Carolina Panthers head coach Ron Rivera broke down the differences and similarities between Cam Newton and Robert Griffin III on Thursday.

"I think their styles are similar only to certain degrees, certain aspects of the game," Rivera said. "I think after that it’s a lot more different. They get RG3 more on the edges, they get him outside the pocket a lot more. RG3 makes a lot more throws behind the line of scrimmage than we do. We attack a little bit more vertically as opposed to throwing the ball sideways. And our quarterback stays more in the pocket. I think those are some of the philosophical differences between our coordinator and their coordinator.

"I think their skill sets are similar to the degree that they both have good arms, they’re very athletic and they both run very well. The difference obviously being the physical difference. Our guy is 6-5 and he’s 6-2. There’s that difference and about 40 pounds."