Jake Delhomme Injures Chest, Expects To Play Week 9

Despite missing most of the fourth quarter of the Panthers win over the Cardinals, Jake Delhomme expects to play next weekend against division-rival New Orleans, reports the Charlotte Observer.  

Delhomme suffered a chest contusion when Cardinals' DT Darnell Dockett drove him to the ground.  Delhomme played two more series after taking the hit, but was replaced by Matt Moore. After the game, he was taken to the hospital for a CT scan when the pain became unbearable.

More from Delhomme himself:

"They hit me where it hurts," said Delhomme, whose injury was officially described as a chest contusion. "As soon as I got hit, I felt it immediately. I couldn't catch my breath and I felt like it was my sternum.

"I got the CT scan and I think everything is good."

Before being knocked out the game, Delhomme was 7-for-14 with zero INTs and one TD -- it was his first game all season without a turnover.