Dowdle’s penalty pushed Carolina’s extra-point attempt 15 yards, and kicker Ryan Fitzgerald wasn’t able to convert on the long attempt. He also received a fine for the move, which was a reference to a Key & Peele sketch that joked two pumps were permitted by the rules of football, but three would draw a flag.

The rejuvenated Carolina Panthers host the New Orleans Saints on Sunday. One writer feels it will be recent business as usual for Dave Canales’s running game.