That gave the Buccaneers a 17-14 win, and sent the reigning NFC champion Panthers, who played without Cam Newton, to 1-4.
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But curse or no curse, there was no excuse for them to play this poorly at home against a poor Buccaneers team, despite all the injuries. I wish we approach a little more.
“The thing we didn’t do is we didn’t protect the football. Take care of your job first”.
Kubiak coached through the end of the game even though he had felt ill before and during Sunday’s game, according to team officials. The Panthers had seven penalties for 60 yards, including a face mask penalty with less than 40 seconds remaining after a Bucs run for no gain at the 32 that set up the game-winning field goal. “We had a couple of guys vacate their gaps, and the running back cut back into the hole”. So again, it’s about being disciplined and it’s about learning how you fit. Six other Tampa Bay players had receptions, including a 38-yard catch by tight end Cameron Brate after he slipped behind Panthers linebackers A.J. Klein and Luke Kuechly. The Panthers, one season after dominating the turnover game, coughed up the ball four times on Monday compared to the Bucs zero.
“This is a different group, nothing like previous year in terms of personnel and people and attitude and the way we do things”. Although it didn’t seem likely then that they would hoist the Lombardi Trophy, it really seems unlikely now, just with the temperature of the AFC as a whole with many teams that appear to be considerably better. “We’ll go from there”.
“Turnovers hurt us pretty bad”, Kalil said.
The Panthers waived cornerback Bene Benwikere and brought up rookie Zack Sanchez from the practice squad. Teddy Williams and rookie Zack Sanchez also saw time at corner. The Panthers have a bye the following week, so it’s conceivable they could hold him out to give him two more weeks to rest.
At safety, recently signed veteran Michael Griffin got the start, with former starter Tre Boston subbing in often.
“If I had it back I would have thrown it away”, Anderson said. Obviously, we haven’t found that magic yet.
“It’s been kind of the story of our losses”, said Olsen, who had a career-best 181 yards receiving on nine catches and would have been the story of this game had Carolina won.
A slow start led to the Panthers having possession for only 19 plays in the first half.
“I wasn’t comfortable”, Koetter said. We’ve got to make our own luck, because nobody’s feeling sorry for us.
But unlike in the Minnesota game three years ago, the Panthers weren’t good enough to keep the momentum. “He came out and worked out with our training staff”. He walked in his final at-bat and was taken out for a pinch runner.
In a feel good story, the Washington Redskins are doing their part to help the people of Haiti, who were devastated by Hurricane Matthew. “We’ve got to find a way to get off the field on third down whether it’s a sack, it’s a tackle, it’s an interception, it’s a fumble, something like that”.
Yes, star quarterback Cam Newton missed this game with a concussion, but the Buccaneers had a far worse injury situation overall. However, he played through those hits and stayed in the game.
On the outside, there’s Steve Smith, a potential Hall of Famer, but at 37 years old is clearly not the player he once was.
“That was coaching. That had nothing to do with Thomas”.
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“My understanding is when they do all that it’s ‘How is he the next day?'” Rivera said.
