This time a big Carolina Panthers lead was safe.
It was just never particularly comfortable.
After the Carolina Panthers stretched their lead to 20 in the third quarter, the Carolina Panthers held on for a 23-20 victory at Bank of America Stadium on Thursday night.
The victory wasn’t without cost. Center Ryan Kalil reinjured his right shoulder early in the second half and defensive end Mario Addison, who had two sacks, left with an injured right foot.
Then, linebacker Luke Kuechly left the game on a cart with 4:41 to play after taking a helmet to the facemask and then the chest from running back Tim Hightower.