They had them backed up near their own end zone. Third down. Coach Gus comes running to call a timeout because he thinks (or was told) there were 12 men on the field. There were not. There were 11 men on the field. The Jaguars stop the Panthers short of the first down and start to walk off. But what do you know? The timeout was called and the Panthers get a reprieve. Third down converted. There were 9:53 on the clock when the timeout was called. Four first downs and 7 minutes later in game time, Carolina kicks a field goal. The game at that point felt over, and it was.

 

It is just another example of bad game management, bad use of timeout. Just bad coaching.

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