Culliver’s hit on Olsen, which popped the ball in the air, was flagged for unnecessary roughness.
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This one was actually close until a debatable personal foul on Redskins cornerback Chris Culliver early in the second quarter turned a 14-14 game into a Carolina laugher.
Redskins coach Jay Gruden said he believes Newton should be among those in the league MVP discussion. “The referee made a decision, made a call, and it’s not challengeable, so there’s really no use talking about it”.
Whether you think that the penalty is justified for that play is up for debate; but Hatcher’s belief that a team name plays a part in a ref’s call is absurd.
Seahawks 29, 49ers 13: In Seattle, rookie Thomas Rawls rushed for 209 yards and had two total touchdowns, while Tyler Lockett caught a pair of TD passes from Russell Wilson. Meanwhile, the Panthers scored 30 unanswered points. Cousins came into the game after a great performance against the Saints, but he struggled against the Panthers with an interception and two lost fumbles. “It doesn’t just happen on accident”.
Chiefs 33, Chargers 3: In San Diego, Justin Houston intercepted Philip Rivers’ pass and returned it 17 yards for a touchdown and 157-kg defensive tackle Dontari Poe leaped over the pile for a 1-yard TD. They’ve also forced 14 fumbles and recovered seven, several of those on strip-sacks. In the first three plays they did exactly that by dropping Jonathan Stewart for no gain before forcing back-to-back incompletions from Newton thanks to pressure from Trent Murphy and Ryan Kerrigan.
Newton completed 21 of 34 passes for 246 yards and threw TD passes to five different receivers as Carolina stretched its regular-season winning streak to 14, including eight straight at home. Greg Olsen has been their one true and steady option for Newton this season and now leads the team in receiving.
“I don’t have an answer for it”, Jackson said of the team’s road woes.
The Indianapolis Colts’ 24-21 victory over Atlanta (6-4) means the Panthers lead the NFC South by four games with six to play.
Of the previous 15, all made the playoffs. No matter how big you are, no matter how little you are, you have to protect the football.
The Redskins had a bad case of the turnovers and the Panthers scored 27 points off of those turnovers today.
“We have to get better, I can tell you that”.
Newton gave the Panthers another lead with a 2-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Ted Ginn Jr. midway through the second quarter.
“You’ve got to protect the ball, and we haven’t done a very good job in the games we’ve lost”, said Roberts, a Columbia native who played at Spring Valley High School and later at The Citadel.
Washington Redskins’ Andre Roberts (12) runs for a touchdown against the Carolina Panthers in the first half of an NFL football game in Charlotte, N.C., Sunday, November 22, 2015. The two teams were nearly identical in number of yards penalized for, only the Redskins felt it came in pivotal moments when they were called for them.
The game was tied at 10 in the third quarter when Shorts threw a 21-yard TD pass to Alfred Blue.
Panthers coach Ron Rivera, who says his team still has a chip on its shoulder, did.
“They’re undefeated for a reason”, Cousins said.
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The Redskins find themselves in the thick of the NFC East race after a 47-14 dismantling of New Orleans last week as they sit a half-game behind the division-leading NY Giants. “We were on the other side of this last week, so we have to keep looking forward”.
