Matt Corral completed his first pass attempt as a pro, 11 yards to Keith Kirkwood on third down, but he ended his first drive with two incompletions and set up for a 53-yard Hekker punt.
I've been banging this drum a lot this preseason, but the Panthers have guys playing offensive line in the third quarter of the first preseason game who will make the 53-man roster.
This was true in a sense last year, but only because they lacked qualified options sometimes.
15-play drive for the Commanders ends in a Duke Dawson INT in Panthers' territory.
That'll make two turnovers for Carolina's defense through the first half... Takeaways have been a point of emphasis in that "going from good to great" message
All things considered -- no DJ Moore, CMC, Shaq Thompson, Jaycee Horn etc today -- we've seen some things to be optimistic about on both sides of the ball through 15 minutes of a preseason game (take it all for what it's worth)
Sam Darnold was 2 for 2 for 16 yards and a touchdown in that very short drive. Took just 1:28 off the clock for him to hit the end zone. The defense helped a lot with that field position.
Probably safe to assume that ends Baker Mayfield's day.
He went 4 of 7 for 46 yards, took a deep shot to the end zone to Robbie Anderson (broken up, though it did hit Anderson's hands) and recovered his own fumble
Zane Gonzalez scores Carolina's first points of the season on a 41-yard attempt, 3-0 Panthers over Commanders
In their first series of the preseason, Panthers drive the ball 54 yards down the field in 13 plays, take 5:51 off the clock and convert 3 of 4 attempts on 3rd down.
Shi Smith is essentially the main character wideout in this first series. He's made a strong push throughout camp, and now he's popping up all over the place
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Should see some quality snaps from CJ Henderson today, who had an absolutely excellent camp. Appears locked in during pregame drills. Definitely going to be watching the former top-10 pick today.
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