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He credited the fans with offering "great juju" on Sunday and while no one got the result they were hoping for, Newton requested patience. With a new coaching staff and offensive system since Newton was last with the team in 2019, the bye before the final quarter of the season will offer a great chance for him to dive even deeper into the playbook. The offense normally runs through him.Ĭarolina is now 5-6, and plays Miami before its Week 13 bye. Interestingly, McCaffrey was used sparingly, getting just 10 carries and 17 touches. The Panthers got to midfield in five plays, helped greatly when the replay assistant upheld a Robbie Anderson 11-yard sideline catch. He has led 20 game-winning drives in his career, including three last year with the New England Patriots. Carolina had taken over at its own 25-yard line with 1:50 and no timeouts and needing a touchdown to win. Newton decided to keep the ball on the decisive fourth-and-3 near midfield and got sacked. Newton added 10 carries for 46 yards with that 24-yard second quarter touchdown. His touchdown to McCaffrey was a beautiful pass, a 27-yarder that McCaffrey caught in stride 5 yards shy of the goal line. He completed 21 of 27 attempts (77.8 percent) for a modest 189 yards and two touchdowns, with no interceptions. The big knock on Newton has always been his accuracy, but that wasn't a concern Sunday. I'm enjoying the moment but we have - I have - to be better." The realization of things you can control. "Man, God has favor over my life, and that's the big picture.
My life could be who knows where right now if the judge ruled the way she did. This day is always significant of where I came from, so I was just going to enjoy the moment," he said. "It was a big scar, that ended up being my biggest star. 21 is his "resurrection day," the day he was arrested while he was at the University of Florida for stealing a laptop. Turns out, it wasn't just a special day for the obvious reason. He ran to the end zone to celebrate with Christian McCaffrey after the running back caught Newton's gracefully weighted touchdown pass. He ran with his arms out, flying around the field, at the start of warmups./ After his first-half rushing touchdown he picked up the ball, ran to midfield, planted it on the Panthers' logo and did his "Superman" celebration, punctuating it with another roar. Newton did a lot of running Sunday, and not just during the game.
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Then he ran.Ĭam Newton's return to Carolina was chock full of highlights, just not a win. He walked slowly in a circle, looking up into the stands, then roared. Trust ourselves, trust the person that's next to you, trust the plan."Īs he was announced to the crowd, the strings of Diddy and Dirty Money's "Coming Home" playing on the loudspeakers, the requisite smoke machines on the field, Newton took his time. That's it! You don't have to do nothing special to be special. As the past several days have shown, the love Newton expressed is mutual.Īfter playing nine snaps and getting two touchdowns (one rushing, one passing) last week in Carolina's win in Arizona, Newton practiced as the Panthers' starter all week before the team's home game against the Washington Football Team, which the Panthers lost 27-21.īut it was clear last week that Newton was going to quickly slide back into his leadership role, as video emerged of him kneeling in front of the offense during the game with Arizona, his teammates intently listening to his every word, and indeed that's what has happened.īefore player introductions Sunday, Newton gathered a small circle together and gave a quick pep talk: "Lock in and execute.
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