Defender ejected after vicious late hit on star quarterback Cam Newton
IN A season in which tackles and what is legal and illegal is spotlighted and controversial, there is no grey area to this brutal hit to Cam Newton.
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IN A season in which tackles and what is legal and illegal is spotlighted and controversial, there is no grey area to this brutal hit to Cam Newton.
In the second quarter of the Panthers-Falcons game, the Carolina quarterback scrambled for a first down on fourth-and-4, then slid to the ground, ending the play.
Dirty hit on Cam Newton 😳
— NFL Stats (@NFL_Stats) September 16, 2018
He’s headed to the locker room...pic.twitter.com/0RCV34H82N
No excuse for Damontae Kazee putting this late hit on a sliding Cam Newton. It’s reckless. Easy ejection for the officials. pic.twitter.com/ijBD3DiOsf
— Jeff Eisenband (@JeffEisenband) September 16, 2018
That’s when Atlanta safety Damontae Kazee delivered a vicious shot to Newton’s head, spearing him and going helmet to helmet.
With Newton sprawled, clearly hurting on the field, his teammates came to his support and knocked Kazee to the ground. Kazee then was knocked out of the game, tossed for the hit.
Newton went to the medical tent on the sideline but did not miss any time in the game.
BROWNS FIND ANOTHER CRUSHING WAY TO NOT WIN
Will Lutz kicked a 44-yard field goal for New Orleans with 21 seconds left, Cleveland kicker Zane Gonzalez pushed the second of his two missed field goals wide right in the final seconds, and the Saints held on for a 21-18 victory that extended the Browns’ winless streak to 19 games. Gonzalez also missed two extra points, one week after his potential winning field goal was blocked in a season-opening tie with Pittsburgh. Cleveland (0-1-1) carried a two-score lead into the final nine minutes before its latest collapse.
The streak continues for the Cleveland Browns 😢 pic.twitter.com/QGfEDZDejL
— FOX Sports (@FOXSports) September 16, 2018
Receiver Michael Thomas had two fourth-quarter touchdowns for the Saints (1-1), who scored 40 points in a Week 1 loss to Tampa Bay, but didn’t find the end zone against Cleveland until 8:41 remained in the game.
Thomas’ 2-yard catch cut Cleveland’s lead to 12-10.
Marcus Williams’ interception of Tyrod Taylor with just less than five minutes remaining set up Thomas’ leaping 5-yard touchdown catch with 2:40 to go, and Alvin Kamara’s run for a 2-point conversion put the Saints up 18-12. That conversion made all the difference after Taylor found Antonio Callaway with a 47-yard, all-or-nothing heave on fourth-and-5 with 1:16 to go. Gonzalez missed a point-after kick for the second time, and Drew Brees’ 42-yard completion to Ted Ginn Jr. set up Lutz’ go-ahead kick.
The most Browns thing is scoring a game-tying touchdown and then missing an extra point.
— SB Nation (@SBNation) September 16, 2018
🎥: @Browns pic.twitter.com/9V56dHqFZs
Kamara was a bright spot in a largely frustrating day for New Orleans’ offence, gaining 99 yards from scrimmage, including 53 on six catches. The Browns, who forced six turnovers against Pittsburgh in Week 1, recovered two more fumbles in New Orleans when Thomas and Ginn were both stripped after receptions.
Browns defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi sacked Brees twice and would have had a third drive-stalling sack early in the fourth quarter if Derrick Kindred hadn’t been called for illegal contact. The drive-extending penalty led to New Orleans’ first TD in what became an 18-point final quarter for the Saints.
Originally published as Defender ejected after vicious late hit on star quarterback Cam Newton
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