Plays to Love, Plays to Hate (aka "P2L, P2H") looks at the most significant plays in swinging momentum and impacting the eventual outcome of the game. There is always plenty to hate about NFL officiating, so we will only focus on the plays on the field, not the refs. This week we look at the positive and negative moments that had the biggest impact on the Carolina Panthers 22-10 loss against the Minnesota Vikings in Week 3.
Three Plays to Love
1st Quarter 6:43 – Panthers 3, Vikings 0. Panthers ball 3rd-and-12 on Minnesota 36
The Situation: The Panthers faced 3rd-and-12 on the Minnesota 36, which is just beyond Graham Gano’s field goal range based on Week 1’s 50-yard miss against the Broncos and the 54-yarder he would miss later in this game.