Earlier in the season, he had been put in a blender by Kadarius Toney's out-route whip that led to a 35-yard catch-and-run; against the Panthers, he was wise to the inside fake from D.J. Moore but found himself trailing on a go-route that could have ended in chunk yardage were it for a better ball from Darnold. "So excellent performance from England. They stumbled a little bit at the end so it was not perhaps quite 10 out of 10, but pretty close to it." "We're looking forward to seeing how Zoe (Aldcroft) and Abbie (Ward) fare as it's a new lock pairing. Seeking continuity, Ireland head coach Farrell initially named a fairly settled starting XV.