CHARLOTTE, N.C. — One of the world’s greatest traveling road shows comes to the Carolinas this week after a stop in Buffalo last weekend.
We’re not talking about Taylor Swift. It’s unclear whether Swift will be in a luxury box Sunday at Bank of America Stadium. The pop icon has a six-day break in her Eras Tour after a Saturday night concert in Toronto, so it’s conceivable she could make it to Charlotte for the 1 p.
m. ET kickoff. Advertisement But the Carolina Panthers have enough to worry about with who will be on the field when the two-time defending Super Bowl-champion Kansas City Chiefs make their first appearance in Charlotte in eight years.
Though athletes and coaches prefer to lean on the cliche of taking it one game at a time to de-emphasize the importance of a particular matchup, there was a palpable buzz inside the Panthers locker room Wednesday as preparations for Patrick Mahomes , Travis Kelce and the rest of the Chiefs’ name-brand roster began in earnest. “It’s always fun playing them. You know what to kinda expect from them.
They’ve got a great offense usually. Their defense has actually played really well lately,” said Panthers linebacker Josey Jewell , who faced the Chiefs twice a year during his four seasons with the Denver Broncos . “But with Pat Mahomes and Kelce and all those guys, it’s always gonna be a fun game.
And you’ve always gotta be dotting your I’s and crossing your T’s.” The Chiefs (9-1) hit a little road bump last .