Carolina: Something’s gotta change. Those were the words from Cam Newton after a close loss but ultimately poor showing against the Cowboys in Week 7. Hard to think the Cowboys could play much worse, but if this were a game of poker the Panthers proved that they could indeed see the Cowboys' bad day and raise them Panthers terrible. Speaking of something’s gotta change, Newton has just not been the same in his sophomore season, as he’s currently on pace for around 3,600 passing yards (400 off last year’s pace) and 13 passing TDs, which eight scores less than 2011. Truth be told, Newton isn’t getting a lot of help from Steve Smith, who has yet to see the endzone, or his running game featuring the highest paid group of sub 600 yards per season rushers in the league. Unfortunately, change is unlikely to happen on the road against one of the hottest defenses in the league, the Chicago Bears.The Bears currently rank 6th in total defense per game, but is 1st in turnover differential ...
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Cam Newton,
Steve Smith,
Jay Cutler,
Brandon Marshall,
Matt Forte,
Michael Bush,
Devin Hester,
Earl Bennett,
Kellen Davis
TEAMS: Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears
TEAMS: Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears
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