Jonathan Stewart had a 5-yard scoring run on a pitch from Newton.
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The Panthers were in danger of losing their first game of the season, trailing by four late in the game when Newton completed a 15-yard touchdown pass to ex-Jet Jerricho Cotchery with 1:05 left in the game to push the Panthers to 12-0.
Tom Coughlin- Just take the points coach!
This 11-0 stuff looked so simple.
After the game Sunday, Newton dismissed the hits that he subjects himself to as a running quarterback. The Panthers are undefeated because of their defense as much as their offense.
Having sunk to the lowest depths in coach Sean Payton’s tenure, the New Orleans Saints are not hiding their frustration.
Already assured of a spot in the playoffs, the Panthers host the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, then have road games against the New York Giants and Falcons before ending the regular season with a home game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on January 3.
And down the stretch they come. The Fordyce native blocked Carolina Panthers kicker Graham Gano’s extra point attempt and linebacker Stephone Anthony returned it 82 yards for the twopoint conversion to extend the Saints’ lead to 16-13 in the second quarter. The defense appeared perpetually surprised and was beaten short and deep.
The four remaining games of the Carolina Panthers will be against teams with records no better than 6-6, increasing its chances of getting a flawless record for the season.
Brady was under pressure for the third consecutive game – this time by a defence that allowed 45 points to the opposition in each of the last two games.
The first occurred when the Panthers had a fourth-and-1 at the Saints 41. Yet they were playing inspired football against an NFC South rival, and for the first time in a long time they gave their fans a reason to cheer.
“With Cam being who he is, he came back and gave me another chance and I made up for it”, Ginn said. “And I think that’s why this game is so popular and so special and so unpredictable”.
“We know what it’s like to be on the other side and scratch and claw”, Kalil said.
“No one can do your job for you. Teams don’t just lay down”. And he is doing it for a 10-2 team that leads their division. These fans were as loud as they had been all afternoon, the noise reverberating throughout the dome. “But that’s not reviewable…What is reviewable is now that they’ve lined up with 12 on the field ready to snap the ball”. “We’ve had a lot of great flashes, but there’s still a lot of things we don’t capitalize on, and that’s something we have to take into account”.
Newton rolled left away from the Saints’ rush.
BENGALS 37, BROWNS 3: Andy Dalton threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score and Cincinnati (10-2) moved closer to the AFC North title with a win at Cleveland (2-10), which dropped its seventh straight. Scott R. Galvin, USA TODAY Sports New England Patriots wide receiver Danny Amendola (80) catches a touchdown pass during the second quarter against the Philadelphia Eagles at Gillette Stadium.
Throughout his brief National Football League career, the Seahawks quarterback has shown an ability to hit big plays-either through the air or on the ground – and lead key drives in the fourth quarter, but he’s never consistently operated out of the pocket like a traditional quarterback.
The Panthers rank third in the league in scoring this season.
This looked like it was going to be the streak breaker, the game when the Panthers would slam back to earth and their run at destiny would finally end.
“Oh, heck no, it’s not easy at all”, Carolina cornerback Josh Norman said. “We certainly had a few that extended drives for them”.
“I’m not going to get into the officiating”.
“I consider it a privilege to be nominated for the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award and I don’t take this lightly”, Watson said.
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This might be the only stat anyone truly needs to know about Newton: 12-0.
