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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Touchdown!
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Coleman with the big hit!
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Rough day for J Stew with two fumbles.
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Run Cam Run. 86 yards rushing today.
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Brother don't shake hands. Brothers gotta hug.
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Stretch it out.
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Sunday Giveaway.
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Wide open guys catch touchdowns, right? Right?
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An incompletion in the endzone before Cam became Super Cam.
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Falcons fans so sad.
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Cam likes to yell before the game.
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Pound that drum Mike Minter!
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Fired up!
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Portrait Time.
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Cam's fired up!
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Funchess calls out some blocks.
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OK, that's a pretty good sign.
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CMC's First Rushi? Check.
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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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Superman has arrived.
