FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — There was no stirring comeback this time, nothing for the Panthers to hang their hats on in the aftermath.

Instead, they're left to consider the near-opposite result of the week before, leaving New England with a 42-13 loss.

The Panthers entered feeling some positivity after last week's 30-0 win over the Falcons, but they also walked into the game short-handed on defense, but made mistakes to compound that problem.

And Patriots quarterback Drake Maye was happy to capitalize against his hometown team, throwing for 203 yards and two touchdowns and running for one as well — going with the Cam Newton Superman pose he saw growing up in Charlotte to celebrate.

The special teams units, which had been so helpful early, did not have a good day, allowing a return on a punt in

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