Panthers lead Bears after returning punt 79 yards for a TD

Thu, Nov 9, 8:57 PM EST • David Newton • espn • 3 analyses
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The Carolina Panthers had gone 96 games without a punt return for a touchdown. Until Thursday night, when Ihmir Smith-Marsette returned a punt 79 yards for a touchdown against the Chicago Bears. It was the Panthers' first punt return for a touchdown since 2017, and the fifth punt return for a touchdown in the NFL this season.
  • The Carolina Panthers had gone 96 games without a punt return for a touchdown.
  • Ihmir Smith-Marsette returned a punt 79 yards for a touchdown against the Chicago Bears.
  • It was the Panthers' first punt return for a touchdown since 2017.
  • There have been five punt returns for a touchdown in the NFL this season.
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  • Ihmir Smith-Marsette returned a punt 79 yards for a touchdown against the Chicago Bears.
  • Smith-Marsette is the seventh player in Carolina history to record a punt-return touchdown.
  • It was the Panthers' first punt return for a touchdown since 2017.
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  • The Carolina Panthers had gone 96 games without a punt return for a touchdown.
  • It was the Panthers' first punt return for a touchdown since 2017.
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  • Ihmir Smith-Marsette returned a punt 79 yards for a touchdown against the Chicago Bears.