The Panthers committed four turnovers, which the Cowboys turned into 10 points. But the way they turned it over added to the pain. Their first drive was textbook — 13 plays, 72 yards, chewing up over eight minutes of the clock. But Bryce Young fumbled on a scramble, giving away a scoring chance and setting the mood for the entire day.
Young fumbled twice (once on a sack, once while scrambling), threw a tip-drill interception and then another one late, and had another ball knocked loose by Micah Parsons that his guys recovered.
The protection was also a problem, breaking another recent positive trend.
The Panthers had only given up 22 sacks in the first 13 games, but the Cowboys dropped Bryce Young six times on Sunday.
Coupled with mistakes big and small (including two false starts by Robert Hunt, one by Adam Thielen, and others, along with an unnecessary roughness penalty on special teams captain Sam Franklin Jr.), there were more problems than the Panthers could overcome.
They also allowed 211 rushing yards, and were unable to get off the field for long stretches.