Oct 26th 2008 6:23PM by Sportz Assassin (author feed)
Filed under: AZ Cardinals, Panthers, NFC South, NFC West
For 30+ years, the Cardinals were a member of the NFC East. So why can’t they win a game on the East Coast anymore?

Arizona thought they were set to break the winless streak that western teams have had out east. Teams from the Mountain and Pacific zones are a combined 0-10 when they venture east, yet Arizona had seemingly bucked the trend.

The Cardinals jumped out to a 17-3 lead early in the second half and seemed to have the Panthers’ offense in a bottle. But that bottle must have had a leak, because Carolina woke up with a 24-6 run to end the game. Jake Delhomme found Steve Smith for two touchdowns (including a controversial 65-yard catch-and-run to give Carolina the lead for the first time).Continue Reading