The Panthers defeated the Chiefs 42-6 on Aug. 29, building a 13-3 halftime lead before scoring 29 points after the break in a preseason game. Charlotte finished with 300 passing yards, 229 rushing yards and five touchdowns.

Robert Preston intercepted a Douglas Fredericksen pass in the first quarter, and Robert Martinelli’s 28-yard field goal put the Panthers ahead 3-0. Charlotte extended the lead when Terrell Stevenson connected with Colin Pettit for a 17-yard touchdown late in the quarter. Martinelli’s extra point made it 10-0.

The Chiefs got on the board with a 45-yard field goal in the second quarter. Martinelli answered with a 43-yard kick with six seconds left in the half, sending the Panthers to the break ahead 13-3.

John Blum scored on a 2-yard run in the third quarter, and James Ospina added a 2-yard touchdown run later in the period. The Chiefs’ only other points came on a 29-yard field goal, leaving Charlotte in front 27-6 entering the fourth.

Vernon Scott threw a 36-yard touchdown pass to Patrick Cabral early in the fourth. Ospina then scored on a 16-yard run, and Blum ran in the two-point conversion for the final margin.

Blum led the Panthers with 105 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown. Ospina had 52 rushing yards and two touchdowns, while Pettit recorded 80 receiving yards and a touchdown. Cabral finished with 51 receiving yards and a score. Charlotte completed 24 of 31 passes for 300 yards and two touchdowns, and converted six of 11 third downs.

The Panthers’ defense held Kansas City to 136 total yards, including 96 passing and 40 rushing. The Chiefs converted two of 14 third downs and did not score a touchdown. Louis Brooks recorded two of Charlotte’s four sacks, and Preston had the team’s interception. The Panthers, coached by Francisco Sather, committed four penalties for 30 yards.