For everything we did see during the Carolina Panthers’ 33-31 victory over the New York Giants on Sunday — antics from Giants receiver Odell Beckham Jr., broken tackles and sensational touchdowns, not to mention a near NFL-record kick to win it at the last whistle — there was one thing clearly missing:
Carolina’s vaunted pass rush.
Or, at least that’s how it may have appeared.
The Panthers only sacked quarterback Eli Manning once — really he dove to the ground when he saw linebacker Luke Kuechly barreling toward him. But that statistic doesn’t necessarily tell the full story about the team’s pass rush.