When Carolina quarterback Cam Newton led the Panthers on his ninth career game-winning drive Sunday in Seattle, he broke what had been an ugly o-fer.

According to Football Outsiders, the Panthers were 0-27 when trailing by more than three points in the fourth quarter during the Newton/Ron Rivera era.

Down six to the Seahawks after the third, the Panthers put together their biggest rally since they came back from eight down against Washington almost six years to the day.

Panthers' Biggest Deficit Overcome After Three Quarters:

 

1. -10 vs. Jacksonville, 9/7/03

T1. -10 vs. Arizona, 10/9/05

3. -8 vs. Washington, 10/11/09

T3. -8 vs. St. Louis, 11/5/00

5. -7 vs. New Orleans, 10/7/07

6. -6 vs. Seattle, 10/18/15

 

Newton and Rivera also keep improving their record in close games. Sunday's 27-23 win makes them 14-16-1 in games decided by seven or fewer points. That number was 2-14 after the Panthers lost a late lead at Buffalo in Week 2 of 2013.