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Newton, McCaffrey, and the hidden gem in Carolina’s offensive performance on Sunday

Although Cam Newton and Christian McCaffrey will get most of the headlines after Carolina’s 31-21 victory over Cincinnati Sunday, let’s not forget about new offensive coordinator Norv Turner.

Turner called a superb offensive game Sunday vs. the Bengals, including a screen pass that may have been the prettiest one the Panthers have run in franchise history. Afterward, Panthers head coach Ron Rivera said Turner’s decision-making Sunday was “what we envisioned” when he hired Turner to replace Mike Shula as offensive coordinator after the 2017 season.

On that screen play, which resulted in a 24-yard touchdown pass to C.