Undrafted Haynes King Rushes Panthers Past Cardinals 33-30 in HOF Game
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- Haynes King went 21 of 34 for 180 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for 39 yards, including the game-winning score on the final play of the Panthers' 33-30 comeback over the Cardinals.
- Kedon Slovis hit Bryson Green for a one-yard touchdown pass with 1:55 left to give Arizona a 30-27 lead before King engineered the winning drive.
- King threw a 15-yard touchdown to Ja'seem Reed in the second quarter and a four-yard TD to Anthony Tyus III in the opening minute of the fourth quarter, plus a 26-yard third-and-14 run that kept the final drive alive.
- Bryce Young watched from the sideline as King's biggest cheerleader, with neither team playing their starters in the preseason opener.
- Carson Beck made an impressive Arizona debut before exiting, while Jacoby Brissett and Trey McBride visited the Pro Football Hall of Fame Museum to see their record-breaking jerseys displayed — McBride's 126 tight-end receptions and Brissett's 47 completions against San Francisco.
- Dave Canales praised King's resilience after the win: 'Haynes did a fantastic job, just keeping the play alive, doing whatever he had to do.'
Why it matters: An undrafted free agent outplayed established names on both rosters to deliver the Panthers' only points of consequence in a preseason game — a performance that, if it carries into the regular season, gives Carolina unexpected quarterback depth behind Bryce Young and forces Arizona to reconsider how it evaluates its own backfield options behind the starters.
