CAM NEWTON BRIEFLY BENCHED FOR P.J. WALKER IN FIRST HALF VS. FALCONS RETURNS TO BEGIN THIRD QUARTER

Cam Newton's return to Carolina hasn't been the storybook endeavor that both sides had hoped for earlier this season. In the second quarter of the Panthers' Week 14 matchup against the Atlanta Falcons, Matt Rhule benched the former league MVP in place of P.J. Walker. This came after a tough opening half for Newton where Carolina found itself traili

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