Chad Henne threw for 194 yards and Dan Carpenter connected on a pair of field goals as the Dolphins took care of first overall pick Cam Newton and the Panthers 20-10 in preseason action in Miami.
Henne played the majority of the contest and was 15-of-24, while Matt Moore ended 6-of-10 for 73 yards for the Dolphins, who topped Atlanta last week. Daniel Thomas and Lex Hilliard posted rushing scores for Miami.
Newton, the first pick in the 2011 NFL Draft, went 7-of-14 for 66 yards in the first half for the Panthers, who won 20-10 over the Giants to open their exhibition slate.
Miami held the QB and the Panthers in check in the first half, as Newton threw a Hail Mary pass that fell incomplete on the final play of the first half Friday night, and that’s the closest he came to reaching the end zone. The rookie played the entire first half, when the Panthers managed only three first downs, had the ball for less than eight minutes and fell behind by 17.
Carolina crossed midfield for the first time when Newton ran for 7 yards on the next-to-last play of the half. The Panthers did sit out six starters, including four on offense. But a sputtering offense was nothing new for the Panthers, who ranked last in the NFL in points and yards in 2010.
Jimmy Clausen completed nine of his 15 passes for 69 yards, while Tyrell Sutton recorded a fourth-quarter TD run. The Dolphins were in control from the start, as Hilliard’s one-yard plunge was the lone score of the opening period.
Carpenter hit from 39 yards out and Thomas added a four-yard touchdown scamper for a 17-0 bulge at the break.
Carpenter connected from 44 yards out in the third quarter, before Carolina finally tallied in the fourth thanks to Adi Kunalic’s 38-yard make and Sutton’s four-yard TD run.
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