Cam Newton sat out Panthers’ 1st drive due to dress code violation

So, when they went ahead 28-27 with 4:34 remaining, they had to go for 2, and Berry took it back 99 yards for the first game-winning pick-2 in National Football League history.

Anderson also stepped in for Newton on October 10 when the starting quarterback had a concussion.

Seattle Seahawks safety Earl Thomas could be sidelined for quite some time and maybe for good after suffering a serious leg injury.

The Carolina Panthers and Seattle Seahawks squared off in the playoffs in each of the last two years, with the victor eventually representing the NFC in the Super Bowl.

Not that it mattered on Sunday night.

There is no denying that the Carolina Panther’s 2016 campaign has been all but a lost season.

Players for the most part steered clear of addressing Rivera’s decision after the game.

Thomas missed the first game of his pro career last week when he sat out against Tampa Bay due to a hamstring injury. And while Steven Terrell is a solid replacement with experience in Seattle’s system and one start already this season, he’s not Thomas, as Carroll said. Quarterback Russell Wilson threw for 277 yards with a touchdown and an interception while adding 29 yards on the ground.

Thomas, a Texas product, is a seven-year veteran with the Seahawks.

The game started in unusual and unfortunate fashion for the Panthers. And honestly, the Panthers were lucky it was only a field goal.

On the first play of the game’s opening possession, quarterback Derek Anderson rolled right and tried to connect with fullback Mike Tolbert in the flat. Meanwhile, Seahawks running back Thomas Rawlsleft the game in the second quarter after taking a hit to the head.

Rawls entered the game with just 120 yards on 45 carries.

After making the score 10-7, Cam Newton and the Panthers were shut out the rest of the way.

Seahawks free safety Earl Thomas is known to lower the boom on opposing receivers attempting to catch passes over the middle of the field. The Seattle really need to rebound back to the season.

That’s when something most unexpected happened.

The bigger culprit was the 240 yards rushing allowed by the Panthers’ defense and Carolina’s inability to finish drives in Seattle territory.

At his postgame press conference, Newton fielded questions and gave full answers. He became eighth player to be placed in protocol since Week 1.

Carolina threatened late in the third quarter, moving into the red zone before turning it over on downs. Remmers’ replacement, Daryl Williams, won’t play against Seattle because he got hurt last week.

Sea – Tyler Lockett 75 run (Hauschka kick) at 14:48.