Newton completed 16 of 22 passes for 161 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's win over Seattle. He added three yards on the ground on 11 carries.

EDGE Analysis

The three rushing yards were a season low and the 161 yards passing were Newton's third fewest this year. Early turnovers by Seattle gave Carolina an instant touchdown and a short field, and then a big lead gave the Panthers little reason to take chances - all contributing to Newton's modest totals. Sunday was just the third time this season that Newton was held to a single touchdown. In the prior two instances, Newton rebounded with three- and four-score games. Expect Newton to bounce back again next week, though an Arizona defense that ranked in the top 10 in the league against both the run and pass will make it difficult.