While preseason games may not count towards a team’s final record, they’re a great way to gauge your team’s performance and see some tryout footage from players fighting to make a roster spot. While the Panthers defeated the Texans 27-17, the real stories were the outstanding play from former South Carolina Gamecock Damiere Byrd, who had 98 yards and two scores; and wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin, who took the first step towards silencing his critics with two catches for 40 yards and a touchdown, the latter coming on a spectacular catch over 5’11” starting cornerback Johnathan Joseph. As always, official The Riot Report photographer Jesse Fraetis was there to capture it. Enjoy some photos from the game, and feel free to share them with your friends. Keep Pounding!
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Braxton Miller reaching for the first down
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Damiere Byrd!
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Akeem Hunt
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Daeshon Hall (DE) keeps up with Akeem Hunt (RB) to cause an incompletion
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LUUUUKE
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Webb scrambles for a big gain
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McCaffrey tripped after a short run
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Carolina entering the field
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Olsen down the middle against the Texans
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James Bradberry
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Houston entering the field
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Defense
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Luke reading the offense
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Ben Boulware warming up
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Rivera calling out adjustments to the defense
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Alfred Blue making Carolina's defense work for the stop
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Blue pushes through Teddy Williams and Colin Jones for the Touchdown
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Deshaun Watson rolling out
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Celebrating Damiere Byrd's second Touchdown of the day!
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WR Reverse to Kaelin Clay
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Bersin being helped off the field after a helmet-to-helmet hit
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Cam was very happy about Byrd's touchdown
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Alfred Blue on a reception. Williams and Thompson quickly shut it down
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CMC
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Dukey!
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Christian McCaffrey after entering the field for his first preseason game
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The Offense hits the field
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Damiere Byrd's first touchdown of the night
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Cam and Byrd celebrating
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Artis Payne
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Vernon Butler being helped off the field
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Teddy Williams bringing down Jaelen Strong after a reception
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Steve Smith in the house!
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Topcat debut!
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WR Reverse to Kaelin Clay
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Deshaun Watson scrambles for a Touchdown
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Shaq Thompson
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Clemson's Deshaun Watson
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Garret Gilbert on the sideline.
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Suited up for the first time.
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Jared Norris with a textbook hit
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Robert Nelson Jr deflects a pass intended for Keyarris Garret
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Kelvin Benjamin makes a leaping catch for the first touchdown of the game
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Tyler Ervin on a screen
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Alfred Blue slipping past Dezmen Southward
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Fumble Recovery - Panthers
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Lots of Clemson fans in town to see Deshaun Watson
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Coleman taking down Braxton Miller
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Mike Adams
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2nd string teams
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WR Reverse to Kaelin Clay
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James Bradberry interviewing with Kevin Donnalley after the game
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Kurt Coleman
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Jonathan Stewart
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Fozzy!
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Damiere Byrd
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Steve Smith
