Panthers head coach Matt Rhule said he was confident in his quarterback anyway, but had a good feeling when Darnold started teasing him during pregame for talking to so many old friends from New York.
"He was making fun of me before the game, saying you're saying hi to more people than I am," Rhule said with a smile.
"Coming into the game, he was the least of my concerns," Rhule said. "I wasn't worried about Sam. He's been locked in this week. . . . He's the kind of guy you want to succeed. And when you have those guys in the building, things are good.
"I think Sam's resilient. Honestly, this whole week, he's been locked in. I think he was ready to go all week, and played like it, and hung in there."
As for McCaffrey, he had 21 rushes for 98 yards, and nine receptions for another 89 yards. So you know, your basic 30-touch, 187-yard day from a guy who missed 13 games last season with a collection of injuries.
That might be too much of a workload to be sustainable, but not for him — at least not right now.
"Yeah," he replied when asked if he was ready for that much action. "I'm ready to roll."
For all the yards, his best play came when the ball never touched his hands at all.
On Darnold's deep touchdown to Anderson, McCaffrey helped out his offensive linemen by picking up a defensive tackle coming up the middle.
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