CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Carolina Panthers have been searching for what to call their identity since Cam Newton was sideline with a left foot sprain in Week 2.
Here’s a hint: Christian McCaffrey.
The do-it-all running back reasserted himself in the MVP race on Sunday with three touchdowns and 166 yards from scrimmage to lead the Panthers to their fifth win in their last six games, a 30-20 victory over the Tennessee Titans at Bank of America Stadium.
Not that McCaffrey can do everything. But for the Panthers (5-3) to make a run at the playoffs, they will have to do it behind the Herculean effort of McCaffrey, an efficient Kyle Allen at quarterback and an aggressive defense.