Charcandrick West ran for a touchdown and caught an 80-yard scoring pass from Alex Smith, helping the Chiefs (4-5) snap a seven-game losing streak to the Broncos (7-2). They are the NFC’s last unbeaten team and host Washington next Sunday.
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Williamson’s answer is worthy of a good-sized chuckle after catching his own extensive post-play celebration from earlier in the game, which may well have been titled “Glass Houses and Stones” based on his reaction to Newton. When you do that, and when you go against a team that is that efficient, it’s not good. “I think the adjustments they made coming out for the second half were good”, Carolina coach Ron Rivera said. Jerricho Cotchery had the other incomplete pass, as the receivers combined for just 100 of Newton’s 217 passing yards. Ed Dickson got the tight end touchdown instead, catching three passes for 21 yards and the score. “The last few weeks, we haven’t finished the game like we were supposed to”. “Stuff that we already saw in practice, we were faking ourselves out more than they were faking us out”.
Newton’s longest streak had been 10 completions. After halftime, Mariota didn’t earn another rushing yard while McCluster added just eight yards.
Mularkey said Carolina wins with strong defense, especially when paired with an offense that had no turnovers.
Mike Mularkey said that he has no details on the severity of the injury but said, “it’s not good”, per ESPN.com. It’s possess the football and wear you down eventually….
The Titans made a goal-line stand, forcing the Panthers to settle for Gano’s 19-yard field goal, building Carolina’s lead to 20-10 with 9:06 left.
Titans rookie quarterback Marcus Mariota completed 16 of 24 passes for 185 yards with one interception. The Titans had only one first down in the second half until their final possession, which ended with a catch and lost fumble by McCluster. He also absorbed a big helmet-to-helmet hit in the third quarter to give Carolina an extra 15 yards. He also ran for a touchdown, but was sacked a season-high five times, though. Tight end Delaine Walker ended the first half with three receptions and 52 yards, the same stats he had when the game ended. For the most part, everything was right at your hands.
The pass rush intensified, even though Mariota continued to get the ball out quickly. Carolina’s defense allowed only 11 first downs, including only three in the second half.
It does however appear that Mariota rushes more frequently when playing strong defenses. The Titans were held to 19 yards and one first down in the third quarter, and they never regained the momentum they showed early in the game when Mariota was effective as a runner and passer.
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Other former Auburn players seeing action on Sunday included Detroit Lions linebacker Josh Bynes and defensive tackle Gabe Wright, Jaguars cornerback Nick Marshall, Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Dee Ford, New England Patriots safety Brandon King, Oakland Raiders cornerback Neiko Thorpe, Steelers wide receiver Sammie Coates, Rams linebacker Daren Bates, defensive tackle Nick Fairley and running back Tre Mason and Titans defensive end Angelo Blackson. Starting cornerbacks Perrish Cox and Jason McCourty were inactive due to injuries.
