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Carolina Defeats Buffalo 21-0 - Recap

Carolina dominated with defense on Friday, taking a 21-0 shutout win over Buffalo in Pre-Season Week 3 action at Bank of America Stadium.

Carolina was a favorite by -4.5 points and came through with an ATS victory for bettors. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 41.0.

John Lovett rushed for 35 yards, while D'Onta Foreman added 6 yards in the win. John Lovett and Shi Smith added 36 and 32 receiving yards respectively.

Raheem Blackshear rushed for 47 yards for Buffalo, while Duke Johnson added 20 yards. Case Keenum threw for 46 yards for the Bills, while receivers Neil Pau'u and Tommy Sweeney had 46 and 36 yards respectively.

Buffalo lost the offensive yardage battle to Carolina 238-191 yards in Friday's game. Carolina had more first downs as that total ended up 15-12.

Buffalo led the time of possession tally, as the game finished as a 30:01-29:59 split in that important category.

Next game, Carolina takes its act home to face Cleveland looking for another win. For Buffalo, they head on the road to face Los Angeles.