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Saturday 14 September 2019

Bucs use goal-line stand to beat Panthers 20-14

By STEVE REED from running the ball. He
AP Sports Writer believed the Panthers had
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — the right play called.
When Cam Newton left “Unfortunately, it didn’t
the shotgun and began work,” Rivera said. “That’s
creeping toward the line all I can tell. We felt good
of scrimmage, Buccaneers about the play.”
cornerback Vernon Harg- McCaffrey said it was his
reaves knew exactly what job to get into the end zone
was coming. — or at least pick up the
The Bucs sniffed out a first down — and he failed.
fourth-and-1 play from the “The ball is in my hands and
2-yard line with Hargreaves I have to make that play,”
shoving Christian McCaf- McCaffrey said. “I have to
frey out of bounds with 1:22 get better.”
left to preserve a 20-14 win Actually the entire Panthers
over the Carolina Panthers offense needs to get bet-
and cap off a terrific de- ter, Newton said.
fensive performance on “It’s hard to look defen-
Thursday night. sive guys in the eyes after
Jameis Winston threw for a game like this because
208 yards and a touch- we didn’t uphold our end
down, Chris Godwin had Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Vernon III Hargreaves (28) tackles Carolina Panthers running of the bargain,” Newton
121 yards receiving and back Christian McCaffrey late in the second half of an NFL football game in Charlotte, N.C., Friday, said. “All fingers are point-
a score and Peyton Bar- Sept. 13, 2019. Tampa Bay won 20-14. ed back to the offense and
ber ran for 82 yards, but it Associated Press me specifically.”
was the Bucs defense that ter, faked a reverse to Curtis good idea what was going other QB in the league, he Newton finished with 324
won this game. Tampa Bay Samuel and raced around on.” has just minus-2 yards on yards passing , but was held
held the Panthers without left end but couldn’t find It would be hard to imag- five carries this season with without a touchdown for
a touchdown and limited the edge. He tried to ex- ine the Panthers taking the two fumbles . the second straight week.
McCaffrey to 53 total yards tend the ball, but didn’t ball out of their 6-foot-5, “He can’t take them hits The Buccaneers (1-1) got
to give coach Bruce Ari- pick up the first down as 245-pound quarterback’s like that,” Hargreaves said. plenty of pressure on New-
ans his first victory with the Hargreaves rode him out of hands in the past. Even Har- “It’s going to eat his body ton with three sacks com-
team. bounds. greaves said a few years up. So not really. We ex- ing from Shaquil Barrett. The
The goal-line stand, par- “You watch any football ago, Newton “definitely, pected more throwing as Panthers failed to reach
ticularly the fourth down and you’ve seen it a few 100 percent” would have he is getting older in his ca- the end zone, only scor-
play, was just the icing on times,” Hargreaves said of tried to run and score. reer.” ing on Joey Slye’s four field
the cake. the play. “Once I saw Cam But this is a different time Panthers coach Ron Rivera goals and a safety by Luke
As Newton cleared out of walk up to the line of scrim- for the ninth-year quar- said there is nothing wrong Kuechly . They are 0-2 for
the way, McCaffrey took mage and act like he was terback. Although he has with Newton’s shoulder or the first time since the 2013
the direct snap from cen- talking to me I had a pretty more TDs rushing than any foot that prevented him season.q

Antonio Brown quarterback Tom Brady.

Continued from Page 17 vironment in the NFL. Belichick said there’s no
He’s been mostly insu- way to gauge how long it
He arrived in Massachu- lated off the field by the takes a new player to get
setts on Monday in search team. The four-time All- comfortable enough in
of a fresh start following a Pro has yet to address re- New England’s system.
trail of follies with the Raid- porters since joining New The most recent example
ers that included a bizarre England. He has been of a receiver to join the
foot injury, a dispute with seen only on the practice Patriots on a timeline simi-
the NFL over his helmet, field . The stall to his locker lar to Brown’s was Josh
missed practices, multiple has been closed when- Gordon last season. After
fines and a run-in with ever reporters had access wearing out his welcome
Oakland general manag- to the room, suggesting in Cleveland following a
er Mike Mayock. he has left for the day. He New England Patriots wide receiver Antonio Brown pauses while four-year stint Gordon was
Now Brown is trying to ac- has been trying to learn working out during NFL football practice, Wednesday, Sept. 11, traded by the Browns to
climate himself to perhaps a new playbook and sys- 2019, in Foxborough, Mass. the Patriots on Sept. 18 of
the most regimented en- tem and earn the trust of Associated Press last year.q