Between Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton’s early 29-yard gallop and Mario Addison’s beauty of a strip-sack with 1:28 left in the game there was a lot of what some Midwesterners might call ‘ooftah’, which the Urban Dictionary defines as an understanding of a negative situation, surprise or wonder.
The 16-8 defensive victory over Dallas paled in comparison to the 48-40 shootout Tampa Bay and New Orleans produced, but the new era of David Tepper’s ownership is atop the NFC South and unbeaten, so on with the rest of 2018 season.
The best news wasn’t that Bank of America Stadium finally has a team logo emblazoned at midfield, more that Luke Kuechly (13 tackles) returned from a possible knee injury with 1:51 remaining.