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