HC Charles 'Disappointed' despite OT win over Bills

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The Carolina Panthers suffered their second loss of the season at the hands of the Indianapolis Colts, falling to 8-2 on the year. While looking to get ahead of any sort of slump, the Panthers played host to Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills.

Quarterback Joe "Hollywood" Kirkland has been solid for the Panthers since gaining the starting job, but this week against the Bills some of the issues from his rookie season came back into the light. Kirkland's accuracy wasn't in question as he completed 25 of his 39 pass attempts, but relying on the passing game alone down the stretch proved costly.

"I know what went wrong and I will certainly learn from it," said Kirkland following the game. "Some misreads for sure, sometimes I just didn't get a lot behind my passes too."

Carolina's franchise guy threw for 399 yards while throwing three interceptions and not a single touchdown. A rare rushing touchdown was recorded by the signal caller, but he's thankful that he had a veteran like Travis Kelce to keep him in check.

"87 certainly had my back this week, he made big time plays all game long and truly is the reason we pulled it out." says Kirkland.

The former Kansas City Chief recorded 160 yards on 9 receptions. The Panther's defense gave up some big plays, but eventually made up for it in the overtime period as they forced a crucial fumble that lead to the game winning drive.
Whilst they were ready to settle for a field-goal, running-back Nate Branson broke a 20 yard run and called game.

Head Coach, Jordan Charles, wasn't all smiles following the game however.

"I'm glad we won, but I certainly am disappointed in some aspects of our game today." said Charles.

Kirkland and crew will have a chance to get back on track as they host the Jacksonville Jaguars this week.