CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Christian McCaffrey smiled when asked about the lone target -- the one he didn't catch -- among his 15 in Sunday's 31-24 loss to the Atlanta Falcons.
That's because the Carolina Panthers running back just happened to be in the area when quarterback Cam Newton desperately threw the ball out of bounds so high that even former NBA center Manute Bol (7-foot-7) wouldn't have gotten a hand on it.
"That should be a plus for the team," said the 5-foot-11 McCaffrey, still smiling.
McCaffrey definitely is a plus for the Panthers (1-1).