JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Nothing about Sunday's 26-10 loss to the Jaguars was conventional, but the way they came out of a 76-minute weather delay was indicative of the way the entire day went.
Trailing 10-3 with 8:23 left in the second quarter, the Panthers got the ball first, with something resembling a normal situation after the longest halftime in league history.
Guys were trying to stay moving in the locker room during the long break, and it appeared they were well-positioned.
They were moving the ball, with Bryce Young converting a third down to Tetairoa McMillan , and then scrambling for a 22-yard gain to have something resembling momentum in a one-score game.
But after Hunter Renfrow was clocked on a second-down pass, the Panthers had to call a timeout to gather themselves be