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ATLANTA (AP) Cam Newton says he has already moved on from one of the worst starts of his career.

The Panthers quarterback put up some bad numbers in Carolina’s 22-10 loss Sunday to the Atlanta Falcons Cheap Oren Burks Jersey , but the 2015 NFL MVP isn’t too concerned. The playoffs are about to begin, and Newton sees no reason why the Panthers can’t make a run.

”Right now, we need to turn the page extremely fast, and I’m going to do that and focus on the next opponent,” Newton said, looking forward to next week’s wild-card game at New Orleans.

Dissecting his performance against the Falcons won’t be much fun. Newton had a 31.5 passer rating http://www.neworleanssaintsteamonlines.com/marcus-davenport-jersey , the lowest of a seven-year, 109-game career. He began the afternoon missing on his first nine attempts and threw three interceptions in the second half. His 41.2 completion percentage was the fourth-worst of his career.

But as badly as the day started, Newton appeared to have taken the game’s momentum late in the second quarter as he engineered a 16-play, 78-yard drive that lasted over eight minutes. He converted third downs with a 16-yard scramble, a 10-yard pass and a spectacular 27-yard pass that wiped out an 11-yard sack on the previous play.

After connecting with Devin Funchess for a 4-yard touchdown, Newton was confident knowing that Carolina would get the ball to begin the third quarter.

Instead Authentic Josh Sweat Jersey , the Panthers went three-and-out to begin the second half and misfired the rest of the way.

”We had too many blunders,” Newton said. ”That’s not us. Fumbles in the backfield, miscommunication in the pass game, just things that are easily corrected. That’s the optimistic approach to this whole thing.”

Newton and tight end Greg Olsen both tried to move on from a forgettable third-down incompletion early in the fourth quarter with the Falcons leading by nine.

Newton had overcome his own fumble on the second play of the drive to connect with Funchess for a 44-yard gain. Three snaps later, Olsen ran a route to the right side, but didn’t cut back toward the sideline. Newton’s pass bounced out of bounds.

Olsen Cheap Ronnie Harrison Jersey , a three-time Pro Bowl selection and Newton’s teammate for seven years, said Newton didn’t see a hand signal he gave before the snap.

”We didn’t play well enough to win,” Olsen said. ”We can lie to ourselves, but we just didn’t play well enough offensively to win.”

Olsen and Newton appeared to avoid each other on the sideline for the rest of the game.

”We cannot rush to conclusions,” Newton said. ”We can’t panic. Sometimes it’s just good to step back and analyze the situation and even breathe throughout the mayhem of what’s going on.

”I didn’t think we did a good job today. There were a lot of guys pressing, including myself at times Authentic J. D. Martinez Jersey , and just knowing that everything is A-OK at the end of the day. When we panic, that’s when our production goes down. We just have to stay smooth sailing and we’ll learn from this.”

Newton was lacking a strong supporting cast. He’s had a revolving door with his starting receivers, and the offense was absent running back Jonathan Stewart, who was held out with a tight back.

”The accuracy is something needs to be in place as well,” he said. ”I just can’t overlook myself. There were some errant throws that I’ve got to be better at and I will be better at.”

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NEW YORK (AP) Carolina Panthers linebacker Thomas Davis was fined $48 Steelers Mason Rudolph Jersey ,620 by the NFL on Friday for his hit Sunday on Tampa Bay wide receiver Adam Humphries.

Davis, the league’s Walter Payton Man of the Year in 2014, posted on Instagram that he was unhappy with the fine and insisted the hit was legal. He was penalized for unnecessary roughness on the play, which was deemed a helmet-to-helmet hit.

”As a 13yr vet that honestly tries to play the game of football the way it’s supposed to be played,” Davis wrote Authentic Vita Vea Jersey , ”I can’t imagine that this freakin’ tackle would cost me $48,620! Not a single part of this play was dirty! I love playing this game but if this was illegal then it’s time for me to retire!”

Davis added that he was appealing the fine.

Miami’s Kiko Alonso was docked $9,115 for his hit on Baltimore quarterback Joe Flacco, who suffered a concussion on the play. Dolphins defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh was not fined for either of his two unnecessary roughness penalties in that game, including one for shoving Ravens backup QB Ryan Mallett by the throat.

New York Jets cornerback Darryl Roberts was fined for a helmet hit on Atlanta running back Devonta Freeman. Also from that game Authentic Addison Reed Jersey , the Falcons’ Ahtyba Rubin docked $18,231 for roughing the passer on Josh McCown.

Denver safety Justin Simmons was fined $24,309 for his unnecessary roughness penalty on an incomplete pass to Kansas City’s Demarcus Robinson from Alex Smith. The Chiefs’ Marcus Peters has to pay $12,154 for using the goal post as a prop after returning a fumble 45 yards for a touchdown.

Detroit’s D.J. Hayden, Cornelius Washington and Jeremiah Valoaga were each fined $3 Authentic Curtis Granderson Jersey ,037 for leaving the sideline during a skirmish that involved teammate A’Shawn Robinson, who was ejected for throwing two punches at Pittsburgh’s Ramon Foster near the end of their game. Robinson was not fined.

Fined $18,231 for roughing the passer were Cleveland’s Jamie Collins, Dallas’ Damien Wilson and Houston’s Zach Cunningham. Seattle’s Bobby Wagner was docked the same amount for a horsecollar tackle.

Minnesota’s Eric Wilson was fined $12,154 for unsportsmanlike conduct against Cleveland.

Among those fined $9 http://www.detroitlionsteamonline.com/kerryon-johnson-jersey ,115 by the league were: Minnesota’s Shamar Stephen (facemask), Carolina’s Andrew Gachkar (unnecessary roughness), New England’s Joe Thuney (clipping), the Los Angeles Chargers’ Hayes Pullard (facemask) and Seattle’s Thomas Rawls (chop block).

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OPENING LINE – 7

RECORD VS. SPREAD – Bears 6-4, Eagles 8-2

SERIES RECORD – Bears lead 39-13-1

LAST MEETING – Eagles beat Bears 29-14, Sept. 19, 2016

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EAGLES DEFENSE – OVERALL (7), RUSH (1), PASS (19)

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