Arizona’s passing attack against the Carolina secondary is getting a lot of attention, as you’d expect, but priority No. 1 for the Panthers defense is stopping running back David Johnson, who has rushed for more than 100 yards in three consecutive games.
Johnson is the NFL’s second leading rusher with 681 yards entering Week 8, and his eight rushing touchdowns are the most in the league.
“David Johnson is a stud,” linebacker Luke Kuechly said. “That’s one thing we talk about every week: Limit the run game. If we can do that, hopefully we can make them have restrictive throws on offense.