Broken or not, hand injury limits DE Peppers

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) The right hand in question wasn't wrapped in a cast Monday. The hand's owner, Julius Peppers, wasn't talking, and Carolina teammate Everette Brown flinched when asked about it.

"No comments on that," Brown said. "I don't really know the situation, what's going on. I won't go in depth about it."

The four-time Pro Bowl defensive end's hand is a touchy subject in the secretive world of NFL injuries. Coach John Fox would only call it a "messed up hand." After Peppers played only on passing downs in a win over Atlanta on Nov. 15, teammate Jon Beason said Peppers' hand was broken. (MORE)

Panthers Headlines

Thu, Nov 19

Final	1	2	3	4	Tot
Miami	0	14	0	10	24
Carolina	3	0	0	14	17

Preview | Box | At the Stadium | Recap

Leader	Miami	Carolina
Passing	C. Henne172	J. Delhomme227
Rushing	R. Williams119	D. Williams122
Receiving	D. Bess63	S. Smith87

NFC South Division
Team	W	L	T	Pct
New Orleans	10	0	0	1.000
Atlanta	5	5	0	.500
Carolina	4	6	0	.400
Tampa Bay	1	9	0	.100

Leaders
Passing Yards:	J. Delhomme	1885
Passing TDs:	J. Delhomme	8
Rushing Yards:	D. Williams	982
Rushing TDs:	D. Williams	7
Receiving Yards:	S. Smith	599
Receiving TDs:	S. Smith	4
Interceptions:	R. Marshall	3

Offense (Rank)
Yards:	3364 (15)
Passing Yards:	1773 (24)
Rushing Yards:	1591 (2)
Points per game:	19.3 (23)
Yards per game:	336.4 (15)
Touchdowns:	21 (20)
Field Goals:	11 (27)

Defense (Rank)
Yards:	3157 (12)
Passing Yards:	1850 (5)
Rushing Yards:	1307 (26)
Points per game:	23.9 (26)
Yards per game:	315.7 (11)
Touchdowns:	23 (20)
Field Goals:	12 (10)

Schedule 2009
Week	Date	Opp	Info
1	9/13	vs. Phi	L 38-10
2	9/20	@ Atl	L 28-20
3	9/28	@ Dal	L 21-7
4	Bye Week
5	10/11	vs. Was	W 20-17
6	10/18	@ TB	W 28-21
7	10/25	vs. Buf	L 20-9
8	11/1	@ Ari	W 34-21
9	11/8	@ NO	L 30-20
10	11/15	vs. Atl	W 28-19
11	11/19	vs. Mia	L 24-17
12	11/29	@ NYJ	10:00 AM PT11:00 AM MT12:00 PM CT1:00 PM ET6:00 PM GMT2:00 AM 北京时间
13	12/6	vs. TB	10:00 AM PT11:00 AM MT12:00 PM CT1:00 PM ET6:00 PM GMT2:00 AM 北京时间
14	12/13	@ NE	10:00 AM PT11:00 AM MT12:00 PM CT1:00 PM ET6:00 PM GMT2:00 AM 北京时间
15	12/20	vs. Min	5:20 PM PT6:20 PM MT7:20 PM CT8:20 PM ET1:20 AM GMT9:20 AM 北京时间
16	12/27	@ NYG	10:00 AM PT11:00 AM MT12:00 PM CT1:00 PM ET6:00 PM GMT2:00 AM 北京时间
17	1/3	vs. NO	10:00 AM PT11:00 AM MT12:00 PM CT1:00 PM ET6:00 PM GMT2:00 AM 北京时间

Injuries
Date	Player	Status
11/19/2009	C. Godfrey	ankle (Doubtful)
11/19/2009	B. Hoover	ankle (Doubtful)
11/19/2009	C. Johnson	pectoral (Doubtful)
11/19/2009	D. Lewis	shoulder (questionable)
11/19/2009	J. Stewart	Achilles (questionable)

Transactions
Date	Player	Transactions
11/17/2009	C. Martin	Activated from the Practice Squad
11/17/2009	J. Pociask	practice squad deletion
11/17/2009	E. Moore	practice squad addition
11/17/2009	B. De La Puente	practice squad addition
11/17/2009	J. Gross	Placed on IR right ankle
11/11/2009	D. Birmingham	practice squad addition
11/10/2009	K. Smith	Activated from the Practice Squad
11/10/2009	T. Davis	Placed on IR knee
10/27/2009	D. Wesley	suspension lifted
10/27/2009	K. Lewis	cut