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Originally Posted by raiderhader
You have to take into consideration two key points however -
1. They are still trying to learn and gel under a new system.
2. The _ffense left them with a short field and short breathers on a very regular basis.
If the _ffense is sustaining drives and allowing them to rest, and if they are scoring, the defense looks a lot better than it has the past two games. Considering point #1 the _ffense needs to be doing every thing they can to help the defense out early on in the season, and they have not been.
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It may have seemed that way but in reality it was not.
1st Quarter
Start
10:01 1:45 KC 46
6:30 5:20 CAR 34
2nd Quarter
12:34 0:51 CAR 20
10:51 1:42 CAR 22
7:39 3:43 CAR 24
0:49 0:49 CAR 37
3rd Quarter
15:00
8:13 CAR 20 16 80 TD
5:02 0:58 CAR 31
3:28 3:33 CAR 44
4th Quarter
11:27 0:52 CAR 26 2 74 TD
10:35 1:05 KC 40 3 -4 Punt
6:45 1:54 CAR 27 3 1 Punt
4:18 3:57 CAR 46 5 15 Punt
Of their 13 drives 2, started in Chiefs territory. Two at or near the Carolina 40. One of those was due to the shiot 'excessive display' penalty.
No, the defense got their hats handed to them. They played a great half. Then they tanked.\
And just to be fair, yes, the O was dogspit.