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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Carolina Panthers coach Ron Rivera saw one hit that his quarterback,?Cam Newton, took in the pocket during Sundays victory at Los Angeles that concerns him enough to contact the NFL for review.But Rivera said the conversations he and Newton had separately with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell last week about the league MVP not getting treated fairly in the pocket wasnt a waste of time.Rivera actually defended the officiating Sunday, taking a softer tone on his concerns than a week ago.Its tough, Rivera said Monday. Its tough for them to judge things as they happen at full speed and from the angles [and] all that kind of stuff. But there was one of concern, and well send it and see what the league has to say and well go from there.Other than that, I thought they handled it very well. ... So just one of concern, and well talk about if they agree or disagree. But for the most part thats just the nature of the game.Newton took what appeared to be two shots to the helmet on sacks -- one by Rams safety Mark Barron and another by defensive tackle Aaron Donald. Neither was called for roughing the passer, so Newtons streak of not having that penalty enforced on the defense since 2014 remains intact.Rivera would not comment on which hit he sent to the league.Ill leave it at that and discuss it with the league, he said.Barron came at Newton with a hard forearm that landed in the upper body of the quarterback. His face mask appeared to make contact with Newtons helmet as well.Donald launched himself into the air and came down on Newton with his helmet making contact with the quarterbacks helmet.Both came a week after Newton complained about not being treated fairly in the pocket against Arizona, which turned into a phone conversation with Goodell.Asked about the officiating while he was in the pocket on Sunday, Newton said, Im not worried about that. Just trying to find ways to win the football game.One of Riveras issues is the way players tackle today as opposed to when he was a linebacker for the Chicago Bears (1984-92).Tackling was different. We hit, wrap and drove your feet, Rivera said. You squared him up, used your face mask, put your head to the side, shoulder tackle.Today when you watch guys, you see guys launching, you see guys basically trying to butt people off their feet, knock people off their feet. Its a little bit different from then. If you go back and look at tackling form the 80s and 90s, its vastly different from today.But it was apparent Rivera wanted to take the focus off the way Newton has been treated in the pocket and shed light on what he believes is a league-wide issue regarding tackling.Its all the way through the league, he said, noting its not just hits on quarterbacks that concern him. It happens. Refereeing is hard. Its not simple. Lets be honest, its tough to see.Rivera said thats why he waited until Monday to comment on the officiating instead of making a judgment on Sunday.I get the benefit of slowing it down, looking at slow motion, he said. These guys are trying to get it right and trying to do their job the best they can.Its the big-time egregious ones that everybody should be worried about. Not the ones that are hard to see or tough to see, that looks like football. Ricky Vaughn Jersey . -- Jimmie Johnson held off a teammate, passed a pair of Hall of Famers, and dominated once more at Dover. 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The Czechs pulled two back in the ninth, but Shusters team of third Jeff Isaacson, second Jared Zezel and lead John Landsteiner ended with another point to secure the last Olympic berth on offer. COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- Christian Kirk and Texas A&Ms punt return unit had been a bit discouraged that they had been unable to make a big play this season.That feeling changed quickly Saturday night.Kirk returned two punts for touchdowns and had a scoring catch to help No. 9 Texas A&M rout New Mexico State 52-10 .Texas A&M (7-1) took a break from Southeastern Conference play to face the Sun Belt team for the first time, a week after suffering its first loss at top-ranked Alabama.It was the first one of the season for me and the punt return group and it felt good for everyone, Kirk said. Its been a long time coming.Kirk returned punts for 70 and 73 yards to become the first player in school history with two punt return scores in a game. He has a school-record four in his career.Hes established himself as one of the best returners in the nation, coach Kevin Sumlin said. Hes a weapon and has been since hes been here ... theres no question with the ball in his hands hes got real skill.A 12-yard run by Trayveon Williams on A&Ms first drive made it 7-0 before Kirks first return TD pushed the lead to 14-0 later in the first. On that return, Kirk grabbed the ball and evaded the first wave of defenders before sidestepping another one, getting a couple of blocks, sprinting away from the rest of the defense and waltzing into the end zone.The kid is really punting the ball well and to do that twice in one night theres just no excuse, New Mexico State coach Doug Martin said.Trevor Knight found Kirk on a 3-yard reception in the corner of the end zone in the second quarter to leave Texas A&M up 24-0.We beat a team that we were supposed to beat and we made a bunch of big plays that we were supposed to make, Knight said. The message after the game still was we can be sharper. We can be better. We still havent played our best game yet.Texas A&M was up by 28 points early in the third quarter when Kirk added his second return score to make it 38-3. Knight was replaced by backup Jake Hubenak not long after that, and most of A&Ms starters were soon on the bench.Tyler Rogers threw for 138 yards and a touchdown and ran for 40 yards for New Mexico State (2-6).THE TAKEAWAYNEW MEXICO STATE: New Mexico State struggled to deal with the size and speed of Texas A&M and wasnt able to do much on either side of the ball. The team will savor iits open date next week to recover and regroup from this lopsided defeat.ddddddddddddTEXAS A&M: Texas A&M handled business against a lesser opponent and got a much-needed week off from the rigors of the SEC as injuries have started to mount. Sumlin held out star defensive end Myles Garrett, who has been dealing with a leg injury, and a few other players who are battling minor injuries with consecutive conference games ahead in the next two weeks.Sumlin was impressed with how his defense held up without its best player.There were guys out there in roles that may not have been great, but they never gave up the big home run on defense, he said.POLL IMPLICATIONSTexas A&M should move up at least a couple of spots after No. 7 Nebraska and eighth-ranked Baylor lost Saturday. Knight was asked how much attention the Aggies pay to how the teams ranked ahead of them fare each week since the Aggies could have a shot at the College Football Playoff if they dont lose again and other teams fall.There is a side of it to where youre watching who wins and loses, Knight said. But if we dont take care of our business were not going to be in the conversation at the end anyway.STOPS ON STOPS ON STOPSNew Mexico State linebacker Rodney Butler, who entered the game leading the nation in tackles, added 11 on Saturday night to give him 113 this season. Butler had a season-high 24 tackles against New Mexico on Sept. 10 and has had at least 11 tackles in all but one game this year.MOVING ON UPTexas A&Ms Josh Reynolds had a 41-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter to give him 24 in his career and tie him with Ryan Swope for second on the schools all-time receiving touchdown list.Just an aggressive guy. Hes extremely effective, Sumlin said. Hes really increased his play this year as an overall player. He made a great decision by coming back, because hes stronger. Hes more physical.UP NEXTNEW MEXICO STATE: The team is off Saturday before returning to Sun Belt play at Arkansas State on Nov. 12.TEXAS A&M: Texas A&M visits Mississippi State on Saturday in its last road game before wrapping up the regular season with three straight games in College Station.--More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '