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 DETROIT (AP) - Chris Weinke was sharp, not rusty. Playing in his first game since 2002, Weinke threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Ricky Proehl with 32 seconds left to give the Carolina Panthers a 21-20 victory over the Detroit Lions on Sunday.
Weinke relieved Jake Delhomme, who was knocked out of the game on the game-winning drive when he escaped a sack, ran up field, slid and was hit hard by safety Kenoy Kennedy.
The backup quarterback took over at midfield with 2:56 left and calmly led the Panthers down the field. He connected with Proehl on a third-and-3 from Detroit's 41 and threw the TD pass to the second-string receiver one play after Proehl dropped the ball in the end zone. Weinke completed 5 of 7 passes for 47 yards.
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