ATLANTA (AP) – The Carolina Panthers can still clinch home-field advantage in the NFC playoffs with a victory next week, so quarterback Cam Newton likes where they stand.
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The Carolina Panthers’ pursuit of a flawless National Football League season ended Sunday with a stunning 20-13 loss to the Falcons in Atlanta.
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Atlanta Falcons outside linebacker Nate Stupar (54) celebrates a broken pass as Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton (1) looks on during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015, in Atlanta.
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The Panthers thrashed the Falcons 38-0 on their own turf just a couple of weeks ago but could not repeat the feat in Atlanta and slipped to 14-1. “The Darrelle Revis’, the Richard Sherman’s the Patrick Peterson’s, they follow people all over the field and take away half of the field”. Carolina Panthers cornerback Josh Norman recovered…
A 48-yard pass to wide receiver Quincy Enunwa – who dropped a potential touchdown pass in the final minute of regulation – set up the winning score for the Jets, who now control their own destiny in the race for an AFC wild-card spot. Ryan couldn’t pick up the loose ball. The Panthers did not get into the end zone after their opening drive.
“Just how we drew it up”, joked Falcons coach Dan Quinn.
Less than three minutes into overtime, Jets quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick connected on a six-yard touchdown pass to Eric Decker to give the Jets a win and if they beat Buffalo next week they will play in the post-season.
– Third-string running back Ka’Deem Carey caught a touchdown pass and scored on a 1-yard run to help the Bears stop a three-game losing streak with a 26-21 victory over Tampa Bay.
Carolina trailed 14-10 in the fourth quarter when Ryan mishandled a shotgun snap from the Panthers 37. Falcons took a 14-10 lead at that point.
Shayne Graham appeared to badly mishit his 43-yard field-goal attempt in the third quarter.
When I interviewed Dolphins players on the 1972 team for a book on their undefeated season, one of the things they all said was how draining it was. It would be Newton’s last end-zone dance of the day. That’s not to say that Carolina was on the field today and lost under the crushing weight of an unbeaten season.
“Quite honestly”, Rivera said, “we didn’t coach to our abilities or play to our abilities”. Dirty Birds gave them their first loss today and felt damn good about it too. This is part of the journey. “We have to refocus. Let’s not lose sight of that”.
No scene better depicted how the Carolina Panthers immediately felt on Sunday after seeing their run at a flawless season – not to mention their NFL-best 18-game regular-season win streak – come to a crashing halt with a 20-13 loss to the Atlanta Falcons.
That’s why Newton was able to get out of the funk he was in immediately after the game and put a positive spin moving forward.
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“Even more so, to come out and play like we’re capable of when we haven’t done that at different times of the year – that felt really good”, Ryan said. “We already know we’ve got character to recover from this, because this locker room is full of character”.
“There’s no magic words that need to be said”. He claims Newton left the field without talking to anyone other than Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan.
NOTES: Carolina RB Fozzy Whittaker suffered a right ankle injury in the fourth quarter and did not return….
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“So, yeah, I’ve seen these Falcons many, many times, and I’ve seen this Georgia Dome many, many times”, Harper said. This time, there was no escaping a Falcons team that Carolina had blasted 38-0 only two weeks before. He did not return….
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-LB Paul Soliai injured his calf early in the first quarter and was unable to return. Tickets distributed were 70,981.
