STEWART ON A ROLL: The Panthers are expected to get DeAngelo Williams back from a broken hand, but it might behoove Rivera to stick with his hot hand: Jonathan Stewart. Stewart is averaging more than 100 yards rushing over the past three games. However, in the past Rivera has remained most loyal to Williams, the team's all-time leading rusher, and started him whenever healthy.
The Panthers' defense has improved dramatically in the second half of the season and moved up to 16th in the league. Carolina will be plenty motivated to slow down Manziel, and not only because they'd rather not see the rookie making any money gestures with his fingers in the end zone.
"We did a lot of the little things wrong across the board, whether it was awareness,
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At 5-8-1, Carolina still has a chance to win the NFC South. Carolina trails New Orleans (6-
by a half-game and can win the division if it wins out and the Saints lose once.
"There's very little that went well for us," Pettine said. "It was one of those games where it snowballed early, we fell behind and never got into a rhythm offensively and couldn't get off the field defensively."
"I have to be more confident and trust in my eyes and trust what I'm seeing out there on the field," Manziel said. "I felt like I was a little hesitant last week on a couple of throws and it really did hurt me throughout the game."
Browns coach Mike Pettine said while Manziel struggled in his NFL starting debut, he didn't get much help from his teammates