But the league – and, well, the Denver Broncos – made it easy for viewers to pick up on something shady Thursday night, as Panthers quarterback Cam Newton took several helmet-to-helmet hits from Broncos defenders – some of which appeared to be of the flagrant variety.
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The Carolina Panthers’ quarterback took several hits to the helmet during the course of the contest, yet only one was flagged as a penalty.
Henderson was diagnosed with the inflammatory bowel disease late a year ago and had two operations on his intestines this past offseason. “We weren’t communicating well and it cost us some big plays”. We came in and had an opportunity to put them away, and we didn’t. “But he’d been running the whole game, so I was unsure if he was a passer or if he was going to run”. In both situations, the hits ended with helmet-to-helmet contact. “I really like this officiating crew, so it wasn’t something I know they did intentionally”.
“I don’t know. Too much going through my head right now for me to remember what happened”. Denver’s defense then had to overcome a questionable hands to the face penalty called on cornerback Chris Harris Jr. that turned a fourth-and-21 incompletion into a fresh set of downs for Netwon.
“I thought I (led) with the shoulder”, Stewart said.
“We’ve got one heck of a resilient team”, Siemian said after the game. The one that was called occurred late with Newton trying to rally Carolina for a last-second field goal that Graham Gano ultimately missed from 50 yards.
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) – Gary Kubiak didn’t flinch when Trevor Siemian threw two interceptions in his first National Football League start, and neither did the no-longer-unknown quarterback.
The hit the league referenced in its release Friday occurred with 36 seconds left in the game was by Stewart.
Clearly, the NFL’s epiphany on player health – which the jaded will note only came at the prodding of a massive lawsuit brought by former players whose lives were ruined by repeated hits to the head – still hasn’t gone far enough. Ten plays later, Anderson bulled his way in from the 1 to give Denver its first lead at 21-17 with 9:26 remaining.
Or this particularly vicious shot from Denver linebacker Brandon Marshall. Kaepernick refused to stand for the anthem during San Francisco’s preseason games, explaining it was to protest racial oppression and police brutality in the United States.
“I think we have the most fun when we’re just being ourselves and that’s what coach lets us do on game day, and it’s our responsibility to stay within the rules and the boundaries”, safety T.J. Ward said earlier this week.
OLD TIMES: Manning made his first appearance at Mile High as a retiree, walking through the tunnel with the Lombardi Trophy.
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“The game was never stopped”, Panthers spokesman Steven Drummond said Thursday night, via the Charlotte Observer.
