CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Heading into Sunday's matchup with the Panthers, the Steelers' defense took their prior six quarters of football very personally.
After being gouged for 361 yards on the ground against the Falcons and Ravens in the previous two weeks, the Steelers held the Panthers to an astounding 21 rushing yards en route to a 24-16 victory at Bank of America Stadium.
"I thought we did a good job of minimizing their run on defense," Mike Tomlin said. "Obviously, it’s big because we’ve been leaking here the last six quarters or so defensively in that area.