Panthers coach Steve Wilks is moving on from the controversial unsportsmanlike conduct penalty that receiver DJ Moore was flagged for in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s 37-34 overtime loss in Atlanta.
“One thing that I’m not going to do and we’re not going to do here is try to officiate the game. They made that decision, they made the call. And we’re going to move forward with that,” Wilks said Monday. “We just can’t put ourselves in that situation to even make that even a judgment call.”
The penalty preceded a 62-yard, game-tying touchdown pass from quarterback PJ Walker and was called when Moore removed his helmet in celebration after completing the catch. Earlier Monday, NBC rules analyst Terry McAulay said there should’ve been no penalty since Moore was not on the field when he removed his helmet.
