Panthers borrow from Patriots' Super Bowl game plan vs. RamsBy: STEVE REED, AP Sports Writer
Updated: Sep 6, 2019 - 6:37 AM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Panthers have pored over game tape from last year's Super Bowl looking for ways to shut down Rams quarterback Jared Goff and the Rams' high-powered offense in Week 1.
Hard to blame them.
Los Angeles averaged more than 30 points per game during the regular season and rolled to the NFC championship before New England designed a game plan limiting the Rams to three points on football's biggest stage.
"To see that game versus the Patriots, you see a humbled offense," Panthers safety Tre Boston said of New England's 13-3 win. "You see an offense that is used to scoring points and getting down the field, and (Bill) Belichick and that defense did a great job of containing them and understanding what they like to do and not allowing them to do it. We have to do the same thing."
Boston said that means understanding how and why the Rams run motion -- and immediately comprehending and countering it.
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