C Kyle Cook walked around the locker room without a boot on his right foot, a sign of improvement. Cook hurt his right ankle in the final preseason game.Our defensive line and front seven have to play well to give us an opportunity."Carolina's defense has produced three sacks in the first two games and Godfrey had one them. Sack master Charles Johnson has one as well and he's the Panthers' best option up front. Johnson must get to Manning on Sunday to give his defense a chance, otherwise it will be a long afternoon.

The 49ers' defense is playing historically well. Their 13.4 points per game allowed would rank first in franchise history and, if sustained, would be the latest record to fall this season. On Sunday, (7,396 career rushing yards) surpassed Hall of Famer as the franchise's alltime leading rusher on a 2yard carry in the second quarter.Just as NFL players now play the game, so did players back in 1990 when Madden first hit video game consoles on the Sega Genes