What's encouraging for the Panthers moving forward is they played their best defensive game despite being without four starters on defense and missing four defensive backs.
Free safety Charles Godfrey was lost to a season-ending injury the previous week,Camiseta Aleix Vidal, cornerback Josh Thomas (concussion) and defensive tackle Dwan Edwards (thigh) were injured, and defensive coordinator Sean McDermott benched struggling three-time Pro Bowl linebacker Jon Beason for Chase Blackburn.
