Taylor’s second possession showed some semblance of hope until he threw a long pass to Josh Reynolds into the end zone that was intercepted by Panthers cornerback Jaycee Horn, who made an acrobatic one-handed pick as he fell to the ground with 34 seconds remaining before the fourth quarter.

After taking a 26-8 lead at the 10:14 mark in the fourth quarter, Big Blue completely broke down and let the Broncos come surging back with 22 unanswered points to clip them at the gun, 33-32.