The Carolina Panthers and Pittsburgh Steelers entered this contest sporting identical 5-8 records. This game had significant playoff implications for Carolina as they remain in the hunt for first place in the NFC South, as unbelievable as that may sound. It felt coming into this game like a frisky Panthers team was going to pick up a win against a Steelers offense led by backup quarterback Mitchell Trubisky. Alas, the Panthers lost 24-16 with an uninspired effort. Here are the five key stats that led to the loss:
1.4 yards per carry - D’Onta Foreman and Chuba Hubbard combined for 14 carries for 19 yards, or 1.