Panthers' Cam Newton on penalty: 'I've got to be better than that'

The Carolina Panthers pulled off a big upset Monday night and Cam Newton played well, but that didn't prevent the MVP quarterback from being involved in another controversy. Cam Newton was not happy a helmet-to-helmet penalty wasn't called when a Washington Redskins defender hit him, but the Carolina Panthers quarterback said he regrets his reaction after the play, which drew an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. Newton shot up and tossed the ball at Murphy as the quarterback walked away to draw the penalty. "I've got to be better than that," Newton said. "That just can't happen on my part. I just have to let the referees do their job, and obviously, it was a questionable hit, but I can't throw the ball at a person."