After throwing for 357 yards and three touchdowns Sunday, Panthers quarterback Cam Newton had one word for the performance of both himself and his team.
Unacceptable.
Newton was angry with himself for missing an open receiver on the deciding two-point conversion in Carolina’s disheartening 20-19 loss to Detroit on Sunday.
Carolina coach Ron Rivera, whose kicker Graham Gano had already missed an extra point and a 34-yard field goal, put the game in Newton’s hands with 1:07 left after Newton had just thrown an 8-yard TD pass to DJ Moore. Rivera decided to go for two instead of taking the extra point and a 20-20 tie.