I was debating if I needed to dodge this for fear of jinx, but I laugh in the face of such superstitions! This weekend Steve Smith will surpass Muhsin Muhammad as the Carolina Panthers all time leading receiver. It was something that got lost in the shuffle a little bit with Cam Newton's emergence, but we need to make sure this momentous achievement for Smitty doesn't ignored.

Smith is now sitting at 9,233 yards, just 22 yards shy of Muhammad's mark. Smith is already the Panthers' leading TD scorer with 54 touchdowns, and following Sunday's game he'll have the yards. The only remaining receiving record for him to get is total receptions, which he needs another 60 receptions to beat Moose's 696 number.

It couldn't be more fitting in a year where Smitty has been rejuvenated by an open offense and a strong armed rookie QB to have him capture the record now, it's just a shame he won't do it at home.

After the jump and look at Smitty's career stats