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A look inside some of the key statistics from both quarterbacks from Thursday nights AFC South showdown between the Carolina Panthers and New Orleans Saints:To blitz or not to blitz? On third and 10 with 2:39 remaining and with only one timeout left, the Saints opted to send four pass rushers after Cam Newton, which gave him time to find Kelvin Benjamin for an 18-yard gain that allowed the Panthers to keep possession and drain the clock.Should the Saints have blitzed?Entering the game, the Panthers had converted at an above-average rate on third-down dropbacks when opponents blitzed, and were well below league average when not blitzed. They also far exceeded league average when blitzed needing 10-plus yards.Those trends were holding true Thursday prior to the fateful conversion. The Panthers had one conversion on six third-down dropbacks when not blitzed prior to the completion to Benjamin. They were 3-of-6 against the blitz, converting three of their last four.Newtons big throws dwarf overall inefficiency Cam Newton completed just 42.4 percent of his passes Thursday, his worst completion percentage in any win of his career. Despite the low clip, Newton did make several big throws Thursday, completing 4-of-7 (57.1 percent) passes thrown 15-plus yards downfield -- including the big third-and-10 conversion in the fourth, and the long touchdown to Ted Ginn Jr. just before the end of the first half.Four of Newtons best five completion percentages 15-plus yards downfield have now occurred in Panthers wins this season.Too little, too late for Brees? Drew Brees average pass traveled 4.2 yards past the line of scrimmage Thursday, the third-shortest single-game average of his Saints career and his shortest since 2011.Brees threw a season-high 31 attempts within five yards of the line of scrimmage in the game, and potentially waited too long to start airing it out further.Why so many short passes?Brees was blitzed on only 13 percent of his dropbacks Thursday (6 of 47), the lowest blitz rate hes faced this season, which means he faced at least seven in coverage on 87 percent of his dropbacks. Nicolas Batum Hornets Jersey . -- Gus Malzahn finally had his day in Fayetteville. Larry Johnson Jersey . All of the scoring came in the final 20:04. Lucic scored on a power play at 15:46 of the third period, when he tipped a shot over Stars goalie Kari Lehtonen for a 3-1 lead. http://www.hornetsteamproshop.com/Cheap-Glen-Rice-Hornets-Jersey/ . The Dutchmans tenure got off to a poor start when referee Guido Winkmann awarded a penalty within two minutes for Niklas Starks clumsy challenge on Alexandru Maxim. Glen Rice Jersey .Y. - Jerome Samson scored once in regulation and again in the shootout as the St. Dell Curry Jersey . -- If Henry Burris has his way, he will be the starting quarterback to lead the Hamilton Tiger-Cats back to the Grey Cup next year. GAMES THAT COULD DECIDE THE AFL FINALS MAKE-UPRound 20Western Bulldogs v North Melbourne, Ethihad Stadium.The Bulldogs and North Melbourne go into round 20 with 12 wins each, sitting seventh and eighth, respectively, on the ladder. Crippled by injuries to several key position players, the Dogs will look to rebound from two bruising losses. After a strong start to the season, the Kangaroos are trying to rediscover their winning form heading into September. They can make it three wins on the trot on Saturday.Round 21Hawthorn v North Melbourne, MCG.The Kangaroos could claw their way up a tightly packed top eight with a win over the defending premiers in their only game at the MCG for the 2016 home-and-away season. Hawthorn escaped with a nine-point victory over North in round 13 at Ethihad Stadium.Round 22West Coast v Hawthorn, Domain Stadium.While Hawthorn were too strong for West Coast in the round two rematch of last years grand final, the Eagles have proven ttough to beat at home.dddddddddddd West Coast have struggled to find the form that took them into the 2015 grand final, but a win at home over the high-flying Hawks could kick-start their finals campaign. West Coast beat Hawthorn the last time they met at Subiaco, running away 32-point winners in last years qualifying final.Round 23West Coast v Adelaide, Adelaide Oval.Adelaide have gradually emerged as one of the front runners to challenge Hawthorn for the 2016 premiership, with three of their last four games against teams outside the top eight. A win over a West Coast side thats struggled away from home should be enough to ensure Adelaide move into September in the top four. A fourth-quarter scoring explosion resulted in Adelaide erasing a two-goal deficit to run out 29-point winners in round 12 at Subiaco the last time they met. ' ' '