Carolina 26, Tennessee 16
When: 3:00 PM ET, Saturday, August 20, 2016
Where: Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
Temperature:
80°
Head Official:
Clete Blakeman
Attendance:
60802
By The Sports Xchange
Quarterback Cam Newton threw for 162 yards and a touchdown in the first quarter Saturday as the Carolina Panthers dumped the Tennessee Titans 26-16 in an NFL exhibition game at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn.
Newton hooked up with Ted Ginn, Jr. for a 61-yard scoring strike just 2:12 into the game as Ginn, Jr. broke a tackle after catching a short pass. Carolina made it 10-0 on Graham Gano's 41-yard field goal with 20 seconds left in the first quarter.
Tennessee scored its only touchdown with 10:54 remaining in the second quarter on Marcus Mariota's 23-yard scoring pass to Harry Douglas. Mariota left after that series, having completed 9-of-10 passes for 104 yards and an interception.
Gano's 23-yard field goal with three seconds left in the half made it 13-7 Panthers at halftime. The Titans drew within 13-10 on a 48-yard field goal by Ryan Succup at the 10:04 mark of the third quarter.
But the Panthers cashed in the last of three Tennessee turnovers to make it 19-10, scoring when Derek Anderson hit Kevin Norwood with an 8-yard touchdown pass with 4:49 remaining in the third quarter. Carolina capped its scoring when Joe Webb connected with Jalen Simmons on a 6-yard scoring strike with 6:01 left the game.
The Titans added a 9-yard touchdown pass from Alex Tanney to Alex Ellis with 1:55 remaining.
Top Game Performances
Receiving
Carolina |
|
Tennessee |
Ted Ginn, Jr.
|
Player |
Tajae Sharpe
|
1 |
Receptions |
6 |
61 |
Yards |
68 |
61.0 |
Avg Yards |
11.3 |
1 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
61 |
Long |
20 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Carolina
|
393 |
53 |
340 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2.0 |
2 |
Tennessee
|
330 |
96 |
234 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
Upcoming Games
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Tennessee will play their next game on the road against Oakland. The Titans have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Carolina will play their next game at home against New England. The Panthers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.