Dolphins vs. Panthers: Postgame Grades, Notes and Quotes for Carolina

August 23, 2015   ·   Bryan Knowles   ·   Jump to comments

The Carolina Panthers staged a second-half comeback to beat the Miami Dolphins 31-30 in their home preseason opener Saturday night, though it was far from pretty.
If you had predicted the Panthers would come back to win after the first half, people would have looked at you strangely.  While they clawed their way to a 14-9 deficit by halftime, neither the starting offense nor defense looked particularly solid.  The Panthers went three-and-out on each of their first two offensive drives and threw an interception on their third, while Ryan Tannehill and the Dolphins moved the ball much more effectively, taking a 14-0 lead by the time most of the starters had left the game.  Three field goals were all the Panthers offense could muster.
Then Joe Webb entered the game.
Webb was 12-of-17 for 131 yards and a touchdown with 16 more yards on the ground. Cameron Artis-Payne, Jordan Todman and Brandon Wegher combined for 82 yards on the ground, and the Panthers found ...

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