Rivera said that continuity has been key

Carolina Panthers coach Ron Rivera was able to soak in Torrey Smith Womens Jersey Sunday's win against Washington until Monday afternoon, when a reporter asked him about facing Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning this week. Welcome to Denver week. Fresh off their first win since Sept. 16, the Panthers (2-6) began preparations Monday for the game many Carolina fans have had circled for months – a visit from Manning and former Panthers coach John Fox, who led Denver to a playoff win last year and has the Broncos (5-3) in first place in the AFC West. Fox coached the Panthers Torrey Smith Jersey for nine seasons, taking them to two NFC Championship games and their only Super Bowl appearance. But Fox failed to post consecutive winning seasons – none of the four coaches in team history has done so – and went through the 2010 season as a lame duck after the Panthers dumped high-salaried players. The Panthers went an NFL-worst 2-14 – the only time a Fox-coached team finished worse than 7-9 – and he and his staff were gone the day after the season ended. A little Peyton Manning Elite Jersey more than a week later, Broncos chief football executive John Elway hired Fox, the winningest coach in Panthers' history with a 78-74 mark, including playoff games.
Fox, 57, has eight former Carolina assistants on his Broncos staff, including all three coordinators – Jack Del Rio (defense), Mike McCoy and Jeff Rodgers. Rivera, who succeeded Fox, tried to downplay the Fox storyline. Many on the Panthers' roster played for Fox, who still has a house in Quail Hollow. “It's going to be an emotional game. I was with Peyton Manning Womens Jersey coach Fox for a long time and I know what kind of guy he is, ” linebacker Thomas Davis said. “And they have a few other coaches on that staff that we have a lot of respect for. And they have a guy at quarterback in Peyton Manning that's been playing extremely well. So we definitely know we've got to be ready for them. ”Since Carolina fell to Atlanta 30-28 in Week 4, the Panthers' defense has been one of the league's best, ranking fourth in Peyton Manning Jersey total defense (292. 3 yards a game) and pass defense (189. 0) and fifth in points allowed (17. 8).
The stretch has coincided with the loss of a pair of veteran starters – cornerback Chris Gamble and linebacker Jon Beason, who tried to play through injuries the first month. The Panthers shifted rookie linebacker Luke Kuechly from the weakside to the middle and replaced Gamble with Captain Munnerlyn. They have used the same defensive lineup four weeks in a row. Rivera said that continuity has been key Torrey Smith Black Jersey to the improvement. The Panthers held Redskins rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III in check in Sunday's 21-13 win. Griffin's longest completion covered 25 yards, his longest run covered 9 yards, and he finished with his lowest quarterback rating (74. 2). Now the Panthers face Manning, the NFL's highest-rated passer who has thrown for 2, 404 yards and 20 touchdowns in his first year with Denver after missing last season after a series of neck surgeries.