Redskins Vs. Panthers: Cam Newton Leads Panthers To 33-20 Win

With the pocket collapsing, Newton did what any good entertainer, er, quarterback would do, he ran for it. Bolting down the sideline inside the ten yard, a Washington defender goes low to stop Newton. He jumps, but makes contact with his would be tackler. It flips Cam Newton into the air for one of several highlights in Carolina’s win over Washington.

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There weren’t very many receiving yards up for grabs with Steve Smith piling up 143 of Cam Newton’s 256 passing yards for himself. But Jeremy Shockey still managed some stats for fantasy by grabbing four catches for 32 receiving yards.

James Stewart carried the ball 14 times, the heaviest workload he’s received this season. He turned that fantasy football opportunity into 68 yards and a touchdown that he ran in from two yards out.

Olsen was averaging 47 receiving yards a game with 282 receiving yards on the season and 3 touchdowns through his first six games of the 2011 NFL season. Olsen’s yards per game is up nearly 20 yards per game from last year.

Davis was averaging 68 receiving yards a game with 343 receiving yards on the season and 1 touchdown through his first six games of the 2011 NFL season. Davis’ yards per game is up nearly 50 yards from last season.

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Newton threw for 256 yards and a touchdown, and ran for 59 more yards and another touchdown, and helped the Panthers break through in the second half after a field goal swap meet in the first period.

Newton committed no turnovers.

The Redskins will replace Hightower with Ryan Torain. The pair has split carries in the backfield this season for Mike Shanahan.

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On the Panthers first drive of the second half, Cam Newton scored a rushing touchdown, his seventh of the season. That number ties Newton with Vince Young for most rushing touchdowns by a rookie quarterback. It was his his fifth rushing in the last five games.

This run isn’t as flashy, but it was worth six points. Watch Newton high-step his way into the end zone in the video below:

It’s unclear at this point how much time Moss will have to miss.

Moss was averaging 57 receiving yards a game with 284 receiving yards on the season and 2 touchdowns through his first six games of the 2011 NFL season. Moss’ yards per game is down nearly 10 yards from last season.

Finally, Mare split the uprights from 45 yards out ... and the play stood. Here’s the video:

UPDATE: Redskins wide receiver Santana Moss is out for the game vs. the Panthers in Carolina. Moss injured his left hand in the first half. News via The Washington Post’s Mike Jones:

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In the video below, Newton picks up 25 yards on a ridiculous scramble -- dodging a sack, traversing the field, and shrugging off would-be tacklers in one absurd highlight. Words can’t do it justice so watch for yourself.

The run set up a scoring drive that resulted for a field goal, and an early 3-0 lead for the Panthers. Carolina (1-5) is searching for a win against the Redskins.

The Panthers meanwhile are set at quarterback, with Cam Newton leading the way. Not that there haven’t been struggles. Newton still has more interceptions (nine) than touchdowns (seven). Still, the rookie has proven he can be a gamer, with the Panthers’ finishing within seven points in their last three losses. Averaging over eight yards per pass attempt on over 38 attempts a game is impressive at any experience level. Still, the Panthers will have to find a way around Redskins defense that has performed admirably this season, allowing under 17 points per game.

Both teams should be cautiously optimistic about their seasons so far, considering their tempered expectations heading into the season. Redskins’ fans have to hope that Beck is the answer at quarterback because going back to Grossman at this point could have negative repercussions on both QBs throughout the rest of the season. Panthers fans should simply be satisfied to sit back and watch the continued maturation of what appears to be a budding star.

For the second time in two years, Washington Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan is causing a stir with his quarterbacks. In his first season with the team in 2010, Shanahan sent shock waves throughout the D.C. area by opting to bench Donovan McNabb in favor of Rex Grossman during a two-minute drill in a loss at Detroit.

Shanahan flip-flopped back to McNabb until Grossman took over the job for the final three weeks of that season and held it over the early stages of 2011.