The Carolina Panthers lost defensive end Brian Burns, their best edge rusher, to a concussion suffered in the second quarter of Sunday's game at Atlanta.
Burns went down one play after causing a strip-sack that Atlanta recovered when safety Juston Burris tried to scoop up the ball instead of falling on it.
The 2019 first-round pick out of Florida State came into the game with one of the team's three sacks, but it was his pressure coming off the edge that had become his strength. He had three quarterback hits in last week's win against Arizona.
The Panthers also lost starting cornerback Donte Jackson in the first half to a toe injury that has been an issue for several weeks.