Today at 4:05 p.m. ET, the Carolina Panthers (1-2) go head-to-head with the Arizona Cardinals (2-2) in Week 5 action from University of Phoenix Stadium in Arizona. The game can be live streamed here. Carolina fans can hear all the action on WBT 1110 AM while Arizona fans can do the same at KTAR-AM
The Panthers are confident coming off of a bye week after their dominance of the New York Giants in Week 3 by a score of 38-0, while Arizona is coming into the game with recent scoring struggles, though the Cardinals are coming off of a Week 4 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers by a 13-10 margin.
Despite its impressive victory over New York two weeks ago, Carolina is trying not to enter the contest over confident.
"We have to be realistic because we've not arrived by any stretch of the imagination," coach Ron Rivera said to ESPN. "We have to approach each week as a learning situation, a growing situation and keep shooting for the top of the mountain."
The Panthers defense is coming off of a Week 3 performance that saw them allow just 150 total yards in a game that included seven sacks while the offense led the team to its most lopsided victory in franchise history.
Quarterback Cam Newton has gone 52-for-88 (59.1%) for 577 yards with six touchdowns and two interceptions thus far this season. Carolina running back DeAngelo Williams is coming off his best performance to date when he rushed for 120 yards on 23 carries against the Giants. This season, Williams has rushed for 291 yards on 62 carries, but has yet to reach the end zone.
The Cardinals ended a nine-game road losing streak last Sunday by scoring 10 points in the last three minutes after struggling to score for the entire game. Quarterback Carson Palmer hit Larry Fitzgerald for a game-tying 13-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter while he also threw two first-half interceptions.
This season, Palmer is 87-for-152 (57.2%) for 1,010 yards with four touchdowns and six interceptions while Fitzgerald has 21 receptions for 245 yards so far with three touchdowns. Running back Rashard Mendenhall had two fumbles last week, and has rushed for 176 yards on 52 carries and has one score.
Arizona will look to score more points as Carolina tries to build on their momentum following a dominant Week 3 and a bye week when these two teams take each other on today.
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