Special teams are becoming a serious problem

Special teams were probably the biggest reason why Carolina’s comeback came up short. A muffed punt and a missed extra point by Joey Slye helped put the Panthers in an early hole. At halftime, Ron Rivera told sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson that this area needs to be cleaned up. Slye missed another extra point kick not long after that and a short field goal attempt in crunch time that could have potentially won the game.