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SALT LAKE CITY -- Mitch Wishnowsky had pushed No. 4 Washington in a back-and-forth showdown with No. 17 Utah. The Utah punter had the Huskies on their heels and on the wrong side of the field so much that Washington coach Chris Petersen laughed when he pinned his team on the 7 in the third quarter.But then Wishnowsky outkicked his coverage, somewhat, late in the fourth quarter and gave Washington an opening.Dante Pettis returned the punt 58 yards for a touchdown with 3:25 left and Washington held off Utah 31-24 on Saturday to remain undefeated.Honestly, I thought I was going to get tackled to begin with, Pettis said. I somehow slipped out of that. I was a little afraid because I lost about five yards to begin with. Once I got around that, my blockers did a good job setting up open space and that was it.That guy was a good punter. The best Ive seen. The ball would just hang in the air forever and it was hard to judge where the ball was really going, but his leg paid off for us in the end.After Utah tied it at 24 with 9:07 left, Washington (8-0, 5-0 Pac-12) pinned the Utes on their own 1 on quarterback Jake Brownings pooch punt. The Utes (7-2, 4-2) went three-and-out and punted to Pettis, who ran parallel toward the far sideline, broke a tackle and outran everyone else. It was Pettis second punt return touchdown of the year and the first Utah has allowed since 2009.Browning threw for 186 yards and two touchdowns, and Myles Gaskin ran for 151 and a touchdown.It was awesome for Dante to get that return at the end because thats a heck of a punter, Petersen said. Hes a weapon. We could get nothing. He just kept driving us back, driving us back. . We finally got our chance and Dante made a couple guys miss and hats off to him.This is real football, Pac-12 football. ... This is how it goes, sometimes you have to grind out games in the fourth quarter.Fans may have gotten a preview of the Pac-12 championship game as the Huskies continue to hold the top spot in the North Division. The Utes fell a game behind Colorado, but remain in the hunt.Utah quarterback Troy Williams threw for 163 yards and two touchdowns while Joe Williams continued his remarkable post-retirement career with 172 rushing yards and a touchdown.The two teams went back and forth in the second half after Washington led 14-10 at halftime. The Utes were on the ropes, trailing 14-0 in the second quarter, when safety Chase Hansen read Brownings eyes, jumped a deep route and returned the interception 30 yards to set up Joe Williams 2-yard touchdown run. It was Brownings first interception since Sept. 24. Andy Phillips kicked a field goal as time expired in the second quarter.Did they win on that, I dont know, Utah coach Kyle Whittingham said about the punt return. Thats a great play by them, but if we punt it and they milk the clock down and kick a field goal, maybe that gave us our best chance to win -- just get the ball back immediately. ... You never know how things are going to play out.That punt wasnt bad. We missed a tackle or two. ... We had really controlled the field position with Mitch and the punting game up until that last punt.THE TAKEAWAYWASHINGTON: The Huskies have a clear path to the Pac-12 championship game and a possible College Football Playoff berth. Utah was the last team on the schedule that is currently ranked. An undefeated Pac-12 champion will likely be included in the playoff.UTAH: The Utes look to the season-finale against Colorado. The goal was to win the Pac-12 South and play in the title game, but the loss gives Colorado (6-2, 4-1) the edge in the division. The Buffaloes host Utah in the last game of the season.Thats the plan, win out and play them again, Troy Williams said.POLL IMPLICATIONSWASHINGTON: The Huskies are likely to remain No. 4 unless No. 3 Clemson loses to No. 12 Florida State on Saturday night.UTAH: The Utes may drop a few spots, but shouldnt be penalized too harshly after pushing the No. 4 team in the country to the brink.ALL LOVETroy Williams signed with Washington as a top-ranked dual-threat quarterback in 2013, but ended up transferring to Santa Monica College. He said there were no hard feelings, but hed been waiting for this game.It was great and nothing personal, just business, Williams said. 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Miles Jersey . - Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie never doubted he would bring back coach Dennis Allen for a third year despite back-to-back 4-12 records.LANDOVER, Md. -- Cam Newton was not happy a helmet-to-helmet penalty wasnt called when a?Washington Redskins?defender hit him, but the Carolina Panthers quarterback said he regrets his reaction after the play, which drew an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.Newton was scrambling on his way out of bounds in the first half of the Panthers eventual 26-15 victory over the Redskins on Monday night, when he was hit by Washingtons Trent Murphy. Newton shot up and tossed the ball at Murphy as the quarterback walked away to draw the penalty.Ive got to be better than that, Newton said. That just cant happen on my part. I just have to let the referees do their job, and obviously, it was a questionable hit, but I cant throw the ball at a person. Thats against the rules too.Panthers coach Ron Rivera offered his thoughts on the play.On the sideline, yes. I took a look at the video board. And thats it, Rivera said. I get to see it, and unfortunately, theyre trying to make a decision at full speed. But at the end of the day, weve got to keep our composure.Rivera argued it should have been offsetting penalties, which would have left the Panthers in field goal position. Because Newton was sliding, he was rendered defenseless. Instead, Carolina had to punt.Gerry Austin, a retired official who works on ESPN broadcasts, agreed with Riveras take on the play.?That was a sliding quarterback and you have helmet-to-helmet contact. You should have had a call there, Austin said.Referee Walt Coleman defended the call after the game.Well, what I saw was that Cam slid late, and the defender went over the top, Coleman said. I didnt see any forcible contact with the head.OK, if they slide late, they can be contacted, but they still cant be contacted forcibly in the head. And so what we ruled was that he slid late but there was no forcible contact with the head -- that he just went over the top.This was the latest incident in a season oof frustration for Rivera and Newton over uncalled penalties on illegal hits and helmet-to-helmet shots against the reigning NFL MVP.dddddddddddd.The first occurred in the opener against the?Broncos?in Denver, where Newton was hit in the helmet twice without penalties being enforced.It escalated when Newton blasted officials after a home win against the?Arizona Cardinals?for not calling a hit below the knees while he was in the pocket.Its really taking the fun out of the game for me -- honestly, it really is, Newton said at the time. At times, I dont even feel safe. Enough is enough. I plan on talking to commissioner [Roger] Goodell about this. Its not fun, and I dont know what I have to do.The officiating crew that day also was headed by Coleman.Newton and Rivera had a conversation with Goodell after the Arizona hit. Newton said his point was made, and the league later admitted it should have been called a penalty.Coleman said his crew doesnt work a game any differently knowing that Newton spoke with Goodell to voice his concerns.We just work the game, and if its a foul, we call a foul, Coleman said. If its not, then we dont. So you know, it doesnt make any difference to us who is playing or who the quarterback is. Were trying to get the plays correct.A few weeks after the Arizona hit, Newton drew his first roughing the passer penalty since Week 15 of the 2014 season in a loss to the?Raiders?in Oakland.Mondays unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on Newton was his second this season, making him the only quarterback to have two this season. His other came in Week 4 at Atlanta.Im not going to beat a dead horse. I just cant retaliate in that way; Im better than that, I know I am, Newton said following the game against the Redskins. I cant jeopardize that type of play for my team. ' ' '