Cam Newton's 2014 season debut ended up being the high point of the early season schedule.
At the time we knew the Lion's had a good offense but it was only later in the season the Lion defense put it all together and emerged as a force to reckon with. The Lion defense ended up 4th in the league in the yards per game (325) and 3rd in points (17.6) for the season. Yet the defense could not overcome errors by the offense in this one.
The first half was a defensive struggle as the Panthers shut out the Lions thanks to a rare Megatron drop in the end zone and a key forced fumble in the red zone by Antoine Cason.