The Panthers gave up a second-half lead, again.
But the signs that pointed to how the Eagles came back for a win started well before halftime.
The Panthers lost to Philadelphia for a number of reasons, with a number of plays that just went wrong at the wrong times. That left them frustrated and searching for words at times. There were many versions of feeling like it was a game they should have won, but they didn't, for some specific reasons.
Little things they got away with during a 3-0 start became killers against the Cowboys and Eagles.
"Just details. Just details," Panthers cornerback Donte Jackson said. "Just got to go in and win fights, not just football games. We've got to go in and win fights, and go in preparing for a 12-round fight. I think we didn't really fulfill that in the last two games. We let some rounds go, and it shows when you're going against Dallas and an explosive offense and the Eagles with an explosive offense. It shows when you take those rounds off, they're going to be still swinging. That's what kind of happened.
"We're just getting away from the details, getting away from our standard, the brand, everything we believe in. It's not every play, it's not every quarter. It's those bits and pieces, and when you're playing against teams with talent like these last two, those little mistakes we got away with the first couple weeks, we can't get away with now."
The Panthers managed just 3 points in the second half in route to the loss. Sam Darnold's three interceptions hurt Carolina as well, some of his mistakes were attributed to problems in protecting the young QB. The Panthers were minus one in turnover margin, which negated the fact they led or were close in every other major stat category. The Panthers have now lost two in a row, they do have a stretch of winnable games upcoming. The Panthers next three foes, Minnesota, N.Y. Giants and Atlanta have a combined record of 5-10 thus far. Carolina hosts Minnesota this Sunday in Charlotte. Join Rob Brown for Carolina Kickoff and then hear all the action as the game kicks off at 1 PM on Rock101.
