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Falcons struggle, but Panthers run through rain to win

AP photo by Rusty Jones / Atlanta Falcons quarterback Marcus Mariota passes under pressure from Carolina Panthers defensive end Yetur Gross-Matos during the second half of Thursday night’s game in Charlotte, N.C.
AP photo by Rusty Jones / Atlanta Falcons quarterback Marcus Mariota passes under pressure from Carolina Panthers defensive end Yetur Gross-Matos during the second half of Thursday night’s game in Charlotte, N.C. AP photo by Rusty Jones / Atlanta Falcons quarterback Marcus Mariota passes under pressure from Carolina Panthers defensive end Yetur Gross-Matos during the second half of Thursday night’s game in Charlotte, N.C.

By STEVE REED / The Associated Press 4 min read

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — D’Onta Foreman admitted he was tired, at times completely gassed.

But the Carolina Panthers running back said there wasn’t a chance he was going to tap on his helmet and ask to take a breather. He has waited too long in his injury-plagued NFL career for this opportunity.

“When the game is on the line,” Foreman said, “there is no coming out.”

Foreman carried 31 times for 130 yards and a touchdown, and Laviska Shenault added a 41-yard burst to the end zone as the Panthers beat the Atlanta Falcons 25-15 on a rainy Thursday night.

Foreman’s 31 carries were the most by a Carolina running back since Nick Goings had 36 in a 2004 game. The Panthers (3-7) piled up a season-high 232 yards on the ground, and Eddy Pineiro made four field goals after he missed two critical kicks in a 37-34 overtime loss to the Falcons 11 days earlier.