The Panthers defeated division rivals Atlanta Falcons 20-17 today at Bank of America Stadium to move to 6-3 and stay within one game of NFC South leaders the New Orleans Saints, with Christian McCaffrey scoring his first rushing touchdown, Cam Newton adding another highlight-reel leaping touchdown run and two Graham Gano field goals providing the scoring for the team. The Falcons jumped out to a 10-0 lead and looked to be cruising to a victory, but it was a 4th-and-1 stop that turned the momentum around and the Panthers scored 20 unanswered points to go up 20-10 before the Falcons answered back with a touchdown to cut the lead to only one score. The Panthers would stop the Falcons on downs to effectively end the game, but it took until the final whistle for the win to feel secure for the Panthers. Read our full recap here and check out some photos from official photographer Jesse Fraetis below.
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Coleman with the big hit!
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Falcons fans so sad.
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Portrait Time.
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Superman has arrived.
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Rough day for J Stew with two fumbles.
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Cam's fired up!
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Wide open guys catch touchdowns, right? Right?
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Fired up!
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Funchess calls out some blocks.
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Cam gets the touchdown ball from Bersin.
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Great shot of the Q-Collar that Luke Kuechly is wearing.
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OK, that's a pretty good sign.
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Run Cam Run. 86 yards rushing today.
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Sunday Giveaway.
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Cam likes to yell before the game.
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An incompletion in the endzone before Cam became Super Cam.
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CMC's First Rushi? Check.
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Pound that drum Mike Minter!
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Touchdown!
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Brother don't shake hands. Brothers gotta hug.
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Stretch it out.
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