 The team finished the 2007 season with a record after losing quarterback Jake Delhomme early in the season due to an elbow injury.In 2008, the Panthers rebounded with a regular season record, winning the NFC South and securing a first-round bye.They were eliminated in the divisional round of the playoffs, losing 33–13 to the eventual NFC Champion Arizona Cardinals after Delhomme turned the ball over six times.