After the Patriots agreed to a one-year deal with Cam Newton, Bleacher Report’s Twitter page said the quarterback was “unstoppable” during his MVP season in 2015.
Twitter users were quick to point out that Newton was stopped — shut down, in fact — by the Broncos’ defense in the Super Bowl that year.
— Troy Hufford (@troyhufford) June 29, 2020
Yo @BleacherReport Cam Newton got stopped. HISTORICALLY stopped in that same season. pic.twitter.com/nPHJ89xKPO
— Luke (@Luke2013CSU) June 29, 2020
Von Miller respectfully disagrees pic.twitter.com/dEBH9po82N
— MileHighJustice (@notstevevai) June 29, 2020
My favorite picture of #camnewton courtesy of @DeMarcusWare pic.twitter.com/ZObLeGwuIZ
— Kathy McDonald (@katmac2co) June 29, 2020
“Unstoppable” pic.twitter.com/sOwul7wpK2
— Max Cusick (@max_cusick) June 29, 2020
He was unstoppable except for the Broncos defense which…. stopped him.
— . (@DIREWOLF817) June 29, 2020
Plz correct me but who won the SB that year?? https://t.co/St8EQFAjiB
— jenna eyre (@jkeyre21) June 29, 2020
This game happen or nah? https://t.co/4hEeyKQFD3 pic.twitter.com/318bUPtTVy
— Tim Wenz (@LwyrUp406) June 29, 2020
Yes unstoppable…. 🤔 https://t.co/3IWk7TpNjy pic.twitter.com/6u75I9k5s7
— Tyler Garner (@TylerrGarnerr) June 29, 2020
He looked pretty stoppable during Super Bowl 50. https://t.co/OLcpcXmYIS
— MileHighGreco (@MileHighGreco) June 29, 2020
And yet the Broncos stopped the “unstoppable” QB https://t.co/cEiNCNg6wO
— Andrew Mason (@MaseDenver) June 29, 2020
They're fishing and I'm biting https://t.co/PpYb7a2zJg pic.twitter.com/Kfbu5r5ZL1
— Sam Hustis (@SamHustis) June 29, 2020
"Unstoppable" https://t.co/4PWgUfs14m pic.twitter.com/iwwoMESXv6
— Cody (@RealRepass) June 29, 2020
Newton had a remarkable regular season in 2015 but when the Panthers faced Denver in Super Bowl 50, the QB was sacked six times, threw one interception and didn’t score any touchdowns. Newton finished the game with a 55.4 passer rating and Carolina lost to the Broncos 24-10.
So, yes, Newton was amazing in 2015. But he wasn’t unstoppable.
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