Carolina Panthers 30, Arizona Cardinals 20
Here are the highest-graded players and top takeaways from the Panthers’ Week 8 win over the Arizona Cardinals.
Quarterback grade: Cam Newton, 69.4
Cam Newton impresses on ground, not through air
Newton made a far bigger impact as a runner in this game than he did as a passer, picking up 43 yards and forcing a missed tackle on seven designed runs. As a passer, his 14-for-27 box score doesn’t quite do him justice, with four dropped passes and one throwaway accounting for five of those incompletions, but he also didn’t complete any of the three passes he attempted traveling 20 yards or further downfield.