Lovely : 5 players that helped the carolina panthers put the cow boys away..

There were a handful of plays on Sunday that were more important than others for the Carolina panthers..

Early on it looked like this game might actually be close. After the Cowboys offense started with a three-and-out, the Panthers started putting together an extended drive. Bryce Young hit Adam Thielen on two different third downs to move the chains.

By the time the next third down came up, Carolina was on the Dallas 37, just on the cusp of field goal range. Young dropped back to pass, but he couldn’t find Thielen this time. Instead, Micah Parsons exploded up the middle to bring Young down for a sack.

Not only did this end the Panthers’ drive, but it pushed them well out of range for a field goal. Just like that, a potential lead for the Panthers was turned into a punt with the game still scoreless.

Early on it looked like this game might actually be close. After the Cowboys offense started with a three-and-out, the Panthers started putting together an extended drive. Bryce Young hit Adam Thielen on two different third downs to move the chains.

By the time the next third down came up, Carolina was on the Dallas 37, just on the cusp of field goal range. Young dropped back to pass, but he couldn’t find Thielen this time. Instead, Micah Parsons exploded up the middle to bring Young down for a sack.

Not only did this end the Panthers’ drive, but it pushed them well out of range for a field goal. Just like that, a potential lead for the Panthers was turned into a punt with the game still scoreless.