Cam Newton breaks slump helps Panthers pound Saints

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Cam Newton breaks slump helps Panthers pound Saints

The word of Week 14 is "mobility."Mobile quarterbacks put on impre sive road performances, and a certain running back (whom we'll mention later) used his mobility to become the first since Walter Payton to post 200-plus yards from scrimmage in three straight games. Week 14 was also a great week for mobile teams -- those playing away from home -- which won 10 of 15 road games.Mobile quarterback as a starter, a total greater than the rest of Nigel Warrior Jersey the rookie quarterbacks combined this season.Indianapolis quarterback used his mobility to in a hotly contested game that produced a road victory for the . Speedy receiver , either, scoring the game-winning touchdown in the final minute and posting a final stat line of 10 catches for 150 yards and two touchdowns. That man can move.Here are this week's most magnificent men of mobility.Greatest on the Road ...Cam Newton, Carolina Panthers has been a shell of himself all season, which is part of the reason why Carolina has only rarely looked like the reigning NFC South champions. None of this was true .Newton still didn't look nearly as fast as he has in the past, but against the , he was slippery. The quarterback sparked the Carolina offense on second-and-5 with a run that was about twice as long laterally as it was vertically to put the in territory. Newton then found in the corner of the end zone four plays later to quickly give the the lead.A field goal and New Orleans turnover later, Newton was back on the offensive, capping a six-play, 60-yard drive with a two-yard dive up the middle for six. Of course, that's when things got feisty.Fracas is a fun word to say, but it's not always fun to experience first-hand. Newton did his trademark Superman celebration, but it was a little too close to the grill of , who took offense. Then the fracas broke out.I have two younger sisters. When they were young children, they'd often put on dance performances for whichever pa sing soul would stop and watch. Then, in the middle of said performance, they'd disagree on who owned the lead role, argue, push, shove, slap fight and maybe pull some hair. It always escalated rather quickly. This was similar that, except it was grown men in football gear in front of 70,000 people and a regional television audience. And it got much more violent.Skirmish or not, Newton's touchdown stood, and it only fueled a team that suddenly appeared Tanner Muse Jersey unstoppable. Later in the half, Newton found tight end wide open in the end zone for another touchdown, and the rout was on.SuperCam finished with 21 completions on 33 attempts, 226 yards pa sing, three touchdowns, 83 yards rushing and another touchdown on the ground. That's four total touchdowns for those of you counting at home, and one win for a Carolina team that is inexplicably still in the hunt for the NFC South crown.Also considered ...Ru sell Wilson, Seattle SeahawksI swear, I don't play favorites with quarterbacks. But as , Wilson was the best player on the field in Philadelphia on Sunday.This was a pretty big game for both teams. Sitting atop the NFC East thanks to its high-flying offense, Philadelphia welcomed the reigning champions to the Linc, with the eager to prove they're ready to sit at the adult table.Not quite.Seattle, a team that appears to be exiting hibernation in the nastiest and angriest of ways, dropped the hammer on backup quarterback , limiting him to just 10-of-20 pa sing for 96 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. More importantly, the defense held Sanchez and the Philadelphia offense, averaging 35 points a game under Sanchez, to 14 points. All Wilson had to do was not screw up, right?Wrong. Philadelphia's defense might not be the stingiest statistically, but it still presents quite a challenge, one that Wilson attacked most effectively when he was able to freelance.Freelance. We hear that word a lot nowadays in reference to the mobile quarterback generation, but it's very apparent that when Wilson takes matters into his own hands, he's at his best.I mean, look at his highlight reel from Sunday; it's filled with plays that Wilson extended with his feet and completed with both his feet and his arm. He drops back on one play just before halftime, turns one way to run, then jukes the Steve Largent Jersey opposite way and sends defensive tackle stumbling and barrel rolling to the turf. I still can't stop laughing at that film. That play should be on an Instagram highlight reel of killer cro sovers. Double-tap if you like 's moves.Early in the third quarter, Wilson rolled right, and by now the ' defense decided it should honor his mobility. Bad move.Wilson floated right, stopped and looked left like he had planned it all along, lofting a pa s to , who had snuck out of the backfield. Lynch caught the pa s, broke a helple s defender's attempt at a tackle and waltzed into the end zone.Wilson ran one in himself as well, and found on a touchdown pa s that Gerald Everett Jersey extended Seattle's lead to 24-14 early in the third, a score that stood firm through the final whistle. Final stats: 22-of-37 pa sing, 263 yards, two pa sing touchdowns; 10 rushes, 48 yards, one rushing touchdown. Not a bad day at the office.Le'Veon Bell, Pittsburgh SteelersI'm a traditionalist, which means I adhere to the Woody Hayes philosophy of I still believe a good running game will win you games, and in turn, win you a title.This was incredibly evident in the fourth quarter, when the -- trailing 21-17 -- hung a 25-spot on the . They started the fourth with a bang, handing the ball off to Bell, who took it 53 yards to the Cincinnati 27. The drive ended in a field goal, bringing the within one at 21-20.Four plays after an fumble at Cincinnati's 24, Bell took a handoff off left tackle. The former Michigan State Spartan broke multiple tackles on his way to the goal line, a plane he broke with an outstretched arm and football in hand, giving the a 28-21 advantage they would not relinquish.If that didn't show how important Bell -- and the run game in general -- is to Pittsburgh's succe s, a 94-yard play-action bomb from to might help.Facing a first-and-10 deep in its own territory, Pittsburgh clung onto a one-po se sion lead. Cincinnati stacked six defenders on the line, expecting a run to Bell like everyone else in attendance. Luckily for Stiller Nation, wasn't going down that easy, dialing up a fake handoff to his marquee Alex Collins Jersey back and unleashing Bryant against man-free coverage. Bryant's top-flight speed was on display, burning every defensive back for six.Finally, we return to Bell with le s than six minutes to play. On a six-play drive, the bruising back toted the rock four times for a combined 41 yards, including a 22-yard touchdown run that iced it for Pittsburgh. Final stat line for Bell: 26 carries, 185 yards, two touchdowns.Bell is arguably the best running back in football right now, and in an era somewhat devoid of big names in the backfield, it's refreshing. What's played out, however, is the "For whom tolls" puns. Let's retire those, and keep watching the man carve up and bulldoze defenses.
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