Down 23-9 in the third quarter, the Washington tight end got tangled up — read as “mandhandled” — with Panthers safety Kurt Coleman and bopped him right on the helmet with a right cross.

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Reed looked ready to square up with just about everyone on the Panthers after decking Coleman, but the officials sent him off to an early shower before he got a chance to get a few more punches in.

All things considered, the refs did him a favor. Throwing punches at helmets in freezing cold weather? That’s just not smart.