It was a case of so near, and yet so far for the Carolina Panthers as they fell to a dramatic defeat at the Arizona Cardinals in Week 2. But there was one massive positive above all else to emerge from the clash.
The Panthers left themselves with too much to do. It was a tale of two halves for head coach Dave Canales' squad. For all their ineptitude in the first two quarters, they fought back extremely well to almost snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.
Moral victories are not enough.