Jay-Z said it best in his 2009 song, Reminder — “men lie, women lie, numbers don’t.”
So for any Carolina Panthers fans frustrated by the team’s defensive output in 2018, here’s what the numbers suggest through the first five games of the season.
The Panthers are allowing 358 yards per game, including 255.6 through the air and 102 on the ground — good for a decidedly mediocre 14th, 15th and 15th in the NFL, respectively.
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Carolina linebacker Luke Kuechly led the team with nine tackles and had a sack, but Washington defeated the Panthers 23-17.