“On the play in question, there is no roughing the passer because the quarterback is out of the pocket and a runner, and no unnecessary roughness because the contact is not late”.
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Norman has bet on himself this year, the last of his rookie contract, after failing to agree on an extension with the Panthers before the season started. That tended to be the outlook throughout the locker room after Carolina’s first matchup with an NFC South rival had a successful result with the 27-22 victory against New Orleans. I thought he showed a lot of poise, and I was really proud of the way he played. Ingram scored on a 5-yard run as the Saints built a 10-0 lead on the second play of the second quarter. “The same way I try to mentally support him he’s offered to me, and we’ll approach this thing and go win a ball game”.
Two New Orleans players will have a homecoming of sorts in Charlotte this week.
“Outstanding”, coach Ron Rivera said of Newton’s performance.
“The role that you play, if you want to make a difference in the league and on your team, you’re willing to carry the water if they ask you to if it’s going to help your team win”, McCown said. LINE: Panthers -3.5. O/U: 45. Newton and Olsen combined on a 52-yard pickup in which Brandon Browner was beaten badly by Olsen. Only three teams since 1990 have made the playoffs after starting 0-3. The Saints subsequently ran back the re-kick for a TD after Nortman outkicked his coverage. The extra point was botched with a mishandled snap. But if the older the player, the more likely he is to get a penalty, former Panthers quarterback Vinny Testaverde would still have a job.
“If he would have said he missed the call, that is one thing”, Newton said.
No matter. Olsen and Newton connected two plays later for an 11-yard touchdown. In spite of the PR TD by the Saints the Panthers still have the momentum.
-TE Ben Watson has a chance to be a major contributor, particularly as the starter. They ended up settling for a Gano FG. A lot of the drama of the free-agent class was eliminated with the contract extensions recently given to local boy Eli Manning, Philip Rivers, Ben Roethlisberger and even Nick Foles – Sam Bradford, anyone? – and the draft possibilities remain cloudy despite the fact that the Saints could end up selecting rather high next spring. Cam led the offense back down the field and got the ball into the red zone for the second time on the day but the Saints defense stopped any further progress. They mixed up the run and pass nicely and chewed up yards and the clock.
Defensively, the young group only saw the Panthers once during the 1st quarter as the offensive gobbled up 11:55 of the clock. Johnson left the field on a cart on a cart in the fourth quarter.
Now it got worrisome. “It’s just a matter of guys stepping up and making plays on him”.
Norman didn’t care. He stayed with Cooks as McCown laid the ball up.
The Pittsburgh Steelers lead the National Football League in total offense through two games, and they have another weapon on the way. In the end it worked though as the Panther D bent but did not break. De Charles Johnson left after reaggravating his hamstring.
Losing Brees would lose the Saints their season.
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The over/under in this game is 45, it has gone under in five of the Panthers last seven games and over in one of New Orleans last five games. It’s understandable why McCown chose to go with his best receiver to win the game. As Newton rolled right, he fired an incomplete pass toward tight end Greg Olsen. He also added 33 yards rushing and a TD.
