The Panthers have pulled off a major upset, defeating the Rams 31-28 on a rainy day in Charlotte.

Carolina picked up three takeaways off of Los Angeles quarterback Matthew Stafford — two of which came deep in Panthers territory — and got timely touchdowns on fourth downs to defeat the club that came in with the NFC’s best record.

Former Ram Nick Scott had the first interception off of Stafford, the quarterback’s first pick since Week 3, on a pass that went off the helmet of defensive tackle Derrick Brown at the line of scrimmage. Then cornerback Mike Jackson had a pick-six, returning it 48 yards to the end zone late in the first quarter.

Then Brown had the last takeaway, strip-sacking Stafford on third-and-10 from the Carolina 22 with just 2:34 left in the contest. If the Rams had not g

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