PANTHERS 34 JAGUARS 27

Christian McCaffrey scored three touchdowns and Carolina won its third game in a row by defeating Jacksonville in Charlotte, N.C. McCaffrey gained 176 yards on 19 carries before limping off with slightly more than five minutes to play. A few plays later, his replacement, Reggie Bonnafon ripped off a 59-yard touchdown run as the Panthers (3-2) stretched their one-point lead. The Jaguars (2-3) reached the Panthers’ 24-yard-line in the waning seconds before the game ended on an incomplete pass. McCaffrey took off for an 84-yard TD run on Carolina’s first snap of the second half for a 28-17 lead. Panthers QB Kyle Allen was 17 of 30 for 181 yards with a TD.