Panthers dump Titans in battle of weak offenses

Published: Aug 28, 2010 at 06:07 PM

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Star running backs Chris Johnson and DeAngelo Williams couldn't find any holes. Vince Young and Matt Moore weren't much better through the air.

Optimists can point to the ferocious defense that Carolina and Tennessee played Saturday night, but the offensive ineptitude was cause for concern after the Panthers slogged to a 15-7 preseason victory over the Titans.

Carolina's overhauled defense hardly looked like it missed Julius Peppers, sacking Young four times, keeping Johnson in check and holding Tennessee to 50 yards in the first half.

But the Titans stymied Moore and Williams, with the Panthers' first-team offense still looking for its first touchdown of the preseason despite playing into the fourth quarter against Tennessee's second- and third-stringers.

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