Superman Cam Newton is back!
In the sensational 45-0 win of the New England Patriots (SERVICE: All results and games) Cam Newton showed why he has earned his nickname Superman over the past few years.
In the first quarter he put his team in the lead with a 1-yard run with a touchdown, and then started a real firework in the second and third quarters.
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While the Patriots in the past few weeks always seemed as if they didn’t know how to use Newton’s skills properly, they seemed to be on his fast legs in this game.
Newton runs as often as he throws
First he increased the Pats lead with his second touchdown with another run – this time over two yards – to 21: 0. In the third round he ran 13 times (!) And therefore exactly as often as he moved the ball through the air.
In the end, Newton had 48 rushing yards and two touchdowns. In addition, he threw in the third quarter at N’Keal Harry, who carried the leather to 35: 0 in the end zone.
Special teams come up trumps
But not only Newton and his offense were in top form, the Special Team was also in outstanding form. Gunner Olszewki first brought the ball over 70 yards with a punt return into the Chargers end zone, then the Patriots blocked another field goal attempt by the Chargers. Devin McCourty picked up the free ball and ran over 44 yards to the next points.
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Chargers head coach Anthony Lynn was served by his special team after this debacle: “Special team? Unacceptable. Unacceptable, period”, he was tight-lipped after the game when asked by the journalists.
At the same time, the bankruptcy was also a new record that the Chargers would have liked to do without. So far, there have been two 0:41 bankruptcies as a negative record – against the Boston Patriots (1961) and the Atlanta Falcons (1973).
New Englang is keeping its tender playoff chances alive, while the Chargers have suffered the next setback in an already weak season. (SERVICE: The NFL table)
Bitter setback for the Seahawks
It was also a bitter game day for the Seattle Seahawks. Against the New York Giants, the team from Washington state lost 12:17 and thus lost the top spot in the NFC West.
In the first two quarters, the Seahawks offense could not develop any penetrative power and only got five points. In the first quarter Jason Myers made a field goal for the 3-0 lead. In the second section, the defense blocked a Giants punt and secured the ball for a safety in the end zone.
In addition, the defense kept the opponent at zero points. After the defense weakened in the third quarter and gave two touchdowns, that was the decision of this game.
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