October 12, 2017
Bank of America Stadium – Charlotte, North Carolina
My Friend Rob
Pregame Thoughts
Prediction: Panthers win by 7
Results
Final Score: Eagles 28, Panthers 23
My Record: 4-5
Not a good prediction. I nailed the last game and followed it up with a poop prediction, I apologize to my fans. I can blame my hatred for the Eagles (being a Giants fan and all), but I won’t. It was just bad. I will try and do better next time.
The Game
I am going to leave my dislike for the Eagles out of this one, with that aside, it was a good game. I expected Cam Newton to have a better passing performance (especially since that great display I saw in Detroit). He ended up throwing only one touchdown three interceptions and had 239 passing yards. He did add 71 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown though. Carson Wentz was the one that walked away with the victory throwing three touchdowns with 222 yards passing.
The Panthers did have a shot in the last few minutes on a final drive but turned the ball over on downs around midfield. The last few plays of that series didn’t make much sense as 3 of the 4 plays were deep balls. They had plenty of time to get the first down (and many more) instead of trying to get it all in one play. Give credit to the Eagles defense for stopping the Panthers offense the final drive and pretty much all game (relatively). They had 15 points off turnovers in the game.
The Stadium
Overall Rating: A+
The location in Charlotte is perfect. Really close to downtown and all the places to go out. There was also an area right outside the stadium to party before the game that looked fun.
Very friendly people everywhere. When I say everywhere, I mean it. Going up the escalators, they had staff every flight giving high fives and making sure you were having a good time. They also had a minister say a prayer before the game.
The concessions were great, one main reason because they had a lot of them. The concourses were big, clean and had plenty of places to hang out to eat and drink. One of the best parts was they had soda refill stations to fill up your souvenir cups yourself, makes it faster and more efficient.
Also, every replay on the jumbotron had two camera angles. The use of split screens is awesome and more stadiums should do this. It gives you a really good look at the play.
Love, Hate and Shout Out
Love: Halftime shows. This was the first stadium that had a halftime show believe it or not! It was Rob Base (“It Takes Two”), Young MC (“Bust a Move”) and Biz Markie (“Just a Friend”). It was a little sad to see those guys at the end of their career. I mean it literally sounded like me singing karaoke way off tune. Maybe they should get someone more recent next time, but it was still good. Thanks for the show Panthers.
Hate: Eagles winning and listening to their fans. I never heard so many “kill him” statements or just overall mean things with F-bombs every sentence.
Shout Out: Halftime performers. Yes, this is my love and shout out, but for different reasons, deal with it. If you don’t like it, donate more money and I won’t do it again. The shout out is for those guys still performing after all these years and trying really hard. Keep living your dream guys, I know I am right now.
Fan Tips
Go out in Charlotte before and after the game.