Most Surprising Win Ever?

[csx]

My final answer is beating the Super Bowl champs on the road in San Fran as an expansion team in 95

[PantherChris]

2 hours ago, Gapanthersfan said:

2003 playoff Rams. 

I knew they’d beat the Eagles after that performance but to take down the greatest show on turf in their house? 

Ahh I remember that game like yesterday I was 16 and it was thunderstorming hard so or satellite TV was out and the only place I could get a signal was in my parents walk in closet.... xclown baby

[PantherChris]

39 minutes ago, csx said:

That's always the reason for a spread. But that leans in to public perception and therefore surprise.

Opening spreads are usually the closest to accurate betting action the weak leading up makes them inaccurate 

[Khyber53]

39 minutes ago, UnluckyforSome said:

The 2003 win at Tampa.

It was their home opener following their Superbowl season, so banners were going up, rings were distributed, and they were opening up with a patsy team from some hick town in NC that was coming off another losing season, and still had 1-15 in recent memory.

The way the game played out was also shocking.

This 100%. 

The "nobody saw this coming" game. Okay, Jake apparently believed it could happen.

 

[Murph]

15 minutes ago, csx said:

My final answer is beating the Super Bowl champs on the road in San Fran as an expansion team in 95

That one shocked me too. I remember FOX playing James Taylor’s “ Going to Carolina” right after the game while the teams were shaking hands. I couldn’t believe we pulled that one off. 

[electro's horse]

48 minutes ago, UnluckyforSome said:

The 2003 win at Tampa.

It was their home opener following their Superbowl season, so banners were going up, rings were distributed, and they were opening up with a patsy team from some hick town in NC that was coming off another losing season, and still had 1-15 in recent memory.

The way the game played out was also shocking.

Nah. Panthers had nearly beat them the year before in Carolina with Randy Fasani at qb. They were built to beat that Bucs team.

The real shocker from that season was the colts. That’s when everyone realized the panthers were for real. Even had a last second field goal block for ya 

[Donald LaFell]

42 minutes ago, strato said:

That is an all timer there, for me. Kris Jenkins… beast.

There was a guy named Pantherfan or Panthersfan whom posted back then that was at that game and was preserved in a photo of the blocked XP or FG. In a crowd in the stands reaction shot. 

He passed away maybe within a year or two, not that long after.  That picture is kind of his tribute. Or memorial. 
 

 

I’ve seen that photo before but could never find it again when I try to google it 

[UnluckyforSome]

42 minutes ago, strato said:

That is an all timer there, for me. Kris Jenkins… beast.

There was a guy named Pantherfan or Panthersfan whom posted back then that was at that game and was preserved in a photo of the blocked XP or FG. In a crowd in the stands reaction shot. 

He passed away maybe within a year or two, not that long after.  That picture is kind of his tribute. Or memorial. 
 

 

I am pretty certain I recall seeing that photo. I remember a blue Panthers jersey in a sea of red.

[electro's horse]

1 minute ago, UnluckyforSome said:

I am pretty certain I recall seeing that photo. I remember a blue Panthers jersey in a sea of red.

It was front page Charlotte observer. I have it saved somewhere 

[UnluckyforSome]

4 minutes ago, electro's horse said:

Nah. Panthers had nearly beat them the year before in Carolina with Randy Fasani at qb. They were built to beat that Bucs team.

The real shocker from that season was the colts. That’s when everyone realized the panthers were for real. Even had a last second field goal block for ya 

I think you have a very sepia-toned memory of that game. We had 4 turnovers, 130 total yards, and Fasani racked up 40-something yards passing. Sacks put the team passing yards to 20 that day. We complain now about Young having 150ish. His performance was so terrible, it spawned a phrase, Fasani Magic, that would have been a meme if memes existed then.

There was no nearly about that game.

[LinvilleGorge]

Honestly, it's up there. Given our injuries going into the game and how the Rams had been playing I think virtually everyone being honest with themselves thought we were gonna get throttled.

Going into that game I think the vast majority of Panthers fans would've been perfectly willing to accept a competitive loss fully expecting another ass whooping along the lines of the Pats or Bills game.

[electro's horse]

5 minutes ago, UnluckyforSome said:

I think you have a very sepia-toned memory of that game. We had 4 turnovers, 130 total yards, and Fasani racked up 40-something yards passing. Sacks put the team passing yards to 20 that day. We complain now about Young having 150ish. His performance was so terrible, it spawned a phrase, Fasani Magic, that would have been a meme if memes existed then.

There was no nearly about that game.

Mud tinted because I was at the game.

Panthers were up 9-3 going into the 4th quarter. The play of the game was a pass to Warren sapp. As bad as fasani was (1/13 on 3rd down lmao) that was a winnable game with literally one play. 

[electro's horse]

also you people have awful recency bias. 

Green Bay was just as much a buzz saw as the rams were heading into the game with them this season. Just like the rams, the panthers won with a bunch of fluky turnovers and bad weather.

and that game was in Lambeau. 

[UnluckyforSome]

2 minutes ago, electro's horse said:

Mud tinted because I was at the game.

Panthers were up 9-3 going into the 4th quarter. The play of the game was a pass to Warren sapp. As bad as fasani was (1/13 on 3rd down lmao) that was a winnable game with literally one play. 

I was there too. At no point was it ever nearly a winnable game. The defense played well, and got turnovers. I will give you that.