The undefeated Carolina Panthers take on the Tennessee Titans in Week 10 National Football League schedule on Sunday, kick off time at 1:00 PM ET, at Nissan Stadium.
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On the season, the Carolina Panthers average 205.1 yards in passing and 144.0 yards in rushing.
The Titans committed two turnovers in the second half of their 10th straight home loss.
The knock on the Panthers’ Pro Bowl quarterback coming into the game was his 53.7 completion percentage, which ranked 31st among 32 qualified passers.
“I thought our defense did a really good job, but eventually, they are going to wear down”, Titans interim head coach, Mike Mularkey said.
After scoring a rushing touchdown in the fourth quarter, Newton popped up and did an end-zone dance. “But I don’t personally go for that stuff”. One touchdown came from a strong Jonathan Stewart rushing play, while the other came from a beautifully designed passing play that went to Ed Dickson after Greg Olsen dominated the first quarter in the passing game. Now, the Titans are sixth and have improved drastically in every major defensive category in LeBeau’s first season as defensive coordinator.
Newton didn’t break out his Superman dance. “It’s not to be boastful. And from the crowd’s response they like seeing it. I’m doing it because good things have happened and I hope to keep doing it. No disrespect to anybody, though”.
Newton, who’s guided the Panthers to a 9-0 record this year, made no apologies for his actions on Sunday. To put it frankly, Cam Newton is the greatest athlete to ever play quarterback in the NFL.
Another week, another Heisman Trophy matchup for Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota.
Coleman’s interception – the game’s first takeaway – lifted a defense that proved to be too much for the Titans in the second half. The Titans had given up the third most quarterback sacks in the NFL.
The Titans converted only 5 of 12 third downs. Regardless, Cam and Ryan Kalil are going to need to work on the called protections on offense.
The Panthers haven’t just been winning this season, they’ve been covering.
“Physically, he’s very dominant”, Mariota said of Newton on Wednesday. “So we got to be disciplined as well”.
“He did it all game, which I guess that’s acceptable”, Mularkey said.
Tennessee moved 82 yards in 10 plays on a drive that ended with Dexter McCluster’s 25-yard touchdown run.
The Titans’ secondary took another hit.
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Versus the Panthers starting cornerbacks Perrish Cox and Jason McCourty were inactive because of a hamstring and groin injury (respectively). Who will win this game? Think about it, the Panthers came from behind to beat the Seahawks in Seattle, then won back-to-back primetime games against the Eagles and Colts, respectively, then held on to beat the Packers in a wild finish last Sunday. The Titans’ 483 total yards last week were a season high as Mariota spread the ball to eight different receivers and Antonio Andrews rushed for a career-best 88 yards on 19 carries. Ginn averaged 15.3 yards per return, matching his season-best average from a Week 1 win at Jacksonville.
