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CHARLOTTE — The Panthers continued a string of competitive practices with another day of almost exclusively team drills.
But Tuesday's session was a little different in that head coach Matt Rhule fashioned two "teams" and kept score. On one side was the first-team offense and second-team defense. The other side had the first-team defense and second-team offense. Whichever squad had the most points at the end would win.
There were three phases to the practice. The first was a game-opening drive. The second was the "middle eight," meaning the final four minutes of the first half, halftime, and the first four minutes of the second half. Then there was a two-minute drill.
With a little bit of score manipulation, the scrimmage ended in a tie. However, the sideline with the first-team offense and second-team defense was the only one to do a quick sprinting drill.
Here are some other observations from practice:
— During a field goal walkthrough, offensive coordinator Joe Brady, quarterback Teddy Bridgewater, and wide receiver Robby Anderson were locked in on a discussion ostensibly about a route concept. It looked like they were all getting on the same page for the proper timing and ball placement.
— The Panthers usually go through their ball security circuit inside the Atrium Health Dome, but on Tuesday they did it outside. There were three stations, each with coaches trying to pry the ball from a skill player's hands. The offense had trouble with fumbles early on in open practices, but have since cleaned that up.