The Carolina Panthers were moving on their first drive of the afternoon against the Washington Commanders . . . until they weren’t.
Sunday started with a pretty solid drive for the visiting Panthers, who trekked up to the Commanders’ 25-yard line less than four minutes into the game. But on a third-and-9, quarterback Andy Dalton—on an attempted screen pass to running back Miles Sanders—all but handed the ball to Washington linebacker Dante Fowler Jr.
Fowler Jr. then took the easy pick for a 67-yard house call, helping give the Commanders a (somewhat) shocking 7-0 lead at the 11:14 mark of the first quarter.
BRINGIN’ THE BOOM @dantefowler
📺 #CARvsWAS CBS pic.twitter.com/CvvH07ZqJj
— Washington Commanders (@Commanders) October 20, 2024
Needless to say, Panthers fans weren’t very happy . . .
Me after Dalton throws pick six: pic.twitter.com/ufGRT473j0
— 35RDG (@35Rdg1978) October 20, 2024
Andy Dalton and Miles Sanders when it’s time to go absolutely brain dead at the same exact time pic.twitter.com/doxEm0BGzE
— Primetime Carolina (@primetimecar) October 20, 2024
— JD | 4MR (@PanthersDen4MR) October 20, 2024
Andy Dalton revealing his true self: pic.twitter.com/b7YZUBFQjX
— LilRocketNasa🚀 (@lilrocketnasa) October 20, 2024
— The 4 Man Rush (@4ourmanrush) October 20, 2024
If Andy Dalton is gonna have heartbreaking turnovers like Bryce Young did, then…
— Edgar Salmingo, Jr. ✌🏽 (@PanthersAnalyst) October 20, 2024
I don’t see a single path out of this mess that won’t take 5+ years
— Hoos Pounding (@HoosPounding) October 20, 2024
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