Blowouts never seem to hurt as much as the close ones that you could’ve won. Perhaps it’s because in close games you can point to specific plays that might have changed the outcome if they had gone the other way. Such is the case for the Panthers this afternoon, as they suffered a frustrating home loss to the Rams by just three points, 30-27.
After the game, defensive tackle Gerald McCoy said his team just made too many mistakes.
He’s right on the money. If not for an early fumble by D.J. Moore and an uncharacteristic long miss by kicker Joey Slye, the Panthers wouldn’t have had to mount the second-half comeback they did.
Missed tackles and opportunities in general seemed to be an all-too-familiar theme.
