Newton and Smith connect on Pro Bowl Bomb
Cam Newton and Steve Smith impressed in the third quarter with a beauty of a 55 yard pass that Carolina fans will see plenty of next year. Steve Smith looked like he was having fun and caught 5 passes for 118 yeards. Smith was excited to return to the Pro Bowl and run around with the young guys and it showed. Smith will definitely look forward to playing more games with Cam next year and their 55 yard connection isn’t a bad way to go into the offseason.
Newton struggled overall with 9 of 27 completions, but led the NFC team in passing yards with 187 yards and also 2 touchdowns. The Steve Smith score gave the NFC the lead briefly in the third quarter, but it did not end up being enough. Cam got added to the roster last week after Eli Manning’s New York Giants advanced to the Super Bowl.
The AFC ended up having the last laugh in what was largely a joke of a game. The lack of defense hit an all-time high, and it is basically like watching a pre-season non-contact 7 on 7 drill, but with the league’s best players. It stands in stark contrast to next week’s game, which will actually look like a real football game; next week’s game is also between two teams that cannot stand each other. Tom Brady has said that he can’t even watch tape of the previous match between New England and New York.
In other Pro Bowl news, NFL players were allowed to tweet during this game from designated computers; it was probably just a TV ratings ploy, but at least it was a fun one. Deion reiterated on twitter what the Pro Bowl has turned into: “I apologize on behalf on the NFL. This pro bowl is ridiculous. All the lineman cut deals with each other to go easy and everyone else did 2.”
Cam hopes that this will not be his first trip to Honolulu, and it definitely will not be. Panthers fans only hope that Cam’s next trip comes after a winning season, a playoff trip, and possibly even another record setting season.
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