It wasn’t looking good there for a bit, was it? Down 17-3 with ten minutes left in the 3rd, it was make or break time and the Panthers put a TD on the board. Might look back on that as a crucial possession as the second-half of the season unfolds.
But that depends on getting healthy this week. Ryan Kalil and Jeff Otah must get back to max out the running game after the bye. The Raiders are near the bottom of the league in stopping the run and there will be no better way to shut up their home crowd than to ram it down the field on them. Then the hapless Lions, another weak run defense. Run the ball well and the Panthers are looking at being 8-2 heading into Hotlanta.
