Rock Hill Herald · Oct 14, 2018
Carolina’s last-second drive falls short as Washington edges Panthers
The Carolina Panthers didn’t deserve to win on Sunday, and ultimately they got what they deserved.
Washington led the entire game and edged the Panthers, 23-17, when a last-chance Carolina drive fell 16 yards short of the end zone.
The Panthers did have a decent chance to win the game late, getting the ball at their own 16 with 3:11 to go and down 23-17. But after moving steadily down the field, quarterback Cam Newton threw three straight incompletions from the Washington 16. Carolina dropped to 3-2 on the season. None of those final three incompletions were very close to the mark as Newton lost to Washington for the first time in five tries.