Blade

I post any story about my team, even the losses. Carolina at Minnesota Vikings conquer Panthers MINNEAPOLIS – Jake Delhomme was able to get up quickly after being hit by Minnesota's Antoine Winfield on a cornerback blitz late in the second quarter. But the aftershocks of the hit rumbled from the moment Winfield jarred the football loose until the final gun of the Panthers' 20-10 loss to the Vikings at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. Winfield scooped up the football and dashed 19 yards for a touchdown, wiping out what was once a 10-0 Panthers advantage just 64 seconds before halftime. After leading from their first series until the last moments of the second quarter, the Panthers would never again be in front, absorbing their first defeat of the season and dropping into a three-way tie with Atlanta and Tampa Bay for first place in the NFC South. "A game can definitely change in one play," said Panthers wide receiver Muhsin Muhammad. "That definitely was a momentum-changer for those guys going into halftime." It was a play that running back Nick Goings felt he could have prevented. "It was just a mistake on my part," he said. "I'm supposed to come out and scan the field, come out and pick up the corner. "They had the inside linebacker up on the line of scrimmage, and I stepped up inside and he dropped out. By that time, the corner was already (in the backfield)." Delhomme said he didn't see Winfield. His eyes were on a potential big play downfield. "The disappointing thing is that I'm cocking back to throw it to Steve, who's wide open," Delhomme said. "Both (Cedric Griffin) and (Charles Gordon) jumped down on D.J. Hackett, so we were going to have a big play." Instead, the big play belonged to the Vikings and their suddenly frenzied home crowd. "That was a huge momentum swing for them going into the half," defensive end Julius Peppers said. Yet the second half was rife with opportunities for the Panthers to turn the game back in their favor. "Certainly (the fumble) did change the momentum of the game, and that was unfortunate," Delhomme said. "But you know what? It was 0-0 coming out of halftime." That quickly became 7-0 – and 17-10 on the scoreboard after the Vikings sprinted 80 yards in five plays on the opening series of the third quarter to a 34-yard Gus Frerotte-to-Visanthe Shiancoe touchdown connection. The Panthers had their first chance to stem the Vikings' surge on the ensuing kickoff, as Jonathan Stewart overcame a stumble and attempted kneeldown outside of the end zone and burst up the left sideline for an 86-yard return. However, Jeff King was flagged for an illegal block in the back, turning first-and-10 at the Minnesota 14-yard-line into first-and-10 at the Carolina seven-yard-line. The Panthers picked up a first down, but the drive stalled at the Panthers' 20. Carolina's next opportunity to turn the game's momentum back in its favor came halfway through the third quarter when back-to-back sacks – one by Julius Peppers and the other shared by Charles Johnson and Tyler Brayton – forced a punt that Mark Jones returned 19 yards to the Minnesota 48. But Carolina gained just two yards on the next three plays and punted. On Minnesota's ensuing drive, Carolina forced the Vikings into four third downs, including one of third-and-10 and another of third-and-21. Unfortunately, the Vikings converted their first three to march into field goal range with one of the conversions coming via an illegal-contact penalty against linebacker Thomas Davis. By the time the Panthers got a third-down stop, the Vikings were set for a 32-yard Ryan Longwell field goal that was the final score of the day. "I can admit (the fumble) changed the game a little bit," Peppers said, "but we still had our opportunities to come out and stop them and we let them come out right after halftime and go right down the field and score. That's on us." In the end, it was a game fraught with frustration for Carolina. Delhomme was sacked five times for 34 yards in losses; the running game averaged just 2.4 yards per carry and the Panthers were sidetracked by 12 penalties for 67 yards. "(The Vikings) played well, but we shot ourselves in the foot quite a bit, as well," King said. "I'm not going to take anything away from them, but we didn't play our best football." Minnesota took total control of the game's pace after halftime, maintaining time of possession for 19 minutes, 28 seconds of the second half – nearly twice as much time as the Panthers, who held it for 10:32. "We just weren't able to get untracked," head coach John Fox said, "and we got beat by the better team today." INJURY UPDATE: Fox said the only player to sustain an injury was linebacker Dan Connor, who hurt his knee. update on that...torn ACL in the knee and he's out for the season.

