Oh man what a game. Panthers rule.
I went to Ericsson Stadium today to catch the Panthers play an NFL game before my little trip overseas. Lucky for me, it was a great game, Panthers beating the Jags 24-23 on a late touchdown pass on 4th down from Jake Delhomme to Ricky "Clutch" Proehl. Chris, I told you Jake was good. The first half was some of the worst play I've seen in a long time. Panther's Offense accomplished exactly jack while running predictable and conservative plays, and the D gave up a bad touchdown on the last play of the first half.

But it was a completely different game in the second half, Stephen Davis started finding holes and Mushin Muhammad promptly cought a TD. Meanwhile, the D came up with plenty of stops, and excellent special teams play from Steve Smith and Rod "He Hate Me" Smart help to complete the comeback.

Blocks, fumbles, great runs and passing, high drama, this game had it all. And it's always more fun in person. You get involved, you yell, you sweat, it really takes a lot out of you. If you're loud enough, you can affect the other team's concentration and effectiveness, therefore it can pay off for your team to get involved. It's all a tremendous amount of fun. So in case you've never been to a live NFL game, I highly recommend it.