Grading the Carolina Panthers for Sunday’s game at Washington:
B- Quarterback: Cam Newton put together an excellent comeback attempt in the fourth quarter, completing 14 of 15 pass attempts (including a touchdown pass to Torrey Smith) before three straight incompletions to end the game that were not all on Newton. But the end zone fade to Christian McCaffrey is a pass Newton can absolutely make. On an interception in the first half, Newton was hit and the ball was underthrown — but he admitted after the game he did try to force the pass.
D Running backs: Carolina struggled to get into a rhythm on the ground, finishing with just 81 net rushing yards.