 The Panthers had their first setback in the 20–13 away loss to the Atlanta Falcons in their second divisional matchup.In the loss, Newton was 17 of 30 for 142 yards.In a 38–10 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the regular season finale, Newton tied his season-best completion percentage (80.8), threw for almost 300 yards and added a pair of touchdowns and had his first game with two rushing touchdowns since Week 12 of the 2012 season.