MORE NFL: What Week 5 taught us | Newton answers plea for safe play
While it’s great Newton feels well enough to scoot around Charlotte, he obviously needs to adhere to basic safety measures, especially because it had been just over a week since he sustained his concussion in the Panthers’ Week 4 loss to the Falcons and he still wasn’t cleared to play Monday night.
Derek Anderson took over for Newton and threw for 278 yards with no touchdowns and two interceptions.