth with 306 receptions and tied for fifth with 31 receiving touchdowns. Here is a look at Smith s production over the last three seasons. Year No Yds Avg Lg TD , t , , N F L LEADERS, RECEIVING YARDS SINCE 2005 Player Receiving Yards Chad Johnson 4,590 Larry Fitzgerald 4,506 Reggie Wayne 4,461 Steve Smith 4,344 Torry Holt 4,055 N F L LEADERS, RECEPTIONS SINCE 2005 Player Receptions T.J. Houshmandzadeh 341 Larry Fitzgerald 321 Torry Holt 320 Reggie Wayne 316 Chad Johnson 314 Steve Smith 306 Derrick Mason 300 N F L LEADERS, RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS SINCE 2005 Player Receiving Touchdowns Terrell Owens 40 Randy Moss 37 Antonio Gates 33 Plaxico Burress 32 Steve Smith 31 T.J. Houshmandzadeh 31 Larry Fitzgerald 31 Hines Ward 29 With six receptions for 96 yards and one touchdown versus Atlanta (9/28), Smith became the second player in team history to surpass 6,000 career receiving yards. His 6,540 career receiving yards ranks second in club annals to fellow wide receiver and teammate Muhsin Muhammad s 8,258. His 464 career recpetions are also second in franchise history to Muhammad s 615. Smith and Muhammad are the only players in Panthers history to eclipse 400 career receptions and 6,000 receiving yards. With 49 career touchdowns scored, Smith is three ahead of Muhammad s 46 for most touchdowns scored in club history. Of his 49 touchdowns, 41 have come through the air, two on the ground and six in the return game. Smith s 41 career touchdown receptions currently rank third in team history, three behind former tight end Wesley Walls 44 and five behind Muhammad s 46.

12 MOOSE SIGHTING Carolina welcomed back a familiar face when former wide receiver Muhsin Muhammad was signed as a free agent on February 28 after three seasons with the Chicago Bears. Muhammad is Carolina s franchise leader with 615 catches, 8,258 receiving yards, yard receiving games and 46 touchdown receptions. He is three touchdowns behind fellow wide receiver and teammate Steve Smith s franchise record 49 touchdowns scored and ranks second with 300 career points. Muhammad surpassed 10,000 career receiving yards with 59 yards on five receptions in Week Two versus Chicago (9/14). He currently ranks seventh among active wide receivers with 10,441 receiving yards, sixth with 779 receptions and eighth with 58 touchdown receptions. Here is a look at where Muhammad ranks among active wide receivers in several key receiving categories: Active Wide Receivers Among All-Time NFL L e a d e r s R e c e p t i o n s Receiving Ya r d s Receiving Touchdowns P l a y e r N o P l a y e r Y d s P l a y e r T D Harrison, Ind. 1, 069 Bruce, S.F. 14, 508 Owens, Dal. 135 Bruce, S.F. 965 Harrison, Ind. 14, 264 Moss, N.E. 128 Owens, Dal 917 Owens, Dal. 13, 537 Harrison, Ind. 126 Holt, Stl. 837 Moss, N.E. 12, 729 Bruce, S.F. 88 Moss, N.E. 812 Holt, Stl. 12, 211 G a l l o w a y, T. B. 77 Muhammad, Car. 779 G a l l o w a y, T. B. 10, 706 Holt, Stl. 73 Muhammad, Car. 10, 441 Ward, Pit. 70 Muhammad, Car. 58 In three seasons with the Bears, Muhammad started 47 regular season games and all four of the club s postseason contests. He produced 2,183 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns on 164 receptions during those three years and led Chicago with 64 receptions for 750 yards and four touchdowns in DID YOU KNOW? Lloyd Leads The Way -- Panthers kickoff specialist Rhys Lloyd has reachd the end zone on 31-of-41 kickoffs and leads the NFL with 16 touchbacks. Lloyd s ability to produce touchbacks and reach the end zone has helped Carolina rank third in the NFL with an opponent s average starting position of the 23.7-yard line. Centurions -- Running back DeAngelo Williams and wide receiver Steve Smith became the first pair of Panthers to exceed 100 yards rushing and 100 yards receiving with 108 and 117 yards, respectively, in the same game since the duo achieved the feat at Arizona (10/14/07) when Williams gained 121 yards rushing and Smith tallied 136 receiving. Fox And The AFC -- Entering Sunday s contest at Oakland, head coach John Fox will look to go over.500 as a head coach versus the AFC. Since his arrival prior to the 2002 season, Fox has produced a record of versus the AFC, including a mark of 3-3 versus teams from the AFC West. Carolina is 2-1 under Fox on the road versus the AFC West and 2-0 against the division in 2008, defeating the Chargers, 26-24, at San Diego (9/7) and the Chiefs, 34-0, at Bank of America Stadium (10/5). The Panthers will round out their slate of games versus the AFC West in 2008 when they welcome Denver to Bank of America Stadium on December 14. Points Party -- The 21-third quarter points scored by the Panthers versus Arizona (10/26) tied the team record for most points ever tallied in the third quarter, previously accomplished versus Cincinnati (12/8/02). It also equaled the second-most points ever generated in one quarter, previously accomplished five times, most recently in the fourth quarter at Atlanta (12/18/04). Carolina s 135 points scored in the season s first five home games is the third-highest total through the first five home games of a season in team history, trailing only the 147 scored in 2005 and the 145 in 1996.

