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Rome Odunze (CHI), offensive holding, 10 yards — 15:00, first play from scrimmage. Swift's 17-yard run came back; ball spotted at the CHI 19.
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First-snap holding call on Odunze killed a drive and led to turnover.

Odunze was called for offensive holding on the first snap of the game (Q1 15:00, 0-0), a 10-yard penalty that killed a 17-yard Swift run. The source rates this call as Arguable (weight 2, drive-changer), noting it was a typical Week 1 grab with no isolated replay. On the next play, Luther Burden fumbled, leading to a Carolina touchdown, making this penalty's downstream impact significant.

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