Cam Newton had just finished an onfield TV interview and shaken hands with Redskins players when he decided to make a quick stop on the way to the locker room. He jogged over to the end zone and gave a line of high-fives to the front row of cheering fans on his way to the tunnel. "It feels great," the rookie said afterward, flashing the wide smile that had been absent for the better part of a month. The No. 1 overall draft pick had reason to celebrate after helping the Carolina Panthers beat the Redskins 33-20 on Sunday. There was no heading into the final minutes trying to erase another narrow deficit only to end up with a close loss. Instead, the Panthers finally played with a lead almost the entire way and pulled away after halftime to match their win total for all of last year.
