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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Panthers starting free safety Charles Godfrey is out for the remainder of the season with a torn right Achilles tendon, adding to the teams troubles following a 0-2 start. Team spokesman Charlie Dayton made the announcement Monday shortly after coach Ron Riveras press conference. Godfrey, a six-year-starter for the Panthers, sustained the injury during the second half of Carolinas 24-23 loss to Buffalo on Sunday while breaking up a pass to Bills wide receiver Stevie Johnson in the corner of the end zone. Godfreys injury is a huge blow to a secondary that was already considered the weak link in Carolinas defence. Godfrey, who has started 74 career games, is considered the secondarys best player. But his injury might not be Carolinas only concern in the secondary as they prepare to host the New York Giants on Sunday. Rivera said the Panthers will re-evaluate the teams other four injured defensive backs -- Quintin Mikell (foot), Josh Thomas (concussion), Josh Norman (thigh) and DJ Moore (knee) -- on Wednesday when they return to practice. Mikell and Thomas both left the game Sunday and did not return. Norman and Moore were also injured, but returned to the game later on. Rivera said if Mikell cant play the Panthers would look at Moore and Colin Jones as potential replacements for Godfrey. If Thomas is unable to start at cornerback, the Panthers could turn to James Dockery and Melvin White, a pair of young players whove been inactive the last two games. The team is also considering bringing in free agents from outside the organization. Rivera said losing the 5-foot-11, 210-pound Godfrey is difficult because hes made tremendous strides since being moved from strong safety to free safety last season and had become the leader in the secondary. "Since then hes played about as well as you would like to have a free safety play," Rivera said. "Hes put himself in position to make plays and hes done the type of things you need to do to have success. "The thing youve seen is his growth. You see him doing things that a veteran defensive player is supposed to do -- giving false reads, giving bad reads to an opponent and disguising his coverages by moving in and out of coverages. You hate to see it happen because hes a guy who has really found his niche at free safety for us. You would love to have him, but we dont." Last year Eli Manning threw for 288 yards and a touchdown as the Giants defeated the Panthers 36-7 in Charlotte. Air Force 1 07 Norge . -- J.R. Sweezy was the one part of the Seattle Seahawks offensive line that had avoided injuries or having to change positions this season. Air Force 1 Dame Norge . With newly minted president of hockey operations Trevor Linden looking on from above one day after being handed the keys to the franchise, it was more of the same on Thursday night. http://www.airforce1norge.com/. There is no argument that the line of Pacioretty, David Desharnais and Thomas Vanek was one of the hottest in the NHL leading into the post-season, and they did combine for three goals and seven points, but it was the depth of all four lines that helped propel Montreal. Air Force 1 Just Do It Norge . While the pair of Spain internationals return, midfielder Xavi Hernandez will not be included in the squad after failing to recover from a muscle strain to his left leg. Nike Sf Air Force 1 Norge . Five years ago, Nestor and Zimonjic beat the American twins to win the title. But the Bryans, the worlds top-ranked team, needed 74 minutes to earn the victory Saturday as both Nestor and Zimonjic lost serve in the second set.SAN DIEGO -- The NFL acknowledged that referees erred in not penalizing the San Diego Chargers for an illegal formation on a missed 41-yard field goal attempt by Ryan Succop of the Kansas City Chiefs with 4 seconds left in regulation on Sunday. Succop was wide right on the kick, and the Chargers went on to win 27-24 in overtime to claim the AFCs final playoff spot. The Pittsburgh Steelers would have been in the post-season had Kansas City won the game. San Diego lined up with seven men on one side of the snapper, and NFL rules state no more than six players can be on the line of scrimmage on either side of the snapper. The NFL said in a statement Monday that the penalty should have been called by referee Bill Leavys crew, moving the ball 5 yards closer to the end zone and giving Succop another attempt at the game-winning field goal. Succop was 15 of 16 this season from within 40 yards. The NFL did not say whether Leavys crew would be disciplined. "We misaligned on it. Im not going to deny it," Chargers rookie coach Mike McCoy said Monday. "But hey, those calls all balance themselves out over the year. Theyre part of the game. Were all human. ... Things happen for a reason. We didnt do it on purpose, I can tell you that." Chiefs coach Andy Reid actually called his final timeout after the missed field goal and tried to convince the officiating crew of the illegal formation. But because illeggal formations are not reviewable, Reid had no other recourse and the play stood.dddddddddddd "I called a timeout right there. That was for a reason," Reid said. "I couldnt challenge, all I had was a timeout, so maybe theyd take a peek and read through the timeout and see what took place, but listen, human error. ... Theres not much more you can say." The outcome of the game didnt have any bearing on the Chiefs, who rested most of their starters. Kansas City was already assured of the No. 5 seed in the AFC playoffs and will head to Indianapolis on Saturday for a rematch of a game won two weeks ago by the Colts. The result had significant repercussions for the Chargers and Steelers, though. San Diego (9-7) earned the final AFC playoff spot when Nick Novak kicked a 36-yard field goal in overtime to win the game. The Chargers will visit Cincinnati in the wild-card round Sunday. The Steelers (8-8), meanwhile, would have claimed the playoff spot through a series of tiebreakers had Kansas City won, and Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin even said Monday he knew the Chargers were lined up illegally before the field goal attempt. "What transpired yesterday was unfortunate for our hopes moving forward. Well have to find a way to accept that and move forward," Tomlin said. "Im not going to lose any sleep over something that happened in a stadium that we werent even in." ' ' '