13 REVAMPED DEFENSIVE LINE UP TO THE TEST The Carolina Panthers defensive line entered the 2008 season with only one starter, left defensive tackle Maake Kemoeatu, penciled in at the same position as the 2007 opener at St. Louis (9/09/07). Pro Bowl defensive end Julius Peppers, the club s all-time leader with 60.0 sacks, moved to right defensive end after six seasons on the left side to fill the void left by the retirement of long-time starter Mike R u c k e r. Tyler Brayton, an unrestricted free agent acquisition from Oakland, is the starter at left defensive end and Damione Lewis, who served primarily as a reserve in 2007, moves into the starting lineup after Kris Jenkins was traded to the New York Jets during the o f f s e a s o n. Here is a look at Carolina s starting versus Arizona (10/26) compared to the starting defensive line in the 2007 opener at St. Louis ( 9 / 0 9 / 0 7 ). Starters at St. Louis (9/09/07) Starters vs. Arizona (10/26/08) LDE Julius Peppers Tyler Brayton LDT Maake Kemoeatu Maake Kemoeatu RDT Kris Jenkins Damione Lewis RDE Mike Rucker Julius Peppers Carolina s revamped defensive line has been tested early, facing four of the NFL s top-eight leading rushers in Atlanta s Michael Turner, Minnesota s Adrian Peterson, Chicago s Matt Forte and Kansas City s Larry Johnson, along with last year s leading rusher in San Diego s LaDainian Tomlinson, in the season s first six games. The Panthers held all five backs under 100 yards rushing, limiting Tomlinson to 97 yards on 22 attempts, Forte to 92 yards on 23 attempts, Peterson to 77 yards on 17 attempts, Turner to 56 yards on 18 carries and Johnson to two yards on seven attempts. The defensive line also played a pivotal role in helping Carolina record their first shutout, a 34-0 victory versus Kansas City (10/5), since a 15-0 win versus St. Louis (11/19/06). The line generated 3.0 sacks, one each for Peppers, Brayton and fellow defensive end Charles Johnson, and helped limit Kansas City to 127 total yards. PEPPERS ADDS PUNCH TO DEFENSIVE LINE With the retirement of defensive end Mike Rucker at the end of the 2007 season, Julius Peppers moved from left defensive end, where he had started 90 games over the course of his first six NFL seasons, to right defensive end. The transition appears to have been a smooth one for Peppers, who leads the team with 4.0 sacks and 14 quarterback hurries, and the defensive line with 27 tackles. He has also notched two forced fumbles, pushing his franchise record in that category to 21. With his sack and forced fumble of Chiefs quarterback Damon Huard in the third quarter versus Kansas City (10/05), Peppers recorded a sack for the thirdconsecutive game, marking the fifth time in his career he has put together a streak of three or more consecutive games with at least one sack. Peppers ranks as Carolina s all-time leader with 60.0 sacks. Here is a look at where his 60.0 sacks since 2002 compare to the rest of the NFL: Player Team Sacks Jason Taylor Miami/Washington 78.5 Dwight Freeney Indianapolis 63.0 Aaron Schobel Buffalo 61.5 Patrick Kerney Atlanta/Seattle 60.5 Julius Peppers Carolina 60.0 John Abraham NYJ/Atl 60.0 Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila Green Bay 59.5 Leonard Little St. Louis 59.5 Simeon Rice TB/Den/Sea 59.5 In Carolina s 30-7 victory versus New Orleans (10/19) in Week Seven, Peppers notched four tackles, two quarterback hurries, one sack, one forced fumble and one pass defensed. The performance marked the fifth time in his career that Peppers has collected at least one sack, a forced fumble and a pass defensed in the same game, and the first time he accomplished the feat since tallying one of each versus Cleveland (10/8/06). The other three games in which Peppers completed the hatrick were versus Arizona (11/21/04), versus New Orleans (1/2/05) and versus Detroit (9/15/02).

