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