Sometimes, you let the guests hang around too long.
Sunday, that almost happened to the Carolina Panthers against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Bank of America Stadium.
But needing a touchdown in the final minute to clinch an NFC playoff berth, the Panthers got a 2-yard, bounce-it-and-score-anyway scoring run from Cam Newton with 35 seconds to play for a 22-19 victory over the Buccaneers.
That came one play after a fourth-down conversion run by Jonathan Stewart that required a measurement but gave the Panthers first and goal at the 2 with 39 seconds to play.