Patriots vs. Panthers: Score and Twitter Reaction from 2015 Preseason

August 29, 2015   ·   Joe Pantorno   ·   Jump to comments


A fourth-quarter comeback led by quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo lifted the New England Patriots to a 17-16 win over the Carolina Panthers on Friday night.  
Entering the game down by a score of 16-7, Garoppolo went 13-of-17 for 126 yards and a touchdown to improve the Patriots' preseason record to 2-1. 
The Patriots quarterback to start the game, Tom Brady, was less-than-impressive to say the least in his first few series. In the first quarter, Brady converted the same number of passes to Patriots receivers and Panthers defensive backs: two. 
The first came at the hands of Charles Tillman, who ripped the ball away from Aaron Dobson while falling to the ground as the NFL shows:
The second came on a route that was jumped by Kurt Coleman, stepping in front of Dobson to pick Brady off. Ben Volin of the Boston Globe didn't see it as Dobson's fault:
With plenty going on around Brady off the field, ESPN's Skip Bayless thinks maybe his Deflategat...

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