2007 Carolina Panthers

The 2006 season didn’t see the predictions come true – the Carolina Panthers placed 2nd in the NFC South and missed the playoffs. That makes 2007 do or die for the team, and they are ready to step it up. QB Jake Delhomme leads what some consider to be a weak offense, despite star player Steve Smith’s best efforts, but coach John Fox is betting that aging players Mike Rucker, Dan Morgan and Mike Minter still have plenty of fight left in them and they’ll be helped by draft picks Jon Beason, Dwayne Jarret and Ryan Kalil. The best way to find out if these gambles pay off is to see the games live and Coast to Coast has the best tickets around to Bank of America Stadium. Don’t miss your chance to see the Carolina Panthers make it to the playoffs in 2007!

Some Carolina Panthers history: When the National Football League expanded to the southeastern coast, it did not take the Carolina Panthers long to prove that the NFL had made the right decision. In 1995, the team won seven games—the most ever by an NFL expansion team. During the season the Panthers defeated the San Francisco 49ers to become the first expansion team ever to beat a defending league champion.

In 1996 the Panthers stunned the NFL by winning 12 games and capturing the NFC Western Division title. Quarterback Kerry Collins and running back Anthony Johnson anchored the offense. Carolina put together the second-best defense in the NFC, featuring three Pro Bowl linebackers: Kevin Greene, Lamar Lathon, and Sam Mills. Michael Bates was the league's top kickoff returner, averaging 30.2 yards per return. Placekicker John Kasay led the league in scoring, converting on a league-record 37 field goals. Capers was named coach of the year. After capturing the division title, Carolina defeated the Dallas Cowboys in the playoffs before losing the NFC Championship Game to the eventual Super Bowl champions, the Green Bay Packers.

The 2003 season was as exciting as one can get, with the Panthers dispensing with the Dallas Cowboys, the St. Louis Rams and the Philadelphia Eagles to grab the conference crown. It took a New England field goal with nine seconds to play to cost the Panthers a Super Bowl XXXVIII championship in Houston: final score 32-29.