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Feb 12, 2022

Carolina Panthers all-time leading passer Cam Newton is cool in many senses of the word—from his playing style to his leadership style and to his fashion style. But he’s also cool, apparently, right after disaster strikes. - In charting quarterback performance directly following an interception, Pro Football Focus’ Tej Seth found Newton has the third-highest EPA (expected points added) per pass amongst all quarterbacks over the past 11 years. His 130 throws in those particular situations only trail the work of Matthew Stafford’s 144 and Alex Smith’s 58. - - A graph on mental toughness: - Cam Newton Sam Darnold pic.twitter.com/mb9dA7kunq - — Michael Rimmer (@AVL_Mike) February 10, 2022 - - - A bit more popularized by Stafford’s Los Angeles Rams over the past year, P.A.C.E.—performance after a critical error—can be interpreted as a measure of how mentally resilient and wise a quarterback is under pressure. And based off the way Newton’s been largely portrayed over his entire NFL career, you’d never know he’s one of the game’s very best in this category. - On the other side of the spectrum is Carolina’s other passer in Sam Darnold. The only surprising nugget here, perhaps, is that he isn’t dead-last in this stat given his high volume of turnovers and often volatile play. - - RelatedCam Newton in rarefied air when it came to facing Tom BradyCam Newton nominated for Carolina governors' highest honors - - List - - Best of the Panthers at 2022 NFL Honors - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Email - - - - - Sign up - - - - - - - - Like this article? - Sign up for the Panthers Wire email newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning - - - - An error has occured - - - Please re-enter your email address. - - - - - - Thanks for signing up! - - - You'll now receive the top Panthers Wire stories each day directly in your inbox.

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