The Carolina Panthers lost kicker Zane Gonzalez to an injury while he was warming up before Sunday afternoon's game against the Buffalo Bills.
Gonzalez had to be helped off the field, and the team said he would miss the game with a quad injury. The NFL on Fox broadcast showed Gonzalez hobbling after a kick before the game.
He is the only kicker listed on the Panthers' depth chart. The Fox broadcast showed wide receiver Brandon Zylstra practicing kickoffs and backup quarterback P.J. Walker trying field goals prior to the game.
Zylstra got the kickoff duty after the Panthers scored a touchdown in the second quarter, hitting to the Buffalo 16. Carolina had gone for a two-point conversion rather than an extra-point attempt after quarterback Cam Newton's touchdown run.
He hit a rolling kick to the Buffalo 18 to start the second half.
Gonzalez, 26, is in his first season with the Panthers after previously playing for the Arizona Cardinals and Cleveland Browns.
He had made 20 of 22 field goal attempts this season, including his last 17, plus 22 of 23 extra-point attempts.
