CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Luke Kuechly is the first to admit the Carolina Panthers don’t always win pretty.

Seems the team’s gritty star middle linebacker wouldn’t have it any other way.

“That’s not what we do,” Kuechly said after Carolina’s 29-26 overtime win Monday night over the Indianapolis Colts. “We just find a way to win at the end of the game, and that’s what makes it fun here is we keep it exciting. You never know what to expect.”

Kuechly had a chance to put away the Colts at the end of regulation, but he dropped Andrew Luck’s pass in the end zone.

The 2013 NFL Defensive Player of the Year allowed a wet football to slide through his hands with 2 seconds left in regulation. Adam Vinatieri kicked a field goal from there to send it overtime.

Kuechly would make the most of another opportunity, ultimately intercepting Luck on a tipped pass by teammate Roman Harper to set up Graham Gano’s game-winning 52-yard field goal with 5:22 left in overtime.

The Panthers forced four turnovers.

The win moved the Panthers to 7-0 for the first time in franchise history. The Panthers as the only unbeaten team in the NFC.