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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James Bradberry
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WR Reverse to Kaelin Clay
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Houston entering the field
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Webb scrambles for a big gain
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WR Reverse to Kaelin Clay
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Carolina entering the field
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Clemson's Deshaun Watson
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Lots of Clemson fans in town to see Deshaun Watson
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Ben Boulware warming up
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Teddy Williams bringing down Jaelen Strong after a reception
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Bersin being helped off the field after a helmet-to-helmet hit
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Kelvin Benjamin makes a leaping catch for the first touchdown of the game
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Damiere Byrd
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Suited up for the first time.
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Robert Nelson Jr deflects a pass intended for Keyarris Garret
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2nd string teams
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Kurt Coleman
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Mike Adams
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Steve Smith in the house!
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Coleman taking down Braxton Miller
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Blue pushes through Teddy Williams and Colin Jones for the Touchdown
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Olsen down the middle against the Texans
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Topcat debut!
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Tyler Ervin on a screen
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Garret Gilbert on the sideline.
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Damiere Byrd!
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CMC
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Fumble Recovery - Panthers
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Alfred Blue making Carolina's defense work for the stop
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Deshaun Watson scrambles for a Touchdown
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Vernon Butler being helped off the field
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Akeem Hunt
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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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Jared Norris with a textbook hit
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Steve Smith
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Rivera calling out adjustments to the defense
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Christian McCaffrey after entering the field for his first preseason game
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Fozzy!
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Artis Payne
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The Offense hits the field
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Defense
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Daeshon Hall (DE) keeps up with Akeem Hunt (RB) to cause an incompletion
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Luke reading the offense
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LUUUUKE
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Dukey!
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Cam and Byrd celebrating
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Alfred Blue slipping past Dezmen Southward
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Jonathan Stewart
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Damiere Byrd's first touchdown of the night
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Deshaun Watson rolling out
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WR Reverse to Kaelin Clay
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McCaffrey tripped after a short run
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Shaq Thompson
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Braxton Miller reaching for the first down
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Celebrating Damiere Byrd's second Touchdown of the day!
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James Bradberry interviewing with Kevin Donnalley after the game
