Quotes to Note: Panthers, Saints on Luke Kuechly’s Emotional Exit

We shouldn’t expect to turn the ball over and get a kick blocked at the end of the half and now it’s a ten point swing.

But catch? The Seattle Seahawks quarterback showed he can do that, too.

It remains unknown if and how many games he will miss, but teammates said Kuechly’s expression was similar to his reaction after he was concussed during the first game of the season previous year against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Although all teams are allowed to activate one player from the injured reserve each year, the Saints have already used up this option with defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins. I had to go execute. He only rushed for 7 yards. Instead of letting a kickoff go out of bounds, Marcus Murphy fielded it and ran out of bounds inside the Saints five yard line, leading to points for Carolina.

Cam Newton threw for 192 yards and a touchdown, which helped the Panthers make up for an abysmal performance on the ground.

“I’m praying that everything was just precautionary and everything that comes back is all right”, Coleman said.

Against the Broncos, the Saints had arguably their best game defensively this season, especially with their pass rush. He returned to the game with about 5:30 left in the second quarter after missing one offensive series.

Brees and the Saints offense – who entered the game as the No. 1 total and passing offense in the National Football League – evened the score at three later in the first quarter, but then fell apart in the second frame. “There were only two drives that entire quarter, and they are down 20”. It’s tough. You just hope he’s OK. “I thought he played OK”. Addison left the game with a right foot injury. “And also you wonder if it wasn’t a Thursday game and it was a Sunday game, would there be these type of injuries?” He must then pass a medical before he can return to action. Thomas was examined on the sideline for several minutes and taken to the locker room. But Coleman said the concern transcended team lines. Carolina had just six first downs in the second half. “Please don’t bring it up”, Rawls said.

The miscues came early and often for New Orleans, starting with a turnover on the game’s first possession.

Nelson Agholor had a first half to forget for Philadelphia. CB Delvin Breaux, who returned on November 6 from a fractured fibula, said he was inactive Thursday night because the team did not want to over work him early on in his recovery by having him play three games in 12 days, but that he expected to play in New Orleans’ next game November 27.

Eagles: Philadelphia returns home to host Green Bay on Monday, Nov. 28.