Tagged: carolina panthers

November 19, 2013

Refs defend no-call; Patriots puzzled by end

ESPN.com|Field Yates

For the second time this season, the New England Patriots lost a game in which a controversial call — or non-call in this case — by an official late in the game made headlines.

Full story: ESPN

November 19, 2013

Panthers get past Pats in controversial finish

ESPN.com|ESPN.com news services

Cam Newton threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Ted Ginn Jr. with 59 seconds left, and the Carolina Panthers held off the New England Patriots 24-20 on Monday night for their sixth straight victory when officials picked up a penalty flag on the final play.

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December 1, 2012

Carolina Panthers wants fans’ help in ending winless coin-flip streak

Yahoo! Sports

The Carolina Panthers have lost eight of their games this season, but there isn’t much their fans can do to change that record. But the Panthers are hoping the fans can help with another losing record — the team is 0-12 in coin flips.

In 11 pregame and one overtime coin flips, the Panthers haven’t made the right call once. To change their luck, they want their fans’ help. The Panthers posted this question on their Facebook page:

“The Carolina Panthers are an astonishing 0-for-12 on coin tosses this season, so we want you – the fans – to call heads or tails for Sunday’s game vs. the Kansas City Chiefs.”

A poll is also posted on the Facebook page. As of this writing, the voting is deadlocked between heads and tails.

Full story: Yahoo! Sports

November 27, 2012

Newton good for 4 TDs as Panthers stop Eagles

ESPN.com|Associated Press

Cam Newton threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more to lead the Carolina Panthers to a 30-22 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday night in a matchup of teams with the worst records in the NFC.

Full story: ESPN

November 6, 2012

NFL admits officiating mistake on DeAngelo Williams’ touchdown versus Redskins

Yahoo! Sports

It’s bad enough that the Washington Redskins fell to 3-6 after a 21-13 Sunday loss to the Carolina Panthers, and there was a lot of fallout regarding Mike Shanahan‘s postgame comments. Now, we can add in the fact that the first-quarter touchdown scored by Panthers running back DeAngelo Williams should have been disallowed, based on a rogue whistle.

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November 5, 2012

Redskins Rule Bodes Well For Mitt Romney But World Series Result Favors Barack Obama

Yahoo! Sports

The Carolina Panthers beat the Redskins in Washington on Sunday, which should translate into a win for Mitt Romney on Election Day, if history is any indication.

How do we figure? It’s the remarkably accurate Redskins Rule that forecasts the result of presidential elections.

Full story: Yahoo! Sports