Panthers' owner makes trip

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson made his first road trip of the season to attend Monday night's game against the Dallas Cowboys at Cowboys Stadium.

Richardson watched with new Panthers president Danny Morrison, who starts his new job today.

It was the first time Richardson had seen his team play away from Bank of America Stadium since last season, before he had heart transplant surgery in February.

Richardson is on the NFL's stadium committee, so he had more than a passing interest in seeing the league's new, state-of-the-art facility.

Injuries are costly: Injuries from last week took a huge toll on the Panthers on Monday.

Fullback Brad Hoover, who missed the game with a back injury, had played in 64 consecutive games and missed just four in his 10-year career.

Others out were safety Chris Harris (knee), rookie defensive end Everette Brown (ankle) and linebacker Na'il Diggs (ribs).

Of those four, only Diggs was listed as out on the injury report released Saturday.

Also inactive were running back Tyrell Sutton, tackle Garry Williams, and guard Duke Robinson. A.J. Feeley was the No..3 (emergency) quarterback.

Ouch: Referee Tony Corrente blew his whistle twice while his microphone was still on, nearly blowing out the eardrums of about 90,000 people.

Sacked: The Cowboys, who led the league in sacks last season, didn't have one in their first two games but finally got to Panthers quarterback Jake Delhomme in the third quarter.

Linebacker DeMarcus Ware, who led the league with 20 last season, nearly did on one play, however. He blew past tight end Dante Rosario and blasted Delhomme just as Delhomme was getting rid of the ball.

Sometimes it works: The Panthers are routinely criticized for using a draw play on third and long -- a conservative tactic long defended by coach John Fox. On third-and-16 in the second quarter, running back DeAngelo Williams picked up 17 yards on a draw.

Penalties hurt: Carolina's defense played its best half of the season in the first 30 minutes but hurt itself with unnecessary roughness penalties by safety Charles Godfrey (throwing tight end Jason Witten to the ground after the whistle blew) and linebacker Jon Beason (tackling running back Felix Jones out of bounds).

Popular guy: Panthers rookie running back Mike Goodson, who is from Houston and played at Texas A&M, had about 30 friends and family members at the game. He said he had to make deals with a few of his teammates to come up with enough tickets.

Big crowd: The crowd of 90,588 was the largest the Panthers have ever played in front of.