“Everybody is entitled to their own opinion and I can’t fault her for that”, Newton said.
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When Redskins cornerback Chris Culliver intercepted Panthers quarterback Cam Newton early during the second quarter and took it 75 yards for a touchdown, it appeared Washington would take a 21-14 lead and have a good chance of spoiling Carolina’s undefeated season. Newton could run for 63 yards on one play.
ABOUT THE PANTHERS (9-0): Carolina’s 303 total yards last week marked its third-lowest total of the season and it’s lowest since Week 4, but it was enough to take care of the Titans on the road. That’s 16.7%. Before 2000, the odds of a 10-0 winning the Super Bowl was 55.5%. “They don’t give out trophies for the regular season”, Olsen said.
“Between the fumbles and the picks, we had a couple short fields”, Olsen said. We get you, Cam, so heading into the weekend, we have just one note of encouragement: Keep on dancin’ on them. They put points on the board, and we put ourselves ahead and they had to throw the ball. The Panthers seemed to get fired up after Jonathan Stewart was cheap shot in the knee on a touchdown run.
Olsen, Mike Tolbert, Ted Ginn Jr., and Devin Funchess also caught TD passes. Newton had 4 touchdown passes in the first half.
Luckily for Washington, Andre Roberts made his presence felt in a positive regard with a 99-yard kickoff return touchdown because of great vision to weave around the field. On the other hand, if they can’t move the ball on the ground, Cousins hasn’t had to face a secondary this good since their game against the Jets, where Cousins didn’t break 200 yards. The Ravens also lost running back Justin Forsett, who broke both bones in his right forearm. Johnson has been on short-term injured reserve with a hamstring injury, but is eligible to return for the team’s Thanksgiving Day game against the Cowboys. Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins completed 20 of 25 passes (that’s 80 per cent) for 324 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions for a 158.3 passer rating.
Langford scored on a 2-yard run with 24 seconds left to cap a 65-yard drive.
Osweiler is starting in place of Manning, whose franchise record 57-game starting streak came to an end because of a variety of injuries.
The Texans (5-5) have won three games in a row for the first time since 2012.
The leading receiver in team history has been almost invisible this season, coming into Sunday’s game against the Indianapolis Colts having been targeted only 30 times, with a mere 17 receptions. His quarterback rating was a season-high 123.3. The Packers have beaten their NFC North rivals in 10 of the last 11 meetings with Rodgers at quarterback. Newton tied Steve Beurlein’s franchise record for touchdowns in a game and threw four touchdown passes in the first half alone. Cam put the ball where he needed to, where he could go up and get it, and he did. Cousins side-stepped to his right, then back to his left to avoid blitzing linebacker Luke Kuechly before firing an off-balance pass intended for wide receiver DeSean Jackson, who was wide open at the Carolina 48. He threw one more in the third quarter, and got dangerously close a few more times. Yates and DeAndre Hopkins linked up for a 20-yard score on the Texans’ next possession. The Panthers have defeated the Redskins 44 to 16 to go to 10-0 for the season. The Eagles (4-6) have lost two in a row.
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Bucs running back Doug Martin rushed for 235 yards – the second-most ever against the Eagles – and set up two of Tampa Bay’s touchdowns with runs of 58 and 84 yards.
