"CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Carolina Panthers guard Robert Hunt has been in playoff games at raucous Buffalo and Kansas City, but said the energy at Bank of America Stadium in Saturday's 34-31 loss to the heavily-favored Los Angeles Rams could "compete with anyone." "This place was rocking," Hunt said. "That was beautiful, and that was real playoff football." The Panthers and quarterback Bryce Young proved they could compete with anyone after taking the Rams, a 10-point favorite, to the wire despite an 8-9 regular-season record."
"Hunt said playoff football "is definitely something to look forward to" in Carolina's future. "We've got a group of guys, core group of guys, that's coming back," he said. "We took a really, really good team, who I think could go win the Super Bowl, to the end of the game." Safety Nick Scott agreed. "I don't think anybody in this locker room doubted that we deserved to be in the playoffs, regardless of what our record said," Scott noted."
The Carolina Panthers lost 34-31 to the Los Angeles Rams in a home playoff game that featured intense crowd energy and playoff-style intensity. Players described Bank of America Stadium as "rocking" and emphasized that the team competed with a Super Bowl-capable opponent. The Panthers reached the playoffs with an 8-9 record and secured the No. 4 seed via a three-team tiebreaker based on a 3-1 head-to-head record. Team leaders said the roster core is returning and that playoff football is attainable in Carolina's near future. Quarterback Bryce Young threw for 264 yards in the game.
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