Mac & Bone Recap Panthers Playoff Loss

Despite trailing 14-0, the Panthers did take a lead in the fourth quarter twice on Saturday, before falling to the Rams 34-31, in the NFC Wild Card round. Matthew Stafford, the presumptive favorite to be the league MVP, engineered a game-winning drive late in the fourth quarter to push the heavily favored Rams in the Divisional Round this weekend. As you could expect, emotions were raw after the game, both from the fans and the players’ perspective, as you can’t deny the progress the team made this year, combined with a missed opportunity to win a playoff game for the first time in a decade. All of that set the stage for a lively edition of the Mac & Bone Show, as the guys talked through the loss this morning on WFNZ.

Mac & Bone start Monday’s show, talking about the Panthers heart breaking loss to the Rams in the Wild Card round of the NFL Playoffs, as they give their initial thoughts on how the team played, and why they came up short, they come to the defense of Ejiro Evero, who is coming under fire from frustrated Panther fans, and they play sound from Panther players & coaches after the loss.

In the second hour, Mac & Bone determine what went wrong, and ultimately led to the loss to the Rams on Saturday night in the Wild Card round, Jim Szoke gives his view from the booth from the game, & they discuss where we stand with Bryce after his playoff debut.

Jim Szoke, longtime member of the Panthers Radio Network joins the show, as he talks about the Panthers valiant effort in their loss to the Rams, he talks about the defense not getting the critical stop late in the game, he gives the fans credit for the atmosphere, & more.

In the third hour, Mac & Bone try to determine the best way to feel about the playoff loss, with many fans mad, but others are proud of the effort, they open the phone lines to hear from the fan base one final time, and they play the best sound from the team after the season came to an end, including Dave Canales’s final message to the locker room.

In the final hour of the show, the guys talk about the non-Panther action over the weekend, including thoughts on the rest of playoff football, and wins for the Hornets, Duke & UNC, before they take a look at the Panthers off-season, they preview the night in sports, they read funny texts & more.

You can listen to the Mac & Bone Show, (Charlotte’s #1 morning show), every weekday morning from 6-10 AM, on Sports Radio 92.7 WFNZ, and the WFNZ app.