CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Aided by a disputed call and Jake
Delhomme's bold third-down run, the Carolina Panthers jump-started
a sagging season at the expense of embattled Washington coach Jim
Zorn.
The Panthers scored the game's final 18 points Sunday, with
Jonathan Stewart's 8-yard run with 9:21 left the go-ahead touchdown
in a 20-17 win over the Redskins.
The TD was set up when the Panthers recovered a muffed punt at
the Washington 12. After Carolina forced a punt, the maligned
Delhomme ran a bootleg for a first down with just under 2 minutes
left to give the Panthers (1-3) their first win.
The Redskins (2-3) and Zorn suffered another defeat against a
previously winless team despite leading 17-2 early in the third
quarter.
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