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MORE FOR MOORE?
Wide receiver DJ Moore has been plenty productive this season, as he's currently second on the team with 640 yards receiving and leads the Panthers with three touchdown catches. But Sunday, he was targeted a season-low three times and made only two catches for 18 yards.
That's despite being on the field for 98 percent of the Panthers' 83 offensive snaps.
"I don't think that was planned," Rhule said. "I'm sure he's frustrated by it. There were a couple times on the headset I heard Joe say, 'Hey, alert the go ball to DJ,' and they played Cover 2. So times we tried to get the ball down the field to him, it didn't break his way.
"Obviously, he's a big part of our offense. We need to have him involved, and we weren't able to do that yesterday."
Still, the Panthers had one of their most productive days offensively, finishing with 31 points, 30 first downs, and 435 total yards. Of the Panthers' top three receivers in Week 9, McCaffrey caught all 10 of his targets. Wide receiver Curtis Samuel caught all nine of his targets for a career-high 105 yards and a touchdown, while wideout Robby Anderson tied a career-high with nine receptions for 63 yards.
"Like I've said, every week, it's going to be a different person making plays for us," Bridgewater said. "One week, DJ might catch nine passes for 120 yards. The next week, Robby might catch nine passes, Curtis might catch nine passes. So those guys understand each week, a different guy's going to make plays for us."
Carolina has plenty of weapons to move the ball, and Bridgewater feels they're all unselfish enough to handle the situation.
"There's only one football, so those guys, they're out there, they're competing at a high level," Bridgewater said. "At the end of the day, the only stat that really matters to those guys is the wins and losses."