In the grand scheme of things seventeen years is but a blip on the radar, but for Carolina Panthers' fans it might as well be ancient history. On October 15th, 1995 our beloved Panthers won the first game in franchise history, and in many ways that game served as an example of Panther football-- rarely pretty, but it finds a way.

Passers

Kerry Collins (CAR): 14/26 158 yards, 0 TD, 2 INT

Bubby Brister (NYJ): 17/41 143 yards, 0 TD, 3 INT

Do you like passing? I hope not. This is a comical example of how bad the QB play for these teams was, but not as comical as the moment you realize Bubby Brister had a 3.48 YPA.

Rushers

Derrick Moore (CAR): 21 carries, 93 yards

Adrian Murrell (NYJ): 9 carries, 26 yards

Receivers

Mark Carrier (CAR): 2 receptions, 42 yards

Wayne Chrebet (NYJ): 4 receptions, 56 yards

Defensive standouts

Sam Mills (CAR): 1 sack, 1 INT, 1 TD

Matt Brock (NYJ): 2 sacks

Sam Mills had a characteristic Sam Mills' game. He was all over the field, rushed the passer well, swarmed to the ball, and his pick-six was vital in security the win.

Scoring summary

1st CAR- John Kasay, 23 yard FG (0-3)

2nd NYJ- Erik Howard sacked Kerry Collins for a safety (2-3)

NYJ- Nik Lowery, 50 yard FG (5-3)

NYJ- Mo Lewis, 13 yard INT return (12-3)

CAR- John Kasay, 39 yard FG (12-6)

CAR- Sam Mills, 36 yard INT return (12-13)

3rd CAR- Vince Workman, 5 yard run (12-20)

4th CAR- John Kasay, 40 yard FG (12-23)

NYJ- Nik Lowery, 39 yard FG (15-23)

CAR- John Kasay, 30 yard FG (15-26)

Do you remember the Panthers' first win? Sound off in the comments if you remember where you were 17 years ago.