Steve Smith Sr. will likely retire this offseason after 16 years in the NFL.

Smith, 37, will retire as one of 11 players to record more than 1,000 catches and 14,000 yards receiving.

 said he is "89 percent sure" -- which represents his uniform number -- that he will leave the game.

"Football has given me more than I probably could give football back," Smith said. "But for 2016, '17 and beyond, this is probably my last game."

Smith was a third round pick by the Carolina Panthers in 2001 and he's played the past three seasons with the Baltimore Ravens.

The NFL has very teams this season that excel in all facets of the game. Further evidence of this issue shows itself in the fact that there is only one team ranking in the top-10 in both Football Outsiders' Offensive and Defensive DVOA: the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Steelers are 9-5 after winning five straight games and must beat the Baltimore Ravens in Week 16 to ensure their place in the playoffs. Pittsburgh ranks third in total DVOA and first in Weighted DVOA.

Last season, the Seattle Seahawks, Carolina Panthers, Arizona Cardinals, Cincinnati Bengals and Kansas City Chiefs ranked in the top-10 on both sides of the ball. The Chiefs are the closest team to joining the Steelers in the top-10 in both Offensive and Defensive DVOA at 13th and 12th.

The Dallas Cowboys and New England Patriots rank first and second overall in DVOA as they rank second and third, respectively in Offensive DVOA but 20th and 19th in Defensive DVOA. The Atlanta Falcons rank first in Offensive DVOA, 27th in Defensive and fourth overall. The Green Bay Packers and Oakland Raiders have similar splits as the Cowboys and Patriots, while the Seahawks, Baltimore Ravens and New York Giants are the inverse of those teams with top-5 defenses and offenses below the NFL mean.

Cam Newton wasn't happy with a helmet-to-helmet hit during Monday night's game against the Washington Redskins, but regrets his reaction after the play, which drew an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.

Newton was scrambling on his way out of bounds when he was hit by Washington's Trent Murphy. Newton shot up and tossed the ball at Murphy as the quarterback walked away to draw the penalty.

"I've got to be better than that," Newton said. "That just can't happen on my part. I just have to let the referees do their job, and obviously, it was a questionable hit, but I can't throw the ball at a person. That's against the rules too."

Cam Newton had an MRI on his throwing shoulder on Tuesday morning.

The tests didn't show any structural damage and he's expected to play against the Washington Redskins on Monday night.

"It's nothing to be scared about," Newton said after a practice in which he was held out of passing drills during the open portion of the workout.

Cam Newton dismissed speculation about why he was benched for the first offensive series against the Seattle Seahawks last week as "falsified stories."

Ron Rivera said Newton violated a team dress-code policy, but there have been stories floating around the internet that the quarterback was at a strip club late the night before the game.

"I violated the wardrobe [policy], and that's it," Newton said. "You don't have to dig into certain stories that I violated curfew, was out at a club, somebody was calling the room. I still stand by Coach Rivera's decision, and that's just a warning for everybody.

"At no point in time -- or even still -- do I think I'm above the law. I never thought that. I'm not that type of player."

Cam Newton was benched for the Carolina Panthers' first offensive play on Sunday because he didn't wear a tie on the team's flight to Seattle on Friday.

Newton failed to pack a collared dress shirt that would accommodate a tie for the Panthers' extended West Coast road trip.

Newton boarded the team’s charter flight wearing a black turtleneck and blazer.

“My decision. Completely my decision,” Ron Rivera said. “The decision was made because I treat them all the same.”

Derek Anderson started the game and threw an interception on the first play of the game.

“We didn’t lose this game because of a tie, you know what I’m saying?” Newton said.

The Carolina Panthers benched Cam Newton for the team's first offensive series against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday night because of a dress code violation.

Ron Rivera said after the game that Newton committed "a travel dress code violation," adding that he made the decision to treat Newton "like I do all the other players on the team, and he didn't start."

Newton later elaborated.

"I didn't follow dress code, and Coach told me I wasn't going to start. I stand by his decision," said Newton, who confirmed that the specific violation was that he was not wearing a tie on the team flight from San Jose, California, to Seattle on Saturday.

Derek Anderson started at quarterback and was intercepted on the first play on a pass intended for Mike Tolbert.

Richard Sherman says the Carolina Panthers' struggles this season are karmic payback for how Cam Newton acted after the Panthers defeated the Seattle Seahawks in the divisional round of last year's playoffs.

Newton ran around Bank of America Stadium high-fiving fans after that victory, but when a Seattle fan dangled a "12" flag near the quarterback, he grabbed it, crumpled it up and tossed it.

"Yeah, he probably did," Sherman said when asked if Newton crossed the line. "I guess karma gets you. It doesn't look like you're going to be in the playoffs this year."

Carolina is in last place in the NFC South with a 4-7 record.