Dolphins shut out Panthers in Newton’s first start, for 3 quarters of play. Cam Newton threw a Hail Mary pass that fell incomplete on the final play of the first half Friday night, and that’s the closest he came to reaching the end zone the entire game.
The top pick of the 2011 NFL Draft was shut out in his first preseason start, and Newton’s Carolina Panthers lost to the Miami Dolphins, 20-10.
Newton played the entire first half, when the Panthers managed only three first downs, held the ball for less than eight minutes and fell behind 17-0. Newton went 7 for 14 for 66 yards, and he ran four times for 18 yards.
