Los Angeles (AFP) - The Minnesota Vikings wrapped up Carolina quarterback Cam Newton, holding the Panthers scoreless for 50 minutes in a 22-10 NFL victory in Charlotte, where the contest went off without incident despite unrest in recent days.
Vikings quarterback Sam Bradford authored three second-half scoring drives and the Minnesota's defence sacked Newton eight times and intercepted him three times.
The result snapped Carolina's franchise-record 14-game home winning streak. At 1-2 the Panthers have lost one more game than they lost in all of the 2015 regular season.
"Whatever they were doing was effective," said Newton, who received medical attention on the field in the first half, appearing to favor his left foot after a sack.