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rs put an ugly loss to the Redskins behind them before packing their bags and heading to Philadelphia to face the defending champion Eagles."Learn and grow from it and move on Limited Donte Jackson Jersey ," Rivera said matter-of-factly on Monday.The Panthers seemed to have all of the momentum on their side entering the game at Washington.Not only were the Panthers coming off a dramatic win against the Giants on a 63-yard field goal, but they were also getting tight end Greg Olsen back from a broken foot and linebacker Thomas Davis from a four-game suspension. Meanwhile, the Redskins had just been exposed in an embarrassing 43-19 defeat to the Saints the week before, a game in which cornerback Josh Norman was benched at halftime.Instead of carrying that momentum over, the Panthers (3-2) turned the ball three times in a lackluster 23-17 loss to the Redskins, leaving them one game behind the Saints in the NFC South."When you look at games like this, losing is not going to define us," Rivera said. "How we handle it next week, that's what is going to define us. If we take advantage of the opportunity to learn and grow from it, we have a chance to take a step forward. If we don't Elite Donte Jackson Jersey , we will get beat again."The loss to the Redskins is a microcosm of what is happening around the league this season.One week a team looks awful; the next week it looks like world beaters."The thing that is happening is you see more parity," Rivera said. "You look around at teams that didn't start very well and all of sudden they're playing well. Look at what Dallas did. They played a very talented Jacksonville team on Sunday and scored 40 (points). That is a sign of what is happening. ... It's all over the place and each week it will be something different."For the Panthers, the loss further exposed some lingering problems that have been overshadowed by wins.Most notably, the team has struggled defending the run.Carolina's defense allowed 33-year-old Adrian Peterson to run for 97 yards on 17 carries and continued to struggle getting off the field on third down. The Panthers offense, as it has been prone to do all year, had lengthy lulls in production, and the three turnovers were critical.Olsen said the Panthers have been inconsistent this season."When you are 3-1 everyone thinks everyone thinks everything is great, but the reality is it's not," Olsen said. "And that game is a microcosm of that. There was a lot of bad, but also a lot of good. It's just really hard to overcome all of the bad" turnovers.Quarterback Cam Newton called the loss a tough pill to swallow Game Donte Jackson Jersey , but is eager to play the Eagles."When you put so much energy, time, effort into something and you don't get the turnout that you want. ...," Newton said. "But at the end of the day, no one is going to feel sorry for you. We don't expect anyone to feel sorry for us. We just got to get right for next week."Rivera added that he's not lost faith in rookie wide receiver D.J. Moore, the team's first-round draft pick who fumbled twice which led to 10 Redskins points."D.J. is going to be a part of what we do for a long time, as is Curtis Samuel, as is pretty much anybody on this football team," Rivera said. "If we believe in them, we're going to keep putting them out there. That's the only way these guys are going to learn and develop into the players we believe they can be. We will stick with them." Cam Newton says he's extremely comfortable playing in new coordinator Norv Turner's scheme and is thrilled with the talent the Panthers have surrounded him with on offense.But the eighth-year quarterback isn't going out on a limb and making predictions on what Carolina might achieve this season."We don't know what we have yet and that is why Sunday is so important for everybody 鈥?because we finally find out Donte Jackson Womens Jersey ," Newton said in preparation for the team's home opener against the Dallas Cowboys.The Panthers added speed at wide receiver 鈥?trading for Torrey Smith, signing free agent Jarius Wright and drafting D.J. Moore from Maryland in the first round. Wide receiver Devin Funchess returns as the No. 1 receiver and three-time Pro Bowl tight end Greg Olsen is healthy again after missing nine games in 2017 with a foot injury. Second-year running back Christian McCaffrey figures to be a vital part of the offense in the run and pass game, and the Panthers added 1,000-yard rusher C.J. Anderson behind him.That's a lot of different options for Newton 鈥?which coach Ron Rivera said is by design.Rivera wants Newton to get back to what he was doing in 2015 when he spread the ball, completing at least 10 passes to nine different receivers. The formula worked well as Newton threw for a career-high 35 touchdowns and won league MVP honors while leading the Panthers to 15 straight wins and a Super Bowl appearance."I think that plays very to the type of football team that we want to be," Rivera said. "(Defenses) can't key in on one or two guys and they have to play the whole field and that can work to our advantage if we have guys that can make plays."Rivera fired offensive coordinator Mike Shula this past offseason after Newton regressed ?at least statistically ?the past two seasons.Turner, who Rivera once worked under in San Diego, was hired to bring a little more creativity to the offense 鈥?and help improve Newton's poor career 58.5 completion percentage. Newton, who played under Turner understudy Rob Chudzinski earlier in his career, said the adjustment to the offense has been smooth.Now he's ready to test the waters."I'm excited to play a full four quarters of football Youth Donte Jackson Jersey ," Newton said. "... Hopefully we can be hitting on all cylinders as far as efficiency and executing."Coach Jason Garrett said stopping Newton on Sunday will be key."He's big, he's strong, he's athletic, he has a great feel for making plays both as a runner and as a passer," Garrett said. "He can play well within their system. He can play well when the play breaks down. He's just a dynamic guy. He's hard to tackle, he's hard to tackle in the pocket, he's hard to tackle when he's out on the run, he's got a big, strong arm and can throw the ball anywhere on the field."Newton enters this season not having to worry about his shoulder being an issue. Rotator cuff surgery last year forced Newton to miss most of OTAs and minicamp and a portion of training camp. He only threw two passes in the 2017 preseason.Newton said he's in the great shape entering the season."A person once told me there are two type of football players in the NFL -- there are football players and professional football players," Newton said. "Football players are those guys that just wake up and think things that happen and professional football players are guys that make things happen."Newton said he certain goals is mind Donte Jackson Men Jersey , but wasn't ready to share them.The former Heisman Trophy winner said he plans to match all charitable donations to the Cam Newton Foundation and Boys and Girls Clubs of America for every touchdown he scores this season."I'm putting my money where my mouth is," Newton said, added he plans to score "a lot."Just how much, we'll begin to find out on Sunday.