Panthers snap count standouts: One last week without Shaq Thompson?

The absence of LB Shaq Thompson has forced the Panthers to move around their Chess pieces. That approach was no different in the Week 7 loss to the Giants.

The Carolina Panthers and defensive coordinator Phil Snow have had to get a bit resourceful during the ongoing absence of linebacker Shaq Thompson. And although they wish the results over the past three weeks were better, as quarterback Sam Darnold would say . . . “it is what it is.”

So here’s what it was for the Panthers and their distribution of snaps in the Week 7 loss to the New York Giants.