Plays to Love, Plays to Hate highlights the plays that have a significant impact in swinging momentum and impacting the eventual outcome of the game. There’s always plenty to hate about NFL officiating, so we will only focus on the plays on the field, not the refs. Let’s review how the Panthers self-destructed early, mounted a spirited comeback, then fell short in Week 2.
Three plays to love
Burns blows up McCoy: The Panthers trailed 21-0 with 1:23 left in the first half. Tom Brady had the ball at the Tampa Bay 31 with plenty of time to engineer a two-minute drive and get at least a field goal before halftime.