Panthers’ Kuechly questionable with concussion vs. Chargers

The Carolina Panthers’ young secondary has been much maligned this season, and often deservedly so.

Sunday’s setback to the Panthers was Chargers coach Mike McCoy’s worst loss of the 2016 campaign, and it dropped San Diego to 5-8 on the year. Chargers offensive players Philip Rivers, Melvin Gordon, Travis Benjamin, Tyrell Williams and Antonio Gates all should benefit.

The Panthers got back on track at home on Sunday.

Rivera pointed to the Newton’s pass to Kelvin Benjamin in the end zone that was intercepted by Trovon Reed as a ideal example of the Panthers being just a little off.

He returned the ball for a touchdown, but that was overturned on replay, and the Chargers were 97 yards away and down 10 with 10:58 to play. That’s where their scoring would stop though, and after a Carolina safety in the fourth quarter, the end score read 28-16. The offense took the ball on a short field and kicked a field goal.

Chargers’ cornerback Casey Hayward leads the league with seven interceptions this season, including four in the last five games.

Panthers QB Cam Newton failed to complete 50 percent of his passes for the fourth game in a row. We have an opportunity to win four games.’ That’s just the way it is. He finished with 24 carries for 66 yards and the score. “And if he passes the protocol and he wants to play and the doctors want him to play, he’ll play”. Stewart scored on the next play for a 10-0 lead. It was a bit freakish, a bit silly, a bit distracting and somewhat focussing on what Newton does or says rather than how he plays.

All eyes now fall on Kenneth Farrow, who ran 16 times for 55 yards in Week 14, while adding six receptions for 23.

“We’ve become two of a kind right there”, Boston said. – Panthers linebacker A.J.

But this was a tenacious defensive effort.

“He’s a huge reason why we were in every game and had a chance to win”, linebacker Kyle Emanuel said of Gordon.

Titans running back DeMarco Murray ran up the middle on the next play, while Talib jumped on Douglas on the Titans’ sideline, scuffling around in what quickly became a scrum before being broken up.

Car-FG Gano 45, 3:49. Ginn is riding a streak of three games with a touchdown catch of 40 yards or longer.