GLENDALE, Ariz. — There were a few little plays along the way, the kinds of small things the Panthers are clinging to.

They lost 27-22 to the Cardinals on Sunday, and may have lost a couple of starting offensive linemen to injuries (tests will be Monday back in Charlotte). And they're 0-2, after a couple of weeks of digging their own holes early .

But they were also able to convert one of the lowest-percentage plays in the game, and that's at least something. Their fourth-quarter onside kick recovery gave them a chance to drive for a game-winning score, which would have seemed unthinkable earlier in the second half.

And it was right after a brutal loss, and Panthers long snapper JJ Jansen was still in his uniform, so he didn't have his spreadsheets in front of him. But Jansen is g

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