As Carolina looks to rebound from a loss in Week 6 to Philadelphia, a long week has allowed the Panthers to focus on a few key phases of their game.
Most importantly, Carolina wants to fix its run game.
Sunday against Chicago, an opponent that depends heavily on its rushing attack with rookie quarterback Mitchell Trubisky adjusting to the playbook and successful complementary backs Jordan Howard and Tarik Cohen, the game may be decided on the ground.
Chicago has rushed for 346 yards in its past two games, relying heavily on Howard, who carried the ball 55 times for 243 of those yards (including 167 last week).