CHARLOTTE — The Panthers pulled off one of the most statistically unlikely plays in football last week, recovering an onside kick. Which is good, because it bought them another offensive possession when they needed it.

The flip side is that people have now seen how they do it.

"Any play that's successful, fake or not, is going to be seen, so you know that that's going to be prepared for," special teams coordinator Tracy Smith explained. " So you just kind of keep your progression going like with any play that they've seen before.

"It's hard to run the same flea flicker twice."

That's why they aren't planning on that. The Panthers have already shown two distinct looks, their punter has kicked them with both feet, and there are many variations off the same play. And there's apparently a

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