Latest from National Football League: Newton has first 4-TD game of his career

22, as the Washington Redskins travel to meet the Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Said Panthers defensive end Kony Ealy (one sack against the Redskins, four for the season): “We don’t know our own strength sometimes”.

ABOUT THE REDSKINS (4-5): Washington is looking for its first back-to-back wins of the season after an impressive showing against the Saints in which it racked up 510 total yards. But the Panthers have scored at least 20 points in each game, and on Sunday, the ways in which Newton made those five touchdowns happen showed why there’s a hidden gear to this offense.

So go ahead, coach. Cam is the third or fourth most valuable player on the Panthers – which tells you how good the Panthers are. Why?

Flacco, who engineered three fourth-quarter scoring drives, suffered a torn knee ligament, limping through the final drive capped by Justin Tucker’s game-winning field goal.

CAM’S DANCE: The Redskins, like everyone else, saw Cam Newton’s TD celebration dance – and, like everyone else, had opinions on it. “Hey, the guy is entertaining, man. He’s good for the sport, man”, defensive lineman Jason Hatcher said. It’s like taking peanut butter out of a Reese’s cup, which leaves you with something rather ordinary.

Rodgers threw for a pair of touchdown passes without a turnover, Datone Jones had two of Green Bay’s six sacks and Eddie Lacy contributed a season-high 100 yards rushing to help the Packers beat the Vikings 30-13 on Sunday and stop a three-game losing streak (see full recap).

Martin has runs of 58 and 84 yards, but was tackled short of the end zone on both.

Romo went 18 for 28 for 227 yards and overcame two interceptions by throwing touchdown passes of 31 yards to Terrance Williams and 16 yards to Dez Bryant.

Nah, he didn’t like that. The Panthers are coming off a win over the Tennessee Titans by a 27-10 final score.

Rules are rules, but bylaws put Culliver in a tough spot.

It seemed fitting that tight end Greg Olsen came up with the last one of the first half – the one that gave Newton four in a game for the first time and gave the Panthers four in a half for the first time ever.

Carolina’s defense had five takeaways, set a franchise record with five forced fumbles and held Washington to 14 rushing yards (on 12 carries), the fewest allowed by the Panthers in their 21-year history. And we’ve just got to continue to teach him how to secure the ball and the importance of that ball.

Since the start of the Super Bowl, six of the 15 teams to start 10-0 won the Super Bowl. Quarterback Kirk Cousins was completely excellent in his team’s last two games, going 20-25 for 324 yards, and 4 touchdowns.

“Then when you look at everything surrounding it, the drought at home and who we’re playing, it’s just added bonuses”, Morgan said.

This absolutely has to be the first time that a player in any sport has claimed that a team is losing out on officiating calls because of his team’s nickname.

Said safety Roman Harper: “It’s all about team here”.

The Jets were tied with Buffalo for the wild card but were out-played by a third-string quarterback and a first-rate defence.

FUNCHESS IMPROVING: The Panthers are getting improved play out of rookie wide receiver Devin Funchess, who started in place of the injured Philly Brown and had four catches for 64 yards and a touchdown.