You can’t blame Luke Kuechly for being a bit excited about the Carolina Panthers’ Week 3 win over the Las Vegas Raiders. After all, the last time this team was any good was when they had, well, Luke Kuechly.
The former five-time First-team All-Pro joined Kay Adams for his weekly spot on Monday’s episode of Up & Adams. When asked about his victorious Panthers, Kuechly gave enormous props to head coach Dave Canales for successfully navigating through a particularly tough week.
“And then he comes back this week, he makes a very difficult call to play Andy [Dalton],” he told Adams. “And then we go into that game, and all he does with this game is just go out and we hung over 30 on the Raiders that just beat a really good Baltimore Ravens team. And we didn’t just beat ’em. We scored on seven out of 11 of our drives and it looked easy.”
7x All Pro LB and #Panthers legend @LukeKuechly on HC Dave Canales after Carolina's big win vs. the Raiders 📈🧠
"We didn't just beat them… It looked EASY."@heykayadams @Panthers | #KeepPounding pic.twitter.com/3xqcndRQGd
— Up & Adams (@UpAndAdamsShow) September 23, 2024
Sunday’s 36-22 triumph looked pretty easy for Dalton, who threw for 317 yards and three touchdowns in his first outing since being named the team’s new starter under center. The 14th-year veteran, with that stunning performance, became the first quarterback in the NFL this season to pass for at least 300 yards and at least three scores in a game.
Kuechly, who was in attendance at Allegiant Stadium as the Panthers’ radio analyst, was probably also a little proud of the defense. Carolina recorded a season-high three sacks, picked off quarterback Gardner Minshew and held the Raiders to just 55 rushing yards.
