Why Panthers Went For 2 Down 8 To Packers In Controversial Decision

For most of football history, the Carolina Panthers would’ve kicked the extra point in this spot. On Thursday Night Football at Lambeau Field, the Panthers were down 14 points until Jalen Coker had a great catch-and-run on fourth down to find the end zone. OK, so the math would go — you’re down 14, you get 6 on the touchdown, you kick the extra point to pull within 7. Then you do it again. Right? Well, that’s not what the Panthers did. They went for the 2-point conversion.