Dominant Defense Faces Explosive Offense! (Panthers vs. Colts 2003, Week 6) 

2000s Colts Defense and missed tackles: name a more iconic duo

Jake Delhomme has had a breakthrough season in which he led the panthers to the super bowl. Peyton Manning is simply one my top 3 greatest of my time

The Panthers would go on to win the NFC 2 years after going 1-15

I wish we had commentary like this today...

My favorite Panther team. Everyone on that team was a playmaker that season. GD Deshaun Foster was a beast that season. Every run was amazing

That Carolina defense was nuts

Ricky Manning Jr was so good that year

Gosh you forget about good games like this over the years. Love this channel

Crazy ass hell seeing them play on Astro turf and none tore their ACL every play 😬

NFL Throwback you are the best channel!

Bet you didn’t remember the “other” Ricky Williams. Or the “other” Adrian Peterson…

Kris Jenkins was an absolute monster! Loved him on the Jets. Was a damn shame that knee injuries derailed his career.

Classic game.. this was could been the super bowl 38 matchup

Jake came out of nowhere and went crazy that year

Great game and Ron Pitts was pretty good as play by play color commentator and sideline reporter

what a drive by peyton late in the 4th

Marvin was so underrated man he is not talked about enough

Daylight come and you got to Delhomme.

IMO this was the the regular season game the legitimized the Cardiac Cats run in 03. In the RCA dome against one of the best offenses of that decade yet held the Colts to two TD’s and two field goals.

Isn't this the Carolina team that got "Belechicked" in the Superbowl?

The amount of missed tackles, dropped balls, and turnovers is the story of the Colts franchise

My Panthers in the good old days.

Seeing that "Laser rocket arm" brings back good memories. Amazing to watch this, then watch the wobbly duck throws at the end with Denver. Even more amazing that he regained the single season records with that noodle arm in Denver.

I always loved Dallas Clark. Was one of my favorite tight ends.

Last time I was this early panthers were in the super bowl

And now I see why my team is called the Cardiac Cats

Gonna go watch on Sunday for a certain #22!!

Here’s what I come to realize. When the Panthers in 03 played against the AFC South, they got the chance to make a drive to the SB. Which that year, that’s what happened. But ended up losing by 2. Then in 2015, went 15-1 but got decked in the SB. It’s like some type of luck charm we got

ALMOST the Superbowl preview from that year. Also it must be said. Mike Vanderjagt's epitaph HAS to be "If you're gonna doink the pipe, you want to make sure it goes in after the doink!"

This is when Manning actually had a cannon. Its crazy what he accomplished with out having an arm. GOAT.

1:52 The classic Manning pass

Stevan Davis had a very underrated career in the nfl

Manning: Freeney, Mathis Brady: Ty law, Willie Mcginist, Bruschi, Malloy, Wilfork, Seymore, Rodney Harrison, Asante Samuel, Mike Vrabel Indianapolis had the softest defense when Peyton was there

So a microcosm of Manning's time with the Colts, especially when his critics are talking about the playoffs: 1. Defense can't get off the field. 2. Players dropping passes and fumbling everywhere. 3. Special teams can't tackle. 4. Horrible officiating. 5. Game goes to OT and Manning never gets the ball. 6. Manning gets put in situations he never should be in, but takes the blame for all of it if he isn't perfect. He was the greatest QB of all-time.

This is the win that showed we were for real this year! :)

Thank you for uploading this classic this should have been the Superbowl that season #keeppounding

That incompletion/fumble call was atrocious. Things haven't changed a bit from back then with the officials.

Reggie Wayne Marvin Harrison were Peyton Manning's two best receivers he thrown to and Jake Delhomme had Steve Smith Sr. and the '03 Panthers should've won Super Bowl 38💯🏈🏉

Peppers,Buckner,Jenkins and Rucker was a dominant front 4..

I was a big Manning fan and a Colts fan big time. One thing I noticed with these colts team is if they would score a td first they'd typically win fairly easily. If either team scored a field goal the whole game would be close and if the other team scored the 1st td the colts were almost certain to loose. this is a prime example.

2003 was so fun. Colts fan but shoutout to Carolina. They were a great team that season.