Onimusha

Yes its that time of the year again, NFL football is once again with us. Share your favorite team's stories or tell us who your favorite team is. I'll start it off here, my team is the Carolina Panthers. Here's a story I picked up off their website, it was quite an exciting start for their season. Carolina at San Diego Panthers shock Chargers SAN DIEGO - Sometimes, two seconds can last forever. Empirically speaking, in football, they can last as long as a play can endure as long as the ball is snapped before the clock hits triple zeroes. As long as the blockers can hold snarling pass rushers out of the passing pocket, as long as the quarterback can dart around and search for an opening, as long as it takes for some potential pass-catcher to find open space, and as long as it takes for all of those things to come together and create a crevice through which the football can fly. Sometimes, though, the time crawls. A tsunami of noise is muted. And Panthers quarterback Jake Delhomme, in his first regular-season game in nearly 12 months, two seconds on the clock and destiny in his hands. "I'm just standing there," he said, "and it was like it was going in slow motion, just looking, looking, looking." Then, the controlled mayhem of 21 men moving around and in front of Delhomme drew into focus -- in the form of No. 88, tight end Dante Rosario. "Dante and I just caught eyes." Delhomme pumped. He threw. "I threw it and I said to myself, 'It might have a chance,'" Delhomme said. "The next thing you know, he's holding it and mayhem broke loose." This was a different sort of mayhem than the one that surrounded Delhomme seconds earlier -- one without control or restraint. Somewhere amidst a mob of blue-shirted humanity at Qualcomm Stadium late Sunday afternoon, Rosario had the football, Delhomme ran around -- "like (former North Carolina State basketball coach) Jim Valvano," by his own admission -- and the Panthers had a 26-24 win over the San Diego Chargers. The unfettered celebration was strictly spontaneous. The mayhem of the pass that proceeded it, however, had something of a plan when Delhomme came back from the sideline and addressed his teammates in the huddle. "Jake literally told everyone, 'I want five verticals (routes); everyone get into the end zone, get open; I'm throwing it up,'" Rosario said. "It was kind of a sandlot play," added left tackle Jordan Gross. "Just two seconds left, find somebody." Admitted Delhomme: "It's a play we haven't run much. This was five verticals going to the end zone. This happens only at the end of the game; you've got to throw it in there." But that play wouldn't have been possible without some crisp planning and drilling of the situation that came before it -- a six-yard pass from Delhomme to Muhsin Muhammad that made possible the final heroics. "I think what helped us more than anything was the play before," Delhomme said. "We had six seconds and we still had a timeout, so we still had that in our pocket and we called all slants and all the guys knew to get down; it's a situation we've practiced numerous times." It worked to perfection. "As soon as (Muhammad) caught it, he went down and everyone's calling timeout," Rosario said. The official record of the game shows an 11-play, 68-yard drive to Rosario's 14-yard touchdown -- just the third of his career. It shows that the Panthers seized a 19-10 lead early in the fourth quarter, and then lost it after surrendering two touchdowns in four minutes and 18 seconds. But it doesn't show the significance of the last two seconds to a quarterback returning from an injury that might have threatened his career, a tight end who is just beginning to show what he can be, and a team that went into the game with one of its key components suspended and watching back in Charlotte, with Steve Smith hoping his team could pull through without him, knowing his team wanted to win it for him. Everything intersected in those two seconds. The comparison to Delhomme's game-winning drive and touchdown pass to Ricky Proehl in the 2003 season opener against the Jacksonville Jaguars was obvious. However ... "This is 100 times greater," Delhomme said. "This one's better, honestly," Gross said. "This is one game, one win, but this is a huge win for us." And it was a win that happened in two seconds ... two seconds that can last a lifetime for Delhomme, Rosario, their giddy teammates and their fans watching from afar.

Killer Instinct

I for one am glad for another TR game on PS2. I have some games from when I had a PS1, and now I don't plan on giving those up as they are very hard to find now.

I can't wait to play this game. When I see the first sign of a pre-sale at Gamestop, you'd best believe I'm putting my reserve deposit down for it. I'm not gonna wait for it to come out to buy it.

I'm replaying Xenosaga episode 2. Namco really had something with this series, I wish it had kept going beyond Xenosaga 3.

I just saw The Dark Knight today. If Heath Ledger doesn't get an Oscar for his role as the Joker, I'll be beyond shocked (if that's even possible),h e really had the part down. Christian Bale was not as good, and I too didn't like the voice change when he had the suit on. All the other previous Batman's didn't do that.

Hitman

I have a suggestion for a game, look for Haunting Ground for the PS2. It has its scary elements and its not quite as bloody as the Resident Evil games. Although if the idea of having psychotic characters chasing your character isn't your kind of game then avoid it. I enjoyed the game when I played it.

I hadn't planned on seeing Hancock and now I won't.....However I may still see The Dark Knight

Fear Effect

Defender

Burnout

I have to agree with AJ here, that picture with Lara and the bat is awesome. It really looks like something you would see in a TR game. Bravo, Tom

1. Crash 2. not sure about the character 3. Bloodrayne 4. Dante

Hi and welcome to the forum I don't know what your playing the game on. Since its the adrenaline dodge your having problem with, its all about timing. When you see the t-rex charging at Lara in a rage, when the screen goes dark you first have to dodge in the proper direction and when you do that you'll see a red target appear over the head of the t-rex. That is when you must take your shot. Try to lure it to one of the three spiked logs, so when you stun it, it crashes into it and it takes damage. Do that three times and you'll be victorious. If your still having problems, there are walkthroughs available. happy tomb raiding

I still wouldn't want to run into her in a dark alley, especially if she was ticked off about something.

I like the concept work, and I agree with the outfits also. Lara should have different outfits for the places she goes to.

I think she looks more realistic. No way that Tomb Raider: Underworld will even look like or play like Angel of Darkness.

I'm glad SCi got things sorted out. Tomb Raider is one of the longest running video game franchises around, can't just let it go now.

I am also looking forward to the next update. All the years I've been playing Tomb Raider, I think this one will be the best of all of them.

Yakuza

Uncharted: Drake's Fortune

Street Fighter