Panthers Fall Short In Buffalo | Offense Looks Lost...Defense Is Okay!?

We keep telling ourselves it doesn't count. The starters barely played. It's preseason. And yet — somehow — watching Carolina get outgained 396-201 and out-possessed by seven minutes still managed to activate every bad memory Panthers fans have been trying to suppress since spring.Buffalo pulled away behind Tyler Bass's leg and a run game that averaged nearly six yards a carry, and by the fourth quarter this one had the same tired, familiar shape. The lone bright spot: Kyle Trask, all of six days into being a Panther, throwing a touchdown on his first series — which we'll take, because at this point we'll take anything.In this episode:Why "it's just preseason" is doing a lot of heavy lifting right nowKyle Trask's surprise debut and what it means for an already crowded, already confusing QB roomHaynes King's hamstring injury and the timing of it allKenny Pickett actually looking competent (yes, really)Bryce Young's quiet, uneventful cameoThe defense's few good moments buried in a rough final scoreHow worried we should actually be heading into the next preseason gameGrab a drink. We're gonna need it before Week 1. Full stats and scoring breakdown at twogrowlsoneroar.com.#CarolinaPanthers #KeepPounding #PanthersTwitter #NFLPreseason #BuffaloBills #SendHelp #PanthersFootball #NFL