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Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In the Panthers 42-28 win Womens Devin Funchess Jersey , Cam Newton (19-of-25, 247 yards) threw a pair of touchdown passes for 19 yards to Curtis Samuel and 17 yards to Greg Olsen. For the seventh straight game, Newton has had at least two scores through the air. Despite the Bucs’ attempt to make a comeback in the second half, the Panthers offense put together a winning drive in the 4th to take home the win. The Pittsburgh Steelers are the hottest team in the AFC right now. The Steelers remain in first place in the AFC North after defeating the Baltimore Ravens 23-16. Pittsburgh’s defense played a tough game on Sunday, holding Baltimore to just 61 yards rushing and 209 yards passing. The Steelers also got to Joe Flacco for two sacks. Pittsburgh’s defense came up huge on stops and kept the Ravens out of the end zone all but once. The Panthers have never won at Pittsburgh. If Carolina’s offense is to have some luck against a progressing Steelers’ defense, here are three keys to the game: Continue to protect Cam: The Steelers are fifth in the league in sacks (26 total) and aren’t going to want to give Newton any time to read the defense. Defenses know that if Newton gets too much time, he’s able to do whatever he wants. T.J. Watt alone has seven sacks on the season. Stephon Tuitt has had a sack in three consecutive games and is coming on strong. Between Tuitt and Cam Heyward, they like to punish guards and will continue that trend. Utilize CMC out of the backfield: It’s nearly impossible to double team players that are running receiving routes out of the backfield. Christian McCaffrey is the Panthers’ strongest weapon and Steelers will try their hardest to double team him on the ground. Don’t give Pittsburgh the opportunity to do so. Other options would be to use speedsters D.J. Moore and Samuel in the rushing game to keep the Steelers’ D from keying in on CMC.Cover Mike Hilton: He may be 5’9 and technically “not a starter”, but Hilton is still a big factor to the Steelers defense. With as much sub-package the Steelers play, he’s been on the field 60% of the time in 2018. When Hilton’s out there, he is going to be all over the place. If he keeps it going in the slot Authentic Shaq Thompson Jersey , he is going to look for a turnover. Against the Ravens, Hilton was the best player for parts of the game with a pass breakup and two tackles for loss. He was critical in keeping Baltimore out of the end zone in the first half. The Panthers and Steelers are pretty evenly matched on paper. It’ll be a close game and will come down to who can zone in on their key weapons best.Panthers vs Giants: Step UP or Step OUT Welcome back to the 2018 edition of Step UP or Step OUT, a series on CSR that is intended to look at players who are playing well and highlight a few that need to step their game up. Think of it as a heat index for the Carolina Panthers; guys who are playing well are stepping up and those who aren’t need to improve their game or. . . step out.This week we’ll look at some guys that really performed quite well before the bye and need to maintain that intensity heading into our week five bout with the New York Giants. The others mentioned, well. . . they need to play better or maybe just step out of the way and let someone else take over.Steppin’ UPChristian McCaffreyHeat Rating: Five Star Grand Theft Auto wanted levelThrough three games this season, no one on offense has made more of a consistent impact than Christian McCaffrey, and that really came to a peak during the game against the Cincinnati Bengals. Run CMC racked up nearly 200 yards from scrimmage, the vast majority of which were rushing yards as opposed to receiving. It was great to see McCaffrey both be used and be effective in a more traditional running back role, and I would hate to be the Giants staring down the barrel of that particular gun right now.Cam Newton“Drip” level: Trying to sleep surrounded by leaky faucets with half filled bowls beneath themCam Newton continues what has so far been an excellent season under freshman offensive coordinator Norv Turner and his surprisingly tailored offense. I couldn’t imagine coming into this year it would be the defense that draws most of my ire, but here we are. Cam has been more accurate, more poised both in and out of the pocket, and is making good decisions pertaining to when to run it himself Authentic Donte Jackson Jersey , pass it, or hand it off. His completion percentage, touted as “the must have stat” by all arm-chair analysts the world over, continues to rise. He is finally “elite.”Efe ObadaHeat Rating: A balmy summer day on the shores of Essex (I assume)Everyone’s favorite new breakout player had himself one hell of a game against the Bengals. He logged a sack, and easily could have two if not for those pesky replay officials, as well as a heads up interception to help throw the game in the bag. Time will tell if Efe can maintain this momentum and show himself to be capable as more than just a speed rush type, because if the offensive lineman did get his hands on him, he was not very good at disengaging. Still, it’s an encouraging sign to see a guy who has worked so hard to get to where he is have a moment or two of glory.Steppin’ OUTShaq ThompsonCold Rating: A bonfire that has burned down to mostly ashTo be clear, I like Shaq Thompson overall. I think he is going to be a fine player for us for a long time. But after a hot start, his play has cooled in recent weeks Womens Greg Van Roten Jersey , and we’re starting to notice the absence of Thomas Davis more and more. He’s not been a sure tackler in these last couple of contests, and even his coverage has been lacking, supposedly a highlight of his game.Captain MunnerlynCold Rating: Frozen Fish SticksFor a guy who did a lot of talking about his usage during the offseason, he hasn’t done much to inspire confidence that he is a reliable nickel corner. I don’t necessarily see an alternative to him on the roster, or one that I know much about, but we have seen a lot of third receivers make an impact on his watch. To the naked eye, he seems a few steps slow on his coverage, and it has been glaring with the play of James Bradberry and Donte Jackson really jumping off the screen.