Lost in the Carolina Panthers’ steaming heap of a defensive performance on Thursday night was something incredible.
On third and 17 for the Pittsburgh Steelers, 38-year-old, 295-pound Panthers defensive end Julius Peppers dropped 15 yards into coverage and broke up a Ben Roethlisberger pass intended for JuJu Smith-Schuster.
On that play, a planned call according to defensive coordinator Eric Washington, everything went right.
But the many, many things that went wrong in the 52-21 loss overshadowed that gem.
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