December 24th, 2011 
Russ Loede 
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Cam Newton broke Peyton Manning’s rookie record for yards passing in a season and set a franchise record with a 91-yard touchdown pass to Brandon LaFell as the Panthers handed the Bucs their ninth straight defeat, 48-16 on Saturday.
Newton threw for 171 yards and three touchdowns and scored on a remarkable 49-yard run up the middle in which he outraced smaller defensive backs to the end zone.
The Panthers (6-9) scored on eight of their first nine possessions and piled up 397 yards in three quarters against the league’s 30th-ranked defense. Coach Ron Rivera pulled Newton and the other key starters early in the fourth quarter.
DeAngelo Williams scored on runs of 8 and 22 yards, his sixth and seventh of the season, and Jonathan Stewart ran for 88 yards and caught an 11-yard touchdown pass from Newton.
The Bucs (4-11) were outscored 28-6 in the second half and dropped to 1-6 away from Raymond James Stadium.
Josh Freeman finished the day completing 28 out of 38 passes for 274 yards.
His lone scoring strike came on a seven-yard hookup with Arrelious Benn in the second quarter.
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