The Panthers lost leads of 24-7 and 27-14 in Detroit today, ending up losing 49-35 to the Lions in a wild game at Ford Field. The Panthers' defense gave up the most yardage and first downs in franchise history -- 495 and 29, respectively.
Afterward, disappointed Carolina quarterback Cam Newton said the Panthers had "put on a clinic" in the second half of how to lose a game. Newton threw a career-high four interceptions, but also ran for two touchdwowns and threw for another.
It didn't take long for the Panthers to blow a 27-14 halftime lead. In fact, it just took nine minutes and 3 seconds -- Detroit went ahead 28-27, with 5:57 left in the third quarter.
Detroit QB Matthew Stafford had five touchdown passes after two early interceptions and the Lions had five TD drives of 66 yards or longer. By the end, Carolina's defense looked almost helpless.
The Panthers' defense actually grabbed three turnovers on the first three Detroit possessions, but Carolina was outscored 35-8 in the second half. Detroit clearly out-adjusted the Panthers after halftime.
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Anonymous from 3:51...why dobn't you move. You claerly are a fair weathered fan. I for one am glad we have a team and like the direction we are headed.
Coaching needs to start getting some blame. The play calling was dubious at best. The team is getting worst as the season progresses; we are not headed in the right direction. Rivera is not a head coach!
Didnt you know that as long as Scam "loser" Newton is the starter its OK to lose but just dont criticize him or his 2-9 record.
The guy is a JINX ...
For those who blamed the Panthers being a sorry team last year on John Fox coaching, he is laughing like crazy this year as the Bronco's win. lol, Panthers look like pop warner rejects playing
Scoring 30+ points a game tells me the offense is solid. If Fox was still with us, we would well be above .500. McDermott needs to be fired asap. How in the h... do you lose a game your up by almost three touchdowns ????
Gee Scott, how did you know all this was going to happen at 3:12 PM? Can you post some stock picks for us sometime?
And to Harvey Updyke @ 5:38 PM, if "loser" Newton is such a jinx then how did he win 2 national championships in a row?
Maybe our defense is a jinx, after their first quarter of good play all season, they gave up 50 points & 7 touchdowns ALL IN 3 QUARTERS. Cam's 3rd pick didn't help any, but not even Green Bay's gonna win when they have to score 50+ to win. I know we've had injuries but my god it's just a joke now.
Our defense has got to be the worst in the league...we put up 35 points today, that should be more than enough for a win. I understand we've lost our 2 LB's but come on man. Rite now our defense is an embarrsement to the league. The ax should fall and it should fall on the DC
Don't you guys get it? We're down to 3 or 4 guys on defense who would start for good teams in the NFL. And with injuries, there is zero depth. The "depth" players are starters. The talent just isn't there pure and simple. We'll spend the first 3 or 4 picks in the next draft on defensive players.
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