Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers displayed composure in the clutch. Newton passed for five touchdowns, capped by a 15-yard scoring strike to Jerricho Cotchery with 1:05 to go, and the Panthers clinched the NFC South with a 41-38 victory over the Saints on Sunday. ''I expected us to win the football game,'' Newton said, adding he wasn't pleased by how tight the game got at the end against the reeling Saints (4-8), who've lost four straight.
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