The Panthers started on offense after the Falcons won the coin toss and deferred to the second half. The offense started out well and picked up a few first downs, but stalled at midfield and had to punt.
The defense struggled on their first drive as the Falcons picked them apart en route to a touchdown to take an early lead of 7-0 with 8:17 left in the quarter. In other bad news, Donte Jackson was ruled questionable to return with a toe injury. It’s an injury he’s been battling for a few weeks now.
The Panthers offense did a decent job driving down the field, but stalled just outside the red zone and had to settle for a field goal to cut the Falcons lead to four at 7-3 with 0:57 left in the quarter.