It’s safe to say the Carolina Panthers are back. That’s not to say they are immediately contenders or can safely overlook a shockingly struggling Washington Football Team next week. I mean that a lackluster team who seemed to have lost any passion for their work showed up against an ostensibly superior team and proved that they were talented, too.
Much of that was due to Cam Newton’s presence. The man is instant energy for any room that he walks into. His first two plays back in Panthers uniform being touchdowns are threatening to become the stuff of legend.