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Shorter post this week as for the first time FMQB falls on Christmas day. Merry Christmas everybody! For all you non-football fans, throw out a few of these stats to wow your family.
Panthers vs. Giants:
In the first of 2 great comebacks, this one fell just short. With 5 minutes left in the 3rd quarter, the Panthers took a 35-7 lead, and it looked all but over after scoring 4 straight TD’s. The Giants strung together a couple TD drives, and by the 3rd one where Shane Vereen scored to pull within 7, the crowd was absolutely on fire! The whole place was rocking when Odell Beckham tied it up with less than 2 minutes left. It was interesting to see Cam Newton’s expression, and I’m actually going to give him a compliment here GASP! Despite their last 4 drives ending in Punt, Blocked FG, Fumble, Punt, Cam Newton looked absolutely confident on the sidelines. You could tell he was just looking at his teammates and saying “Let’s go win this.” Four plays later they were within FG range, and merely got a bit closer to make the chance more of a guarantee to remain undefeated. On a side note, I’m not sure how I feel about the Josh Norman vs. Odell Beckham feud. It was chippy, and the helmet to helmet hit was terrible, but I kind of liked it. The flags probably had their coaches hating it, but it felt like a playoff atmosphere again between two great competitors.