14 BEASON EARNS NFC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE MONTH HONORS Middle linebacker Jon Beason earned NFC Defensive Player of the Month honors for October, the NFL announced prior to Week Nine. The team s first round (25th overall) selection in the 2007 NFL Draft, Beason helped the Panthers to a 3-1 record in October while leading the club with 37 tackles, including a season-high 15 at Tampa Bay (10/12), and two interceptions. He became the first Panthers defensive player to be honored since defensive end Julius Peppers in Ocotober Beason joins Sam Mills (November 1995 and November 1996) as the only linebackers in franchise history to win the award. As a rookie in 2007, the University of Miami (FL) product led or tied for the team lead in tackles in 13-of-16 games en route to notching a team-record 160 stops. He eclipsed the previous record of 158 established by Micheal Barrow in 1998 as well as Lester Towns club rookie record of 106 set in Beason started the first four games of the season at weakside linebacker before moving to middle linebacker for the final 12 after an injury to Dan Morgan. Here is a look at the top four single-season takle totals by Panthers rookies: P l a y e r Ye a r Ta c k l e s S o l o A s s t. Jon Beason Lester To w n s Will Witherspoon Dan Morgan Here is a look at the top four single-season tackle totals in club history: P l a y e r Ye a r Ta c k l e s S o l o A s s t. Jon Beason Micheal Barrow Chad Cota Mike Minter Beason leads the team with 81 tackles through eight games in 2008 and surpassed the 200-career tackles mark in just his 20th game with 10 versus Atlanta (9/28). In addition to leading the team in tackles, Beason is tied for the team lead with two inteceptions to go along with one fumble recovery, one quarterback hurry and one pass defensed. His two interceptions are the most by a Panthers linebacker since Will Witherspoon collected two during the 2005 season. HARRIS FORCES THE ISSUE One year ago strong safety Chris Harris stepped into the vacancy left by the retirement of long-time starter Mike Minter. He responded with one of the finest seasons by a Panthers defensive back in franchise history, leading the NFL with a club-record eight forced fumbles and finishing second on the team with a career-high 102 tackles. Harris finished the season playing a role in eight of C a r o l i n a s 30 take-aways, the most of any player on the defense, and enters his second season in Carolina as one of the leaders of an experienced secondary. Harris has started the 2008 season much the way he did the 2007 campaign, forcing a fumble by Chargers tight end Antonio Gates at San Diego (9/7), that was returned 31 yards by cornerback Chris Gamble for a touchdown. He finished the game tied with linebacker Na il Diggs for the team lead with 10 tackles. He was at it again versus Chicago (9/14), forcing a fumble by Bears tight end Greg Olsen that was again recovered by Gamble. Harris added a fumble recovery versus New Orleans (10/19) on a fumble by Saints tight end Jeremy Shockey that was forced by defensive end Julius Peppers. The take-away led directly to Carolina s first touchdown of the game, an 18-yard run by running back Jonathan Stewart four plays later. H e r e s a look at players with the most forced fumbles (unofficial) since the start of the 2007 season: P l a y e r Te a m Forced Fumbles Chris Harris C a r o l i n a 10 James Harrison P i t t s b u r g h 9 Five Players Tied at seven Harris has also been instrumental in the development of rookie free safety Charles Godfrey, the team s first third-round (67th overall) selection in the 2008 NFL Draft. Godfrey has started every game at free safety in 2008 and has collected 39 tackles, one sack and four passes defensed. The play of both safeties is one reason Carolina s pass defense is ranked 10th in the NFL and sixth in the NFC, allowing passing yards per game.