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Instead, Warner stole the stage. A decade after his storybook MVP season in winning the Super Bowl with St. Louis a year after he was teammates with Delhomme in NFL Europe, the 37-year-old Warner has another team on the brink of a most unlikely title after being let go by the Rams five years ago.
And it was a stunningly ugly performance by Delhomme.
Entering with a 5-2 postseason record, Delhomme’s 95.0 playoff passer rating coming in was better than any other quarterback in this season’s playoffs.
But Delhomme threw two interceptions and lost a fumble in the first half, making poor reads, holding the ball too long and giving the Cardinals great field position.
Defensive end Antonio Smith stripped Delhomme and recovered the ball at the Carolina 13 late in the first quarter. Two plays later, Edgerrin James’ 4-yard touchdown put the Cardinals ahead to stay 14-7.
Next possession, rookie Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie picked off Delhomme at the goal line, leading to the first of four field goals by Neil Rackers.
Delhomme started hearing boos when he was intercepted by Gerald Hayes midway through the second quarter. Warner turned that into another touchdown, finding a streaking Fitzgerald for a stunning 27-7 halftime lead that silenced the once towel-waving crowd.
It was a horrible performance for the Panthers in front of their ailing owner. Jerry Richardson visited with Smith on the field before the game before watching from a suite as he awaits a heart transplant that’s limited his daily activities and halted his travel on the road with the team.
The Panthers played like a dominant home team for only the opening drive. Williams had a 31-yard run, setting up rookie Jonathan Stewart’s 9-yard touchdown scamper for a 7-0 lead.
Arizona took over from there.
“We’ve been the underdog forever,” Antonio Smith said. “It’s about time that we proved to everybody what we got.”
Notes: Fitzgerald broke Roy Green’s playoff yards receiving record of 113 set in the 1982 playoffs. ... Cardinals TE Stephen Spach left in the fourth quarter with a sprained right knee. ... Panthers reserve LB Landon Johnson was carted off the field with a hip injury late in the first half when he was inadvertently hit by teammate Jon Beason on a tackle.
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