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Jonathan Stewart on facemask-breaking hit: 'Looked like I had a motorcycle helmet on'

Jonathan Stewart played a big part in the Panthers' 26-15 dismantling of the Redskins on Monday night, but the lasting memory from the game won't be his 25-carry, 132-yard performance, but what happened at the end of an eight-yard run in the second quarter: Stewart got hit so hard his facemask came off.

Jonathan Stewart's face mask was knocked off of his helmet on a run play ud83dude33 pic.twitter.com/dZkrc2tG7C

And here's the moving-pictures evidence:

Stewart, who left the field wearing a helmet sans facemask, had to sit out several plays while his helmet was fixed.