The 5th Quarter: Panthers 44 Redskins 16

Cam Newton took a lot of heat last week.

The Panthers went to 10-0 with a 44-16 thrashing of the Redskins on Sunday, and Newton threw a career-high five touchdown passes. The Redskins, by the way, are now winless (0-5) on the road this season. Over the last three games, Newton has thrown nine touchdowns with just one interception. Culliver’s hit on Olsen, which popped the ball in the air, was flagged for unnecessary roughness.

Are the Redskins really as sorry as they looked in recent lopsided losses to two undefeated teams, the Patriots and the Panthers?

Gruden called the ruling against Culliver “very confusing, ” and said the Redskins asked the National Football League for an explanation.

Defensive end Jason Hatcher went so far as to surmise that the team’s nickname is connected somehow to biased officiating against the Redskins.

Carolina scored 30 unanswered points following the overturned interception. “It doesn’t just happen on accident”.

“He’s a veteran quarterback who understands their offensive system, they understand him and they have a shot”, Rivera said.

The Redskins don’t need to wait until they watch the film to see what went wrong.

Washington’s only touchdown on offense came on a 56-yard touchdown pass from Cousins to DeSean Jackson.

Kirk Cousins had been sacked 12 times all season.

He said his main focus now is on the team’s Thanksgiving Day game at Dallas and the team continuing to improve. “I’ve always labeled myself as a pocket passer with the ability to run”.

The Indianapolis Colts’ 24-21 victory over Atlanta (6-4) means the Panthers lead the NFC South by four games with six to play. Six of those teams won the Super Bowl. Sunday’s performance was a sharp reminder of how hard it becomes when they can’t get it going.

“It is a little disrespectful, but apparently they know something we don’t”.

“We don’t give a you know what”, Panthers cornerback Josh Norman told reporters. Carolina took advantage of the turnover with a 13-yard touchdown pass from Newton to running back Jonathan Stewart, giving the Panthers a 7-0 lead. After second-year receiver Kelvin Benjamin tore his ACL in training camp, Newton has relied upon tight end Greg Olsen first and foremost while making valuable receivers out of players like Ted Ginn Jr., Devin Funchess, and Jerricho Cotchery.

CHIEFS 33, CHARGERS 3: Justin Houston intercepted a pass and returned it 17 yards for a touchdown, and 346-pound defensive tackle Dontari Poe leaped over the pile for a 1-yard TD as visiting Kansas City (5-5) sent San Diego (2-8) to its sixth straight loss.

KR Andre Roberts finally made a play in burgundy and gold, returning the kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown to the game at 14.

The Panthers also dominated time of possession in with 38 minutes to 22 minutes for the Redskins.

The Panthers offense, even without Williams, still runs the ball first and foremost.

The game was tied at 10 in the third quarter when Shorts threw a 21-yard TD pass to Alfred Blue.

“We’ll be ready”, coach Rob Rivera said. If they’re actually being hurt because of the name, it is not just a solid reason to change the name, but also a major problem with how the refs are handling it.

After a 47-14 win against the New Orleans Saints last week, the Redskins were quickly grounded on Sunday. “We had too many penalties, turnovers, and these are things we have to get fixed”. “It’s a humbling game”.