Vikings put brakes on Panthers’ quarterback Newton
Minnesota end Carolina’s home win streak as Redskins rally to down Giants
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 favour his left foot after a sack.
Newton warmed up for the game wearing a T-shirt bearing a quote from Martin Luther King Jr: “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
In a city where the police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott has sparked violent demonstrations, police in riot gear surrounded the stadium as fans made their way in, but the event passed off peacefully.
Around the league there continued to be a scattering of pre-game demonstrations by players inspired by San Francisco Arizona Tennessee Cleveland Jacksonville Detroit Cincinnati Carolina NY Giants San Francisco NY Jets San Diego Pittsburgh Chicago Tampa Bay 18 10 24 17 27 17 10 27 18 3 22 3 17 32 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s decision to kneel for the national anthem in protest at social injustice and police methods.
In-game action more drama however.
In East Rutherford, New Jersey, Kirk Cousins threw two provided long touchdown passes, Dustin Hopkins converted five field goals and the Washington Redskins sealed a come-frombehind win over the New York Giants with two fourth-quarter interceptions of Eli Manning.
Justin Tucker drilled a 54yard field goal with 1:02 remaining in the fourth quarter to lift the unbeaten Baltimore Ravens to a 19-17 victory over the winless Jacksonville Jaguars.
Super Bowl champions Denver downed the Bengals 29-17 in Cincinnati with Broncos quarterback Trevor Siemian passing for 312 yards and four touchdowns in his first career road start.
Philadelphia quarterback Carson Wentz continued his stellar rookie campaign by throwing for two touchdowns in the Eagles’ 34-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers.