“It just kind of all plays into the game, right? That loud noise while they’re on offense, them trying to figure it out and being, they, I mean, everybody knows everything starts with communication, so I mean just any little wrinkle you can throw in there to affect anybody else, it’s a great thing.”
The fans have become a bigger part of the game this season, falling in love with a team who is fighting, and the team honoring that loyalty and commitment with thrilling performances week in and week out. Fans caused a delay of game on the Rams’ penultimate play in Week 13, setting up a third-and-long that led to a game-winning sack-fumble.
To raise the bar of that on Sunday against the Bucs was something Panthers players won’t soon forget.
“Yeah, that was an amazing environment,” said quarterback Bryce Young. “We’re super grateful for the city, for the Carolinas to come out. It had a big effect. It affects the game. They did a great job, a couple of false starts. There was a delay in there. That’s credit to our fans. For them to come out and support like they have and to have our back, we’re really grateful for that.”