The Panthers have been pretty successful on fourth-down plays. But the loss to the Saints highlighted a weakness in short-yardage situations.

By blowing a 10-point second-half lead, the Panthers (7-7) fell back into a tie for first with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and continued their confounding trend of following up big wins and good mojo wit...

Shough and the Saints drove 62 yards in 51 seconds before giving way to Smyth for a 47-yard field goal, which split the uprights with two seconds left.