Jacksonville vs Carolina Recap - Panthers Win 16-10
Jacksonville vs Carolina Recap - Panthers Win 16-10
The Panthers were Week 3 winners on Sunday, coming out on top of the Jaguars by a score of 16-10 at Bank of America Stadium.
The Panthers were a 3.5-point favorite in the win, and managed to turn a profit for their supporters. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 43.5.
Cam Newton completed 18 of 34 pass attempts for 158 yards and 1 TD for the Panthers in the win. He did not throw an interception in the game.
Maurice Jones-Drew rushed for 122 yards for Jacksonville, while Deji Karim added 4 yards. Blaine Gabbert threw for 139 yards for the Jaguars, while receivers Mike Thomas and Maurice Jones-Drew had 55 and 45 yards respectively.
Jacksonville lost the offensive yardage battle to Carolina 265-257 yards in Sunday's game. Carolina had more first downs as that total ended up 16-13.
The time of possession battle favored Jacksonville as their offense was on the field for 30:26, longer than the 29:34 of their opponents.
Next game, Carolina takes its act on the road to face Chicago looking for another win. For Jacksonville, they head home to face New Orleans.
