Plays to love, plays to hate highlights the plays that have a significant impact in swinging momentum and impacting the eventual outcome of the game. There’s always plenty to hate about NFL officiating, so we will only focus on the plays on the field, not the refs. Let’s review the momentum-shifting plays that gave the Panthers an enjoyable road win against an NFC South rival to go to 3-2 on the season.
Three plays to love
Burns’ second quarter strip-sack: The Panthers trailed 7-6 midway through the second quarter. The Falcons had driven the ball near midfield when on second-and-6 Brian Burns just exploded around the edge and strip-sacked Matt Ryan with lightning fast speed.