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