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RIVERA THE GAMBLER: Panthers coach Ron Rivera's roots are on the defensive side of the ball,Wholesale Shoes China, and he freely admits that he is generally more of a conservative coach. But sitting at 1-3 and needing to give his offense a jolt, Rivera decided to go for it on fourth down twice on Carolina's opening drive of the game. It paid off when the 15-play drive culminated in a 2-yard touchdown from Newton to Steve Smith, and a boatload of confidence for the offense in general. "For him to trust us means a lot and it speaks volumes," Newton said. "For us, he is a defensive coach by nature, so he always has that conservative mentality. But I think that he is kind of breaking his mold to a degree, and giving the whole team confidence with him."
STINGY PANTHERS: Carolina's front seven is fast becoming one of the toughest in the league. The Panthers haven't allowed a 100-yard rusher in nine straight games. Thomas Davis had two sacks and Mike Mitchell had two interceptions and a sack of his own to lead the way. And stuffing Peterson may have been their biggest accomplishment yet. "You know we gave up one big run and if we don't give that up we might have had him under 50," Mitchell said of Peterson's 31-yard run. "He's the best running back in the league so he's going to get his but I thought we did a good job keeping him bottled up for most of the day." |
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