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“At that point I’m just trying to get the ball out of my hands and throw it away,” Allen said. “Instead I turned it over inside our own 20, which is terrible.”
Seattle tacked on three points to make it a 23-10 game.
“Turnovers suck,” McCaffrey said. “It’s our job to respond in a positive manner and capitalize on their mistakes, too.”
“You want to give the team some energy,” guard Trai Turner said. “It’s tough to do that when you have turnovers.”
The Panthers then went three-and-out to start the fourth quarter and the Seahawks found the end zone with an 11-play, 82-yard drive.
That made it 30-10, but to Carolina’s credit, it wasn’t over.
“I’m proud of my guys,” Boston said. “We kept fighting.”
McCaffrey scored on a 15-yard touchdown run, and after the Panthers forced a Seattle three-and-out, Allen connected with Samuel for a 5-yard touchdown.
All the sudden it was a six-point game with 3:14 to go.
The comeback hinged on third-and-11 at the 2:24 mark, and that’s when Russell Wilson did what he does, scrambling to extend the play before hitting wide receiver Tyler Lockett for 14 yards. Cornerback James Bradberry was penalized for illegal contact anyway, which would have resulted in an automatic first down.
No one gave Carolina much of a chance in this one against a Seattle team that came to Charlotte with 10 wins. Most expected it to be a blowout after the Seahawks scored three touchdowns on their first three possessions.
But a six-point loss isn't any easier to take when it’s your sixth in a row.
“We have to take something from this,” Fewell acknowledged. “We can compete with a 10-win team. We can compete with the next two opponents we have to play.
“We have to find a way to eliminate those mistakes and keep harping on not beating ourselves."