CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Carolina Panthers faced fourth-and-2 on the ninth play of their first series in Sunday’s game against the Arizona Cardinals. The call was for quarterback Teddy Bridgewater to roll to his right on a naked bootleg and, if all worked, find a wide-open receiver for the first down.
The receiver wasn’t there.
So Bridgewater mentally reverted to three letters coach Matt Rhule harped on all week in practice: F-I-O.