CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Those who follow the NFL but weren’t aware of PJ Walker before Sunday certainly have a new appreciation for the Carolina Panthers' quarterback now.
Thanks to Patrick Mahomes, that is.
The Kansas City Chiefs' quarterback, enjoying a bye weekend, went on social media late Sunday afternoon and called Walker’s 62-yard game-tying touchdown pass to DJ Moore with 12 seconds left in regulation against the Atlanta Falcons “the best throw of the year and not even close.’’
Sadly for the Panthers, the play was overshadowed by an unsportsmanlike penalty for celebrating that turned what could have been a game-winning 33-yard conversion kick into a 48-yarder that Eddy Pineiro missed.