Former boxer Mike Tyson, a man who hits incredibly hard, once said, “everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.”
The Carolina Panthers had a plan when they traveled to Pittsburgh for a Thursday night showdown with the Steelers. They planned to prove themselves on a national stage. They planned to jump ahead early and stay ahead. Their secondary planned to prove its gelling process was finally over.
After scoring on their opening drive for the first time this season, everything was going according to plan for the Panthers.
Then they got punched in the mouth.