Panthers defense turns in resilient game, despite penalties

“Yeah, I think everybody did a good job of not caring about how it felt and the circumstances and yada yada yada,” veteran safety Nick Scott said. “Like at the end of the day, however you feel, first, second, third quarter, when it’s time to finish, you got to finish, and that’s exactly what we did. We finished on special teams. We finished on defense, and offense did a good job of making sure that it didn’t have to come back to us. And that’s what it’s all about.

“Playing complementary football doesn’t look like playing perfect football. It looks like playing off of one another regardless of what the situation.”