We all know the cliché: The NFL is a game of inches. Wins and losses can often come down to just one big play.
And man was that true for the disappointing 6-10 Carolina Panthers!
Believe it or not, but the 2016 Panthers were just five big plays away from potentially going 11-5.
Looking back on my weekly "Plays to Love, Plays to Hate" recaps, here are the five plays that led to losses in games the Panthers could have realistically won.
If football is a game of inches, then Carolina was about "five inches" away from 11-5.