Not this time, when the two combined to make Dallas' defense look shoddy while handing the Cowboys one of their worst playoff losses.
Steve Smith had five catches for 135 yards and a 32-yard touchdown and Muhsin Muhammad had four catches for 103 yards. Coupled with Davis' yards on the ground, it marked the first time all season three individual players passed the 100-yard mark against Dallas.
John Kasay, the last original Panther and the only one who played a role in Carolina's lone previous playoff victory -- a 26-17 win over Dallas in 1997 -- tied an NFL postseason record with five field goals.
Meanwhile, Carolina's defense dominated the rematch.
With Parcells watching in frustration from the sideline, the Cowboys could do little. Dallas had zero yards offense in the third quarter, when Delhomme threw his 32-yard touchdown pass to Smith for a 23-3 lead.
Against a Dallas team that was 0-5 this season when trailing by seven or more points, Parcells knew his team was in trouble.
"I didn't want this to end," Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said somberly. "The sick feeling in my stomach is not being able to go out and watch this team practice and work and get another game."
The Panthers are the second team to win a playoff game with no penalties and no turnovers; Pittsburgh did so in the 1976 Super Bowl.
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