What the deuce?! Cam Newton just keeps on throwing 400+ yards? Two games in and the only man keeping off the top of the yardage charts is the evergreen Tom Brady, who has had to break a franchise record in game 1 (517 yards) to stay ahead of this prolific youngster.
It is quite remarkable.
And it was almost more remarkable still, as the Panthers came extremely close to beating the World Champions. How odd it would have been to have seen the worst team from last year beat the best so early on in a season that followed a break over which the Panthers were assumed to have stagnated and the Packers prospered.
Thankfully for my constitution, it didn’t happen. The Panthers jumped out to an early lead, racking up 10 points in the first quarter and shutting out GB in the process.
The lead was cut to six by the half and the Packers ended up winning 30-23.
And here’s why:
432 yards is awesome, but 3 interceptions by Cam Newton is far from pristine. The guy has guts, talent and excellent – truly excellent – chemistry with his team mates, but his gun-slinging ways can be disastrous for a team with few answers to offensive juggernauts.
Newton should just keep doing what he’s doing, but study his errors closely in the time between games to iron them out. Rodgers just needs to keep on being Rodgers. With him at the helm the Packers look fearsome.
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