ran in from the 5<\/a> on the final play to give the Carolina Panthers a 33-30 victory over the Arizona Cardinals in the Hall of Fame game that kicked off the NFL preseason on Thursday night.<\/p>\nKing, who was the Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year last season at Georgia Tech, was 21 of 34 for 180 yards and two touchdowns. He ran for 39 yards and the winning score.<\/p>\n
\u201cWell, that was a lot of fun. Just the back and forth of it. Just a really good game,\u201d Panthers coach Dave Canales said. \u201cThe guys were resilient and finish is what we preach as a team. We practice for these situations, end of half, end of game. … Haynes did a fantastic job, just keeping the play alive, doing whatever he had to do, run it, throw it. Really proud of the group.\u201d<\/p>\n
Carson Beck also had an impressive debut for Arizona.<\/p>\n
After Beck left, Kedon Slovis tossed a 1-yard TD pass to Bryson Green with 1:55 remaining to give the Cardinals a 30-27 lead.<\/p>\n
But King rallied the Panthers on a night when both teams didn\u2019t play their starters. Bryce Young was King\u2019s biggest cheerleader on the sideline.<\/p>\n
King\u2019s 4-yard TD pass to Anthony Tyus III in the opening minute of the fourth quarter put Carolina ahead 24-20. King threw a 15-yard TD pass Ja\u2019seem Reed in the second quarter. He had a 26-yard run on third-and-14 to keep the final drive going.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese are things that he did throughout his career,\u201d Canales said of King. \u201cThe bottom line is move the chains.\u201d<\/p>\n
Both teams gave their backups and reserves opportunities to shine.<\/p>\n
Beck, Slovis and King took advantage.<\/p>\n
Beck, a third-round pick from Miami, completed 15 of 19 passes for 188 yards and one touchdown. After leading the Hurricanes to the national championship game \u2014 a loss to Fernando Mendoza and Indiana \u2014 Beck wasn\u2019t overwhelmed by the national stage.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a cool environment and for him to just kind of, it\u2019s just another game and that\u2019s the way he took it and he\u2019s been in big ones and that\u2019s how his mindset works,\u201d rookie Cardinals coach Mike LaFleur said.<\/p>\n
Slovis was 9 of 10 for 106 yards.<\/p>\n
Veteran Jacoby Brissett is the Cardinals\u2019 starter and their backup is journeyman Gardner Minshew. But expectations are low for Arizona in a division that includes the defending Super Bowl champion Seahawks, Rams and 49ers.<\/p>\n
So Beck may get a chance to play at some point if he develops under LaFleur. Canales raved about what he saw from the opposing sideline.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe operated like a professional. He looked fantastic,\u201d Canales said. \u201cHe was accurate. He was on time. Our rush was decent. He got the ball out, threw some really beautiful passes down the field, up the sideline on some double moves, over the middle, to keep the drive alive in some third-down situations, so tip my hat to him.\u201d<\/p>\n
King is expected to be Carolina\u2019s No. 3 QB behind Young and veteran Kenny Pickett.<\/p>\n
The Panthers won the NFC South last season at 8-9 and lost to the Rams in a wild-card game.<\/p>\n
Pickett started and was 8 of 11 for 62 yards before King replaced him.<\/p>\n
Beck completed all six of his passes on a 98-yard touchdown drive that included a 35-yard strike to Jalen Brooks on third-and-7 from Arizona\u2019s 7.<\/p>\n
He threw a perfect deep ball to Brooks for a 49-yard gain and finished that drive with a 5-yard TD pass to Simi Fehoko.<\/p>\n
Cardinals running back Jeremiyah Love, the No. 3 overall pick in the draft, sat out even though he hoped to persuade LaFleur to let him play.<\/p>\n
Gold jackets<\/p>\n
Quarterback Drew Brees, running back Roger Craig, kicker Adam Vinatieri, wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald and linebacker Luke Kuechly make up the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2026.<\/p>\n
Tomlin makes his TV debut<\/p>\n
Former Steelers coach Mike Tomlin made his first appearance with the NBC broadcast crew. Tomlin left Pittsburgh after 19 seasons and became the lead studio analyst for \u201cFootball Night in America.\u201d<\/p>\n
Brissett and McBride in the Hall<\/p>\n
Brissett and All-Pro tight end Trey McBride stopped by the Pro Football Hall of Fame Museum to see their jerseys displayed for breaking records last season. McBride set an NFL record for receptions by a tight end in a season with 126. Brissett set a record for completions in a game with 47 against San Francisco last Nov. 16.<\/p>\n
Honoring Fitz<\/p>\n
Cardinals players wore red T-shirts with Larry Fitzgerald\u2019s No. 11 in warmups and on the sideline. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a great feeling to know your organization stands behind you,\u201d Fitzgerald said. \u201cI\u2019m really happy they would honor me like this.\u201d<\/p>\n
Up next<\/p>\n
Panthers: At Buffalo on Aug. 15.<\/p>\n
Cardinals: At Las Vegas on Aug. 13.<\/p>\n
___<\/p>\n
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