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