Carolina Panthers vs Los Angeles Rams Match Player Stats On Nov 06, 2016

The Sports Xchange
Nov 6, 2016

LOS ANGELES -- A touchdown pass by quarterback Cam Newton and two Graham Gano field goals boosted the Carolina Panthers to a 13-10 victory over the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday at the Memorial Coliseum.

Newton connected with tight end Greg Olsen on a 9-yard scoring pass late in the first to give Carolina a lead it would never surrender. Newton completed 20 of 32 passes for 225 yards.

Rams quarterback Case Keenum was 27 of 46 for 296 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Keenum was frequently booed throughout the game by the hometown fans, who were apparently craving the pro debut of rookie quarterback and top draft pick Jared Goff.

Keenum gave the Rams a chance, however, throwing a 10-yard touchdown pass to Kenny Britt with 34 seconds left in the contest and cutting the Panthers' margin to three points. But Los Angeles failed to recover a squib kick with 31 seconds remaining, allowing the Panthers (3-5) to prevail.

Carolina linebacker Thomas Davis's interception of Keenum at the Panthers' 45-yard line with 13 seconds remaining in the third quarter led to one of Gano's two boots.

Newton guided the Panthers to the Rams' 11 before being sacked by defensive tackle Aaron Donald for a nine-yard loss on third down. However, Gano converted a 38-yard field goal 11:17 left for a 10-0 Panthers' advantage.

Los Angeles (3-5) had a chance to cut the margin with a touchdown but tight end Lance Kendricks dropped Keenum's pass at the goal line, forcing kicker Greg Zuerlein to convert a 25-yard field goal with 8:06 remaining. That pulled the Rams within 10-3.

But the Panthers added a 37-yard field goal by by Gano with 3:18 left to clinch their second straight win.

The Los Angeles defense sacked Newton five times, two of those by Donald. Carolina sacked Keenum four times. Defensive end Mario Addison earned two sacks.

Both teams missed on field goal attempts in the first half. Zuerlein misfired on a pair of 55-yarders after the Rams' opening drive and the final one of the first half. Gano failed to convert from 49 yards late in the second quarter.

An announced crowd of 86,109 attended.

NOTES: Panthers S Colin Jones suffered a concussion in the third quarter and did not return. ... C Ryan Kalil (shoulder) missed the game. Gino Gradkowski replaced Kalil. Carolina also was without T Michael Oher, DT Vernon Butler, CB Zack Sanchez, RB Cameron Artis-Payne, TE Chris Manhertz and LB Shaq Thompson. ... WR Nelson Spruce, DE Matt Longacre, QB Sean Mannion, DB Dwayne Gratz, G Jamon Brown, T Pace Murphy and TE Temarrick Hemingway were inactive for Los Angeles. ... The Panthers lead the all-time series 13-8 and have won six of the last seven meetings. ... Both clubs resume play next Sunday. Carolina hosts the Kansas City Chiefs, while Los Angeles visits the New York Jets.