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