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PFF: Cam better than Brees Thursday. Luke is the best player in football.


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Quarterback grade: Cam Newton, 83.7

Newton leads Panthers to win

Cam Newton was pressured on nearly half of his 35 dropbacks in the game. He completed just five of 15 passes when under pressure, but that doesn’t tell the whole story. Four passes were either thrown away or he was hit as throwing. Out of his five completions, four went for either a first down with at least 10 yards to go or a touchdown, including the pinpoint TD pass to Ted Ginn in the back of the end zone at the end of the first half. He also had a pass dropped and another poked out by the defensive back before the wide receiver had secured the catch.

Top offensive grades:

QB Cam Newton, 83.7

G Andrew Norwell, 82.1

FB Mike Tolbert, 80.3

WR Kelvin Benjamin, 77.2

WR Ted Ginn, 76.7

Offense struggles to run ball again Saints’ front seven

The Panthers had very little success running the ball. Jonathan Stewart averaged just 1.7 yards per carry, and 30 of his 31 rushing yards came after contact. Newton rarely carried the ball, and he had just one run that went for more than two yards, which was a 12-yard run late in the game on 3rd-and-14. Neither had much help upfront, where tight ends Greg Olson and Ed Dickson really struggled, particularly on power-scheme plays. The offensive line wasn’t nearly as bad, but still did not grade above-average outside of Andrew Norwell. The two players on the right side of the offensive line—Trai Turner and Daryl Williams—also gave up three pressures each.

Top defensive grades:

S Kurt Coleman, 90.1

LB Luke Kuechly, 88.5

DT Kawann Short, 82.2

DE Mario Addison, 79.9

LB Thomas Davis, 79.0

Kuechly dominant before exiting early

The Panthers’ win keeps their playoff hopes alive, but it comes with mixed emotions. Luke Kuechly was carted off in a scary scene later in the game with a reported head injury. Before he left, however, Kuechly made it clear once again that he’s the best player on any football field he steps on. He recorded a batted pass, five stops, and yielded just 18 passing yards on five targets. Here’s hoping for a speedy recovery as the Panthers will need him to have any chance at making the playoffs down the stretch.

https://www.profootballfocus.com/pro-no-car-grades-cam-newton-excels/

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1 minute ago, Catufb85 said:

#PrayForLuke...  Luke is the best player in franchise history in my opinion. I pray for a speedy recovery! 

This offseason Rivera has to get rid of Shula.  And Gettlemen has to fix the Offensive Line man.  Can't waste Luke and Cam's primes because he's stubborn.  

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1 minute ago, nctarheel0619 said:

This offseason Rivera has to get rid of Shula.  And Gettlemen has to fix the Offensive Line man.  Can't waste Luke and Cam's primes because he's stubborn.  

Agreed!  We have too much talent to keep letting up double digit leads because we want to play so damn conservative.  That was a divisional rival on a national stage and we squeaked out by the hair of our teeth. I was in the stands last night while many were cheering in the 3rd and 4th quarter for first downs and such and I was sitting there shaking my head at times because the reality is we turned the switch off and played not to lose instead of stepping on the Aints necks. 

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