Falcons Beat Panthers 28-20

Well, the good news is that the Panthers played a lot better against the Atlanta Falcons in Week 2 than they did against the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 1.The bad news is that Carolina lost the game anyway.The game was about what I expected for the most part, with both teams playing well offensively, but playing very poorly (at times anyway) on the defensive side of the ball.A quick glance at the stat sheet confirms that. The Panthers racked up 440 total yards against the Falcons' defense, while Atlanta rolled up 371 total yards against the Cats' defensive unit.Jake Delhomme bounced back from his poor performance in the Panthers' season-opening loss to the Eagles by completing 25 of 41 passes for 296 yards and a touchdown, while Steve Smith caught eight passes for 131 yards, and DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart combined for 144 yards rushing and a touchdown for Carolina.A razor-sharp Matt Ryan completed 21 of 27 passes for 220 yards and three touchdowns to lead...