Earlier today, we pointed out that the Panthers missed an opportunity to keep the point that made the third-quarter score 17-10 while ensuring the next drive would have started at the San Francisco 25.

We missed an opportunity to point out another opportunity the Panthers missed.

As a head coach with another team observed this afternoon, the Panthers could have tried an onside kick from the 50. Failure of the attempt would have most likely resulted in the 49ers getting the ball somewhere between the San Francisco 35 and 40.

(For those who play Madden, that was a very common move after any roughing the kicker fouls after a PAT — before the new formation was adopted.)

Last year, the Panthers wouldn’t have been able to do it, because the team trailing couldn’t attempt an onside kick u

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