National Football League roundup: Panthers are still ideal; Cowboys win in Romo’s return

However, replays showed that Olsen ducked his head after touching the ball and by the time Culliver make the hit, he touched the head of Olsen with his own helmet and forearm.

“It felt great. Just touching the ball felt great”, Benwikere said. After the game, defensive end Jason Hatcher even suggested the team name leads referees to make negative calls against the team.

“We play tackle football”.

Newton already had a personal high for TD passes (four) by halftime, but it was his marksmanship inside the Washington 20-yard line that really stood out. The Panthers also pulled out the intentional safety card with less than a minute left in the game-not a necessary move considering the score, but it was well-coached, and it’s good to know that kind of maneuver is on the team’s mind for when it might actually matter.

It may be even tougher to give Stewart a few plays off this Sunday when the Panthers host the Washington Redskins, who are struggling defending the run. Newton has been victimized by bad routes and big drops all season, but you never see or hear him throwing those undermanned targets under the bus.

Cousins was sacked five times. Cousins has had three full weeks to work with WR DeSean Jackson, who is ready for his third consecutive game after returning from a left hamstring injury sustained in Week 1.

Like I said earlier, this was probably the most complete win to date for this Panthers team.

“I have labelled myself as a pocket passer with the ability to run”, Newton said.

Washington Redskins’ Andre Roberts (12) runs for a touchdown against the Carolina Panthers in the first half of an NFL football game in Charlotte, N.C., Sunday, November 22, 2015. Olsen has five touchdowns on the season.

The Panthers (10-0) scored after four Washington turnovers to continue the best start in franchise history. “When guys get in the end zone, they celebrate”, cornerback DeAngelo Hall told the Washington Post. We didn’t sit on them. Instead of a pick-6 touchdown, Culliver was assessed a 15-yard penalty and the Panthers finished the drive, after several more penalties, with Newton’s third touchdown pass of the game.

Cam Newton has been dealing with negative perceptions for a long time, from a turbulent two years at Florida that led to his transfer to a junior college, to his Heisman-winning national championship season at Auburn, to the subsequent pre-draft scrutiny that came off as nothing more than character assassination from a few corners.

The Redskins (4-6) have yet to win back-to-back games this season. The Redskins registered their best offensive performance in last Sunday’s win over New Orleans, gaining 510 total yards., behind Kirk Cousins and his 324 yards through the air with four touchdowns and no interceptions.

In what might have been the game featuring the most consistent play of the year, the Panthers absolutely demolished the Washington Redskins.

Playing his first game since breaking a collarbone in Week 2, Romo threw for 227 yards including two TDs, helping Dallas snap a seven-game losing streak – its longest since 1989.