Carolina Panthers’ Cam Newton, rear, is hit by Washington Redskins’  London Fletcher (59) and Stephen Bowen (72) as he dives for the end zone  during the first quarter of an NFL football game in Charlotte, N.C.,  Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Carolina Panthers’ Cam Newton, rear, is hit by Washington Redskins’ London Fletcher (59) and Stephen Bowen (72) as he dives for the end zone during the first quarter of an NFL football game in Charlotte, N.C., Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)