Davis also was beaten badly on a deep ball to Ted Ginn on the Panthers’ first possession of overtime, but Ginn inexplicably dropped the ball.
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The protest was against Bank of America, which owns the stadium’s naming rights.
A boisterous crowd that had been in a celebratory mood all night was suddenly deflated.
If he does end up retiring with the Panthers, it would likely be ceremonious, not a situation where he’s back on the field.
The win gives the Panthers an 11 game winning streak, which is the longest active streak in the National Football League. After Adam Vinatieri kicked a 50-yard field goal for Indianapolis in OT, Gano was acceptable from 42 yards after which again from 52 after Roman Harper deflected an Andrew Luck pass over the center & Luke Kuechly came up with the interception. In the end, the Panthers would score 17 points off Luck’s interception and another three points off an early Colts fumble.
Bravado comes easier when Andrew Luck is your quarterback. Leading 10-6, Newton threw touchdown passes to Greg Olsen and Philly Brown to give the Panthers a 23-6 lead.
The Indianapolis Colts lost to the Carolina Panthers 29-26 in overtime on Monday.
“I had a lot of confidence in Graham”, Coach Rivera said.
“I’m not going to get into that right now”, the Colts quarterback said. The speedy receiver’s drop cost the Panthers a walk off win.
“I had the ball back a yard from where it was supposed to go”, Gano said of the setup. When you have a quarterback that has poise like that, it spreads throughout the offense. “I looked up and saw [long snapper] J.J”.
That was Newton’s plan – don’t panic.
Norman has already proven himself as an elite corner, but shutting down Rodgers and company could put him on another level. “That’s what the fans come to the games to see”. As Newton backed up against the Colts’ rush he hit Ginn in stride at the Indianapolis 15, a pass of 41 yards.
But, once again, it was his clutch play in crucial situations and his poise under pressure that made the difference.
Cam Newton got those important runs, threw when he had to throw.
Those are plays and decisions Newton might not have made last season. Next week, Luck will look for his 100th career passing touchdown.
Newton, in his fifth season, began the year with a 30-31-1 record as a starter. He turned it around late in the game and led a pair of clutch touchdown drives, possibly saving coach Chuck Pagano’s job in the process.
On a sloppy field and in a sloppy game, and after his team had blown a big lead, Newton still found a way. “We are one of the lucky few to say we’re 7-0″.
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Seahawks wide receiver Ricardo Lockette had surgery to stabilize ligaments in his neck Monday, a day after being taken off the field on a backboard just before halftime of Seattle’s game at Dallas.
