Panthers borrow from Patriots' Super Bowl game plan vs. Rams

FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2019, file photo, Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jared Goff looks to pass during the first half of the team's NFL divisional football playoff game against the Dallas Cowboys in Los Angeles. The Rams have agreed to a four-year contract extension through the 2024 season with Goff. The former No. 1 overall draft pick led the Rams to the Super Bowl last season. He is a two-time Pro Bowl selection under coach Sean McVay’s tutelage. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

FILE - In this July 29, 2019, file photo, Los Angeles Rams running back Todd Gurley is shown during an NFL football training camp, in Irvine, Calif. Todd Gurley, Aaron Donald and now Jared Goff have all agreed to contract extensions over the past year that set new NFL benchmarks for guaranteed money at their respective positions. (AP Photo/Kelvin Kuo, File)

FILE - In this Aug. 22, 2019, file photo, Carolina Panthers kicker Joey Slye (4) kicks against the New England Patriots in the second half of an NFL preseason football game in Foxborough, Mass. The Panthers brought kicker Joey Slye to training camp on a whim, someone to be a camp body and give Graham Gano a rest when needed. But with Gano on IR, Slye, an undrafted rookie and virtual underdog, has won the job and will handle kicking duties this season for Carolina.(AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Carolina Panthers head coach Ron Rivera looks on during the first half of an NFL preseason football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Mike McCarn)

FILE - In this Feb. 3, 2019, file photo, New England Patriots' Dont'a Hightower (54) hits Los Angeles Rams' Jared Goff, left, as he throws a pass during the second half of the NFL Super Bowl 53 football game in Atlanta. The Panthers will look to pressure Jared Goff similar to how the Patriots did in a 13-3 win over the Rams in Super Bowl 50. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)