Panthers Victory Lap Tradition

After beating the Cardinals Saturday night in their wild card game, Panthers players came back onto the field to take a victory lap to thank their fans, high-fiving the crowd that stayed through the rain to watch their first home playoff win in a decade.

And because it’s been so long, that tradition almost fell by the wayside.

The first one came in the 1996 playoffs, when linebacker Sam Mills took them back onto the field after they stunned the Cowboys. The next time was when quarterback Jake Delhomme and company got the Cowboys again after the 2003 season, though Mills was there for that game and there was more carryover in the organization.

But since then, the Panthers have only had two other home playoff games, and they were trounced by the Cardinals in 2008 and the 49ers last year.

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253hawk":1uh58g3l said:

It's a 'tradition' when you've done something three times in 19 years? Uh, okay...

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