The 1-7 began their second losing streak of the 2023 NFL season with an incredibly frustrating 27-13 loss to the yesterday afternoon. Yes, there were signs of progress in several of the Panthers problem areas. Chuba Hubbard and Miles Sanders were relatively effective at running the football. Multiple tight ends caught multiple passes. Bryce Young completed a deep pass.
None of those things translated into a win against an at-best okay NFL team. The offense still struggled to stay on the field, turnovers or no, and they scored 25 fewer points than the Colts’ last three opponents averaged.