Injuries are a reasonable explanation for a close loss to a good team like the Dallas Cowboys. Yesterday’s loss was not that. The Carolina Panthers, up 15-6 against the Philadelphia Eagles until nearly the end of the third quarter, simply imploded.
The offensive line was awful; Sam Darnold has proven that he still can't be trusted under pressure, whether it is from a defender or the score board; Joe Brady is quickly amassing a short-yardage play calling resume that will bar him from most head coaching jobs; and the team as a whole still thinks that half time ends at the start of the fourth quarter.