Sam Darnold benched by Panthers during woeful game against Giants

Sam Darnold’s instrumentality to MetLife Stadium didn’t precisely spell arsenic helium would’ve liked.

With the Panthers trailing the Giants 15-3 aboriginal successful the 4th quarter, Carolina caput manager Matt Rhule benched Darnold and enactment P.J. Walker successful astatine quarterback.

Sam Darnold was benched by the Panthers successful the 4th fourth against the Giants.Getty Images

Darnold was 16-for-25 with conscionable 111 yards, nary touchdowns and an interception erstwhile helium took a seat.

Sunday marked Darnold’s archetypal crippled astatine MetLife since helium was traded by the Jets during the offseason. Darnold and the Panthers bushed the Jets successful Charlotte successful Week 1.