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 the momentum-shifting plays that allowed the Panthers to come oh-so-close to beating the defending Super Bowl champions.
Three plays to love
First quarter touchdown on fourth-and-3: Carolina received the kickoff to begin the game then engineered a drive down to the Kansas City nine yard line.