Didn't see this mentioned this week. Sorry if I missed it
I don't know how much of this got picked up on TV, and I forgot to DVR the game...........But, on the last play, we had 5 guys, I believe, around the 5 yardline area - including Stevie and Lawson. The other 5 or 6 guys were on the line of scrimmage.
Then, when the ball was snapped, all their receivers ran out and there was about 30 yards of uncovered space. I have no idea why Newton didn't just immediately throw it to any of them, instead of getting sacked.
It seemed like a really bad defense to me. What am I missing? They had so much room where they wouldn't have even been touched until about the 15 yard line. A pitchback or two would have been an easy touchdown.