As you look around the league for week 3 of the NFL preseason, many teams will play most of their starters into the third quarter. It is the dress rehearsal for these teams, in what the hopes are of establishing the final plans of exactly what the first team will look like come week 1 of the regular season.
The first team hopes to be sharp, leaving most, if not all, doubts the coaching staff might have, to be reconciled and confident it will be a good week 1 of the regular season resulting in a victory.
However, the Carolina Panthers and the New England Patriots were a little different.