Complex sentence: The team used their struggle as inspiration, and started the season 5-0, after Delhomme replaced Rodney Peete at halftime of the season opener and led the Panthers to a fourth quarter comeback, thus winning the starting job.
Split into simpler sentences: The team used their struggle as inspiration, and started the season 5--0. Jake Delhomme replaced Rodney Peete at quarterback by halftime of the season opener, then led the Panthers to a fourth quarter comeback, thus winning the starting job.