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