Great game.

Yo I been looking for this game

I was there! What a great game

I miss having a power back like Stephen Davis 😭😭😭😭...Also it's crazy how soft the game has gotten in almost 20 years these dude were laying into one another

Carolina Panthers-🏈 NFC West (1995-2001) NFC South (2002-present) Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts-🏈 AFC East (1970-2001) AFC South (2002-present)

The good old days

I kept trying to watch this video, but my cellphone kept slipping out of my hands.

Dwight Freeney, Robert Mathis, Jeff Saturday, Marvin Harrison, Reggie Wayne, Edgerin James. And people say Manning didn't have enough help.

These commentators are brutal. "What'd I say?! WHAT'D I SAY?!"

This could of been a super bowl matchup...

Still can't believe Jake Delhomme led a team to the Super Bowl lol. What a weird season. Do you have the Ravens vs Browns matchup from 2015 (MNF game, Will Hill block FG) by chance?

This was the original smash and dash

Peyton’s arm was amazing

stephen davis was the guy who was their unsung hero that year

How about Daunte Culpepper vs Drew Bledsoe in 2002, Bills Vs. Vikings? The Bills had to tie on a doinked field goal to send to OT.

More Warren Moon and Randall Cunningham games please

That was one hell of a game with bad calls lol

As a patriot fan this panther team was a hell of a whole lot harder to beat than this colt team. Colts were soft that year and if you ask The pats who played the panthers in the super bowl that year they would tell you that it was one of the hardest hitting games they played in.

Oh this feels so much longer ago.

Ricky "butterfingers" williams,cost the colts that game,and the panthers took full advantage of it too,the best team won that day.

Almost forgot how frustrating it was watching the colts fail again and again try to convert short yardage 1st downs by running up the middle never gaining a yard

People seem to forget Peyton Manning pre neck injuries had a huge arm. He never threw a Warren Moon perfect spiral but he could launch it

They used to call them the cardiac cats that year lol

Wow ending

This game might've ended in a tie if it were played 10 years later or now in 2019 because under the old OT rules, whoever scored first in OT, FG or TD, won the game. After 2009, even if the team that wins the coin toss first and gets the ball and kicks a FG like Carolina did here would have to allow Indy to have possession to match it and considering how that Colts offense was in the middle stages of becoming one of the most high-octane, explosive offenses in NFL history, the Greatest Show on Turf II, with Peyton Manning at the helm, I have a strong sense the Colts would've drove the field and scored at very least a FG, most likely a TD. If Colts would've responded with a FG after Kasay gives Carolina the initial lead, I can't see there being enough time for Panthers to push a quick drive to kick another game-winning FG. A better, more displined, defense who emphasized more effective tackling would not have allowed so many missed or broken tackles I saw from Colts LB's, DB's, D-linemen, who had great position and excellent angles to tackle Steve Smith or Deshaun Foster for losses on runs or preventing extra gains after receptions. The effort was there most times, but their overall technique was subpar at best and pathetic at worst.

Nice upload. It's remarkable the Panthers actually won this game. But this was a microcosm of their entire season. Went to OT 5 times, winning 4 of them including a playoff game, had a middle of the pack offense, and good defense, and most of their games were close. They seemed to get all of the lucky breaks, and rode that charm to the Super Bowl. Even if they were one of the more lackluster Super Bowl participants, they fought hard until the bitter end.

