--RB DeAngelo Williams got dinged up on Sunday but did return late in the game and should be fine for the Giants game. If he were injured worse or had a concussion, the PR staff wouldn't have allowed him to talk to reporters after the game.

--RG Keydrick Vincent injured his groin and his status for this week is up in the air. If he doesn't start, Jeremy Bridges or Geoff Hangartner will.

--RG Jeremy Bridges filled in for Keydrick Vincent on Sunday and could wind up starting this week.

--DT Maake Kemoeatu injured his ankle on Sunday and his status will be updated later in the week.

--WR Steve Smith has 70 receptions for 1,240 yards and six TDs, but there is still a chance he doesn't make the Pro Bowl.

--John Kasay should be a lock for the Pro Bowl. His only miss this season is from 54 yards.

REPORT CARD VS. BRONCOS

PASSING OFFENSE: B-plus -- The Panthers quickly moved to a hurry-up offense on the first drive after seeing the Broncos come out with four linebackers. QB Jake Delhomme moved the team 74 yards in six plays for a touchdown, completing three passes for 66 yards and a TD to Steve Smith. Delhomme finished with 253 yards passing and a touchdown, while Smith had 165 yards and a score. Muhsin Muhammad came up with four big grabs for 70 yards, and the offensive line didn't allow a sack for the fourth time this season. "We had a big third-down completion to Steve (Smith) and then we were able to kind of get rolling," Delhomme said. "That was nice. We know how high powered they are offensively. We knew we needed to try to put up some points today. That was a given. We were able to do that. We would like to have more, but we got enough."

RUSHING OFFENSE: A -- Despite the fact the Broncos stacked the box with eight defenders, the Panthers still managed to run for 147 yards on 30 carries and scored twice on the ground. DeAngelo Williams carried 12 times for 88 yards, including a 56-yard touchdown run. He now has five touchdown runs of longer than 30 yards. Jonathan Stewart, who got the bulk of his carries after Williams left the game in the third quarter after he got dinged, ran for 52 yards on 16 carries and scored his ninth touchdown of the season.

PASS DEFENSE: B-plus -- Jay Cutler was limited to 79 yards passing and no touchdowns after the first quarter. Cutler would finish with just 172 yards passing and was picked off once. He should have been intercepted at least three more times, but Carolina defenders dropped the ball. Brandon Marshall was pretty much a non-factor, limited to 48 yards on five catches. Jay Cutler had been sacked only eight times coming into the game, but the Panthers got to him three times on Sunday. "We knew that coming in," safety Charles Godfrey said. "We didn't think that we played up to our potential the last couple of games. That was a chip on our shoulder coming in. We knew we had to come out and play a great game. We didn't want those guys to score that 10, but we knew that after that they weren't getting nothing else."

RUSH DEFENSE: B -- The Broncos ran for 121 yards on 23 carries, which is 5.3 yards per carry. But let's put that in perspective. Of those 121 yards, nearly half of them (58) came on Denver's final drive when the Panthers were protecting a 20-point lead and not giving up the deep pass. For some reason, Mike Shanahan decided to run the ball over and over again despite being down 20. Basically he had given up. The Panthers did force a big fumble just before halftime leading to a field goal and making it a 20-10 game.

SPECIAL TEAMS: A -- If John Kasay doesn't go to the Pro Bowl, then something is wrong. Kasay added three more field goals, meaning he's now 24-for-25 on the season with his only miss coming from 54 yards. Kasay hit from 39, 44 and 42 yards on Sunday and he's now 9-for-9 from between 40 and 49 yards away. Jason Baker was solid as were Carolina's coverage units outside of one 39-yard kickoff return by Eddie Royal.

COACHING: A -- The Broncos tried to throw something new at the Panthers by going with four linebackers, but Carolina quickly adjusted and moved into a no-huddle offense. That quick thinking resulted in an early touchdown, tying the game at 7-7. This could have easily been a trap game for the Panthers, but coach John Fox kept his team focused all week. Now it's on to New York for a huge Sunday night game with the Giants to determine home-field advantage in the NFC.