AFC North

Panthers’ Baker Mayfield Reacts After Loss to Browns

By Nick Selbe In both his first game with Carolina and against his former team, Mayfield threw for 235 yards and a touchdown in a narrow 26-24 defeat. Baker Mayfield’s debut as a Panther—against his former team the Browns—was surrounded with plenty of hype. The game lived up to the buildup, though: Mayfield’s Panthers came up short in a comeback effort, with the Browns pulling out a 26-24 victory thanks to a 58-yard field goal by Cade York with eight seconds to play. The Panthers offense started off slowly, totaling just 13 yards in 19 plays across their first five drives. Carolina punted four…