NEW ORLEANS -- Kicker Joey Slye was making a solid case for the Carolina Panthers to keep him over injured veteran Graham Gano next year.
That was before Sunday’s meltdown at New Orleans. Now he’ll be lucky to make it to next week.
Slye missed two extra points and a chip-shot 28-yard field goal with 1:56 remaining and a tie score to spoil a heroic effort by quarterback Kyle Allen and wide receiver DJ Moore. The 34-31 loss to the Saints on a last-second field goal by Will Lutz dropped Carolina to 5-6 with its third straight loss.