Panthers 33, Cardinals 30
Haynes King walk-off TD seals it
Haynes King scored on a 5-yard run with no time remaining to give the Carolina Panthers a 33-30 victory over the Arizona Cardinals in the 2026 NFL Hall of Fame Game. King finished as the clear standout: 21-of-34, 180 yards, 2 passing TDs, 0 INTs — and the walk-off score. Arizona's Carson Beck was electric in the first half (15-of-19, 188 yds, 125.4 rating) but the Cardinals couldn't hold on. Luke Kuechly's HOF weekend ended with a Panthers win.
How our bets landed
Panthers +1.5 (-110)
The Panthers didn't just cover — they won outright 33-30. The line had flipped to Cardinals -1.5 driven by 78% of public money, but fading the public with the points was exactly right. Carolina controlled the fourth quarter and King's walk-off run made it a two-score swing vs. where the books had the game at kickoff.
Under 35.5 (-114)
A bad miss. The game ended at 63 combined points — nearly double the total. Both teams' passing attacks came alive: Beck went 15-of-19 in the first half, Slovis added 9-of-10 for 106 yards in the second, and King threw for 180 with two scores. The logic held (backup QBs, preseason openers trend low) but this game had different energy. The Under went 0-for-Canton tonight.
Panthers vs. Cardinals — final stats
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina | 0 | 17 | 0 | 16 | 33 |
| Arizona | 0 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 30 |
Panthers passing
Haynes King: 21/34 · 180 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT + 1 rush TD (walk-off)
Kenny Pickett: 8/11 · 62 yds · 0 TD
Team: 29/45 · 237 yds · 2 TD
Cardinals passing
Carson Beck: 15/19 · 188 yds · 1 TD · 125.4 rating
Kedon Slovis: 9/10 · 106 yds · 1 TD
Team: 24/29 · 282 yds · 2 TD
Panthers rushing
Miles Davis: 4 car · 53 yds
Haynes King: 39 rush yds + walk-off TD
Anthony Tyus III: 8 car · 19 yds · 1 TD
Cardinals rushing
Bam Knight: 12 car · 60 yds ✓
Corey Kiner: 14 car · 57 yds · 1 TD ✓
Both prop picks materialized — Knight 60 yds, Kiner scored
Panthers receiving
Jimmy Horn Jr.: 4 rec · 44 yds
John Metchie III: 3 rec · 38 yds
Cardinals receiving
Jalen Brooks: 3 rec · 99 yds
Reggie Virgil: 5 rec · 66 yds
What this means heading into preseason
Haynes King is a story now
The undrafted free agent from Georgia Tech didn't just survive his NFL debut — he closed it. King finished with 180 passing yards, two scores, and the game-winning run when it mattered most. He outperformed veteran Kenny Pickett in every counting stat. Depth-chart discussions that were hypothetical before tonight are now very real heading into Panthers camp.
Carson Beck looked the part — until the fourth quarter
Beck's first-half line (15-of-19, 188 yards, 125.4 rating) would hold up in a regular-season game. He showed the arm talent that made him a third-round pick. The Cardinals couldn't protect a lead in the fourth, but that's on the team — not Beck's debut. He's a name to watch in preseason games 2 and 3 if he gets extended action.
Prop calls: 2-for-2 on Cardinals backs
Bam Knight (60 rush yards) and Corey Kiner (TD) both hit exactly as projected when Jeremiyah Love was ruled inactive. The Cardinals RB room gave both players clear opportunity and both delivered. Jalen Brooks' 99-yard receiving day was the big miss on the other side of the ball — nobody was pricing a near-century from a depth receiver.
Total was unpredictable — as always
63 combined points was nearly double the 35.5 total. The under logic (backup QBs, preseason rust) was sound but wrong. Both defenses were porous throughout the second half. For future preseason HOF games: the total is genuinely hard to forecast — treat it as a coin flip rather than a lock in either direction.
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