The Panthers were being regarded as a top tier team in the NFC with their 6-3 record heading into Thursday's showdown with the Steelers. Then...they got embarrassed. The Steelers won 52-21 and it wasn't even that close.
Ben Maller thinks this game proves that the Panthers are a flawed team and that they can only be considered among the elite of the NFC if the Saints & Rams suffer a bunch of key injuries.