The Carolina Panthers didn’t deserve to win on Sunday, and ultimately they got what they deserved.
Washington led the entire game and edged the Panthers, 23-17, when a last-chance Carolina drive fell 16 yards short of the end zone.
The Panthers did have a decent chance to win the game late, getting the ball at their own 16 with 3:11 to go and down 23-17. But after moving steadily down the field, quarterback Cam Newton threw three straight incompletions from the Washington 16. Carolina dropped to 3-2 on the season. None of those final three incompletions were very close to the mark as Newton lost to Washington for the first time in five tries.