The Panthers got the first points of Sunday’s game in New England, but it has been all Patriots since that point.
New England scored touchdowns on three straight possessions after a Marcus Jones punt return got them on the board and they hold a commanding 28-6 halftime lead over their visitors from the NFC South.
Jones followed up his 88-yard score with a 61-yard return that set up a touchdown run by Antonio Gibson. Quarterback Drake Maye and rookie running back TreVeyon Henderson have also run for touchdowns so far on Sunday.
Maye is 8-of-9 for 95 yards through the air as well and the Patriots offense has been in a good groove since a three-and-out on their first possession of the day.
Things have gone the other way for the Panthers. A 76-yard touchdown drive to open the game was followed by a missed extra point and Ryan Fitzgerald also missed a 55-yard field goal to give the Patriots a short field that they used for one of their scores.
It adds up to a big deficit for a Panthers team that was coming off a strong outing against the Falcons.
