The New England Patriots pulled away with a 21-11 win over the Miami Dolphins in the season opener.
Cam Newton was the story of the game, recording 75 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns, along with 155 passing yards. New England came out with a rush-heavy attack and it led to the Patriots winning the time of possession battle with 34:49 minutes to 25:11.
The defense had an impressive outing and Bill Belichick put together the right pieces for a winning football team. But, once again, Newton was the story of the game and he was the perfect replacement for Tom Brady.
The Twitter world had a field day with the win and here are some the best tweets to hit the internet.
You idiots really let Bill Belichick get Cam Newton
— Trevor Sikkema (@TampaBayTre) September 13, 2020
Very few humans would be able to handle the pressure of replacing the GOAT in NE. Cam Newton is not only handling it, he appears to be EMBRACING it.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) September 13, 2020
If Cam Newton continues to play like this, he'll be in the MVP conversation.
— Jeff Howe (@jeffphowe) September 13, 2020
Cam Newton.. the guy who was unemployed for 86 nights.. and signed for basically NO MONEY.. just scored another touchdown for that team that everybody hates
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) September 13, 2020
Cam Newton on this Patriots offense pic.twitter.com/kfQ4yhJPqM
— Danny Heifetz (@Danny_Heifetz) September 13, 2020
Cam Newton leads the Patriots to a win over the Dolphins, showing it is pretty clear Tom Brady held this team back last year.
— Adam Rank (@adamrank) September 13, 2020
Career regular season losses as the Patriots starting QB…
Tom Brady: 64
Cam Newton: 0— Matt Harmon (@MattHarmon_BYB) September 13, 2020
Continuing the trend from a year ago, #Patriots D was ball-hawking like crazy…3 INTs this week. A team that runs the hell outta the 🏈, doesn’t turn it over (EZ fumble is fluky, but can’t have that), forces 3 turnovers of their own & dominates TOP by 10 mins? Winner most weeks
— Matt Chatham (@chatham58) September 13, 2020
The New England Patriots are 1-0 in the Cam Newton Era pic.twitter.com/EfasncoKIQ
— Jack Bardsley (@bb4jbards) September 13, 2020
Patriots fans right now loving Cam Newton pic.twitter.com/IuZ5B0hqnF
— Petrov McGuire (@McguirePetrov) September 13, 2020
