The Bengals will face two major challenges when they are looking to run the ball in their Week 3 matchup against the Panthers.
The first is the loss of Joe Mixon, who has been a workhorse for the team thus far. The second is Panthers middle linebacker Luke Kuechly who is the prototype of a modern NFL linebacker.
This clip from the Panthers’ Week 1 game against the Cowboys tell you everything you need to know about Kuechly. Despite initially filling on the run action to the right, he is able to run down the screen all the way to the left.