Just like that

I feel like this game should've happened in 2002 because the NFL should've redid the interconference rotation like this: 2002,2006,2010,2014,2018,2022 AFC East vs NFC East (Patriots,Dolphins,Jets,Bills vs Eagles,Redskins,Giants,Cowboys) AFC North vs NFC West (Steelers,Ravens,Browns,Bengals vs Rams,49ers,Seahawks,Cardinals) AFC South vs NFC South (Titans,Colts,Jaguars,Texans vs Buccaneers,Saints,Falcons,Panthers) AFC West vs NFC North (Raiders,Broncos,Chiefs,Chargers vs Bears,Packers,Vikings,Lions) 2003,2007,2011,2015,2019,2023 AFC East vs NFC North (Jets,Patriots,Dolphins,Bills vs Packers,Vikings,Bears,Lions) AFC North vs NFC South (Steelers,Browns,Ravens,Bengals vs Buccaneers,Falcons,Saints,Panthers) AFC South vs NFC East (Titans,Colts,Jaguars,Texans vs Eagles,Giants,Redskins,Cowboys) AFC West vs NFC West (Raiders,Broncos,Chargers,Chiefs vs 49ers,Rams,Seahawks,Cardinals) 2004,2008,2012,2016,2020,2024 AFC East vs NFC South (Patriots,Dolphins,Bills,Jets vs Panthers,Saints,Buccaneers,Falcons) AFC North vs NFC North (Ravens,Bengals,Steelers,Browns vs Packers,Vikings,Bears,Lions) AFC South vs NFC West (Colts,Titans,Jaguars,Texans vs Rams,Seahawks,49ers,Cardinals) AFC West vs NFC East (Chiefs,Broncos,Raiders,Chargers vs Eagles,Cowboys,Redskins,Giants) 2005,2009,2013,2017,2021,2025 AFC East vs NFC West (Patriots,Jets,Bills,Dolphins vs Seahawks,Rams,Cardinals,49ers) AFC North vs NFC East (Steelers,Ravens,Bengals,Browns vs Eagles,Giants,Cowboys,Redskins) AFC South vs NFC North (Colts,Jaguars,Texans,Titans vs Packers,Vikings,Lions,Bears) AFC West vs NFC South (Chargers,Broncos,Chiefs,Raiders vs Falcons,Saints,Panthers,Buccaneers)

So Peyton, at home with Harrison, Wayne, Pollard, Clark, put up 20 against this defense. Brady put up 32 with Brown, Branch, Fauria, Graham.

damn the fucking panthers had a d back then! Kris Jenkins and Julius Peppers were monsters back then!

Colts never ever shoulda lost this game not even close

He Hate Me

A near superbowl matchup that year

2003 was a very important year for the Peyton Manning and the Colts, especially going forward.

Refs did everything they possibly could to give CAR the win

Showing that bad officiating has been around for a long long time

Wow

I always forgot how horrible the colts defense was

That incomplete pass call towards the end was the EXACT CORRECT call actually. When can u say either guy had full possession? U can't. Then the ball came out and hit the ground. Incomplete. Announcers are really stupid sometimes

This was the game after the Colts comeback at Tampa Bay...... horrible calls!!!!!! Of course this is when a field goal in OT wins the game.

Thats the right call by the refs. If the offensive player has any even hint of possession they favor the offense and in that case they were fighting each other for the ball the whole time one hand or two doesn't matter no one ever had COMPLETE control of the ball. Thats actually a fantastic job by the refs

2:20 into this video, I think both teams get disqualified and we have a moment of silence if this happened in 2023

The colts got robbed at gunpoint in this game.

I guess they didn’t know how to tackle

You was never out of it when we was dwn by a double digit lead with jake delhomme we was never in it when was down by a double digit with cam newton except the Philadelphia game

Hyatt

I feel like the NFL mafia pre determined who would be in the Superbowl with some of those penalties you can only be as good as the refs allow you to be 😂 go Patriots

No edgerrin james?

Great game but man those commentators were horrible no wonder I don't recognize them

Indianapolis Colts was member AFC East Division from 1970 through 1993 era and Charlotte North Carolina don't have any NFL team

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Colts should have met Carolina in the Super Bowl that year for a rematch. But they lost to the Cheatriots.

Refs definitely favored Carolina. Some really weak calls in this one. Guess bad officiating existed in the early 2000's also.

Ty Law ruined what was gonna be a great SB with his BS

Twenty years later and the refs haven’t gotten any better.” “Integrity of the game”? Maybe the NFL should practice what they preach

War eagle 🦅! Auburn

Nice call ref incomplete pass SMH that's just a terrible call... No sour grapes dolphin fan

The Colts & Panthers are playing this weekend in a very meaningless game.

No way!! No way was that ruled an incomplete pass. It should’ve been an interception!! By the way, I don’t blame Tony Dungy for airing some steam off over that shitty call that was ruled incomplete. Fuckin’ bullshit call!!