The Patriots won the toss in OT and surprisingly elected to kick off. Ryan Fitzpatrick led the Jets down the field and connected with Eric Decker on the game-winning six-yard touchdown pass after hitting Brandon Marshall for a pair of scores in regulation.
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Sunday also pointed out what Panthers fans who haven’t seen their team lose since the Seattle playoff game way back in January had forgotten.
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Newton fumbled when he was sacked on Carolina’s final snap of the game, allowing Atlanta to run out the final 62 seconds of their victory. Later in the period, Powers picked up a loose ball caused by Dwight Freeney’s sack of Aaron Rodgers and returned it 7 yards for a touchdown to give Arizona a 38-8 lead with 3:05 left in the third quarter.
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– Kansas City has completed a remarkable run from a 1-5 start to the playoffs, with a 17-13 win over Cleveland. Falcons’ owner Arthur Blank was so thrilled with the victory that he even mocked one of Newton’s go-to celebrations, the “dab”.
Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan (2) chases a loose ball during the second half of an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015, in Atlanta.
After becoming only the fourth team in National Football League history to start out 14-0, the Carolina Panthers dropped an ugly one to the Atlanta Falcons (the same team they beat 38-0 just two weeks ago) by a score of 20-13.
“To be honest, I didn’t know how far it was”, Graham said. “So when my number is called I just try to go out there and deliver”.
The Panthers have a first-round bye locked up, but Newton was still disgusted with how his team performed in Atlanta.
Dropping to 4-1 in the NFC South, the Panthers lost to Atlanta for just the second time in seven games.
“We’re 14-1 now”, Newton said.
Matt Ryan threw for 306 yards and one touchdown for the 8-7 Falcons, who are stay in the playoff hunt pending Minnesota’s game tonight against the visiting Giants.
Julio Jones: After three games of being held mostly in check by Josh Norman, Jones got the better of Norman on the day. Newton’s longest completion of the game was for 19 yards.
As Jones reached above Kuechly, Panthers safety Kurt Coleman slipped, leaving a clear path for Jones to the end zone.
About that touchdown: It came in the third quarter on third-and-13 from the Falcons’ 30-yard line, with Carolina leading 10-7.
“Julio made a great play on it”, Kuechly explained. “That’s a good situation to be in”. Adrian Clayborn recovered for the Falcons, wrapping up the win.
Alex Smith threw a pair of touchdowns for the Chiefs but their offence stalled in the second half and they ended up holding on as the clock ran out on Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel when he was leading a late drive.
Dan Carpenter, place-kicker, Buffalo Bills: The Helena native booted a 32-yard field goal and was 1 for 2 on PATs in the Bills’ 16-6 win over the Cowboys.
Carolina trailed 14-10 in the fourth quarter when Ryan mishandled a shotgun snap from the Panthers 37.
Ravens running back Javorius Allen recovered from some costly fumbles over the past two weeks and finished with 79 yards on 18 carries with a touchdown.
They rejected the notion that their work week was disrupted by the controversy surrounding allegations that they directed homophobic slurs at Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. and attempted to intimidate Beckham by having a baseball bat on the field prior to that game.
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Carolina’s defense drew two unsportsmanlike conduct penalties, including one on cornerback Charles Tillman that helped keep the Falcons’ marathon touchdown drive alive on their first possession. The Falcons faced a three-and-out but Tillman was flagged for unnecessary roughness when he got tangled up with Roddy White after the play.
