{"id":209940,"date":"2025-09-08T10:18:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T10:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/209940\/"},"modified":"2025-09-08T10:18:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T10:18:10","slug":"carolina-panthers-come-up-with-another-pathetic-week-1-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/209940\/","title":{"rendered":"Carolina Panthers come up with another pathetic Week 1 performance"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was an offseason<\/a> in which general manager Dan Morgan was highly aggressive, and with good cause. The Carolina Panthers<\/a> posted their seventh straight losing campaign in 2024. The 5-12 finish also marked the sixth consecutive season that the franchise had lost at least 10 games. <\/p>\n

There was some hope following four wins in the club\u2019s final nine games in 2024, and young quarterback Bryce Young was the main catalyst for the team\u2019s improved finish. Morgan added numerous key pieces on both sides of the ball in hopes of building off the club\u2019s promising second half.<\/p>\n

So what happened on Sunday afternoon in what proved to be a long afternoon at Jacksonville in more ways than one? A 26-10 loss<\/a> to a team that actually finished with a worst record (4-13) than Dave Canales\u2019s club in 2024 was somewhat startling. So much for late-season momentum carrying over into the following year.<\/p>\n

After the team\u2019s traded field goals in the first quarter, Jacksonville took over in a second quarter that included a weather delay that lasted one hour and 17 minutes.<\/a> An interception by Young before the interruption eventually led to a Jacksonville touchdown. A lost fumble by Young not long after the teams returned to action led to a Jaguars\u2019 field goal just before intermission.<\/p>\n

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Jags get a field goal just before half, lead 20-3. <\/p>\n

Panthers have turned it over twice, Jags got 10 points off of them. Jacksonville has outgained Carolina 262-121 in the first half, 134-74 on the ground.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Darin Gantt (@daringantt) September 7, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Panthers eventually narrowed the gap to 23-10 with less than five minutes to play in the game via a Young to Chuba Hubbard TD pass. With less than a minute to play and down by 16 points, the Panthers\u2019 signal-caller committed his third turnover of the game <\/a>via a second interception. By afternoon\u2019s end, Canales\u2019s team had been outgained 378-255 in total yards. Jacksonville ran for 200 yards against the NFL\u2019s worst rushing defense in 2024.<\/p>\n

Make it four straight Week 1 losses for the Panthers<\/a> dating back to 2022, and by a combined score of 123-54. Carolina has lost the turnover battle in those setbacks by a 10-3 count, giving up the ball three times in each of the last three setbacks. Canales is on the hook for these past two openers,<\/a> with losses to the Saints (47-10) and Jaguars (26-10) by a combined 73-20 count.<\/p>\n

Winners and losers from Panthers\u2019 loss vs. Jaguars ft. Dave Canales, Bryce Young<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Dave Canales’ statement on opening Panthers’ loss is a self-own<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

20 minutes into season, Carolina Panthers already have major weakness exposed<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Is Bryce Young just not cut out to be an NFL quarterback?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n