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A look at the key weaknesses that could bounce every team from the playoffs.
—Neil Greenberg, The Washington Post
The fatal flaw that could stop your team from winning the Super Bowl
Chris Keane / AP
The Panthers allowed 4.0 yards per carry this season, but were extremely vulnerable once an opposing running back got beyond the line of scrimmage. Carolina surrendered 1.11 second-level yards per carry (yards earned by opposing running backs against a team 5-10 yards past the line of scrimmage) and 0.94 yards per carry in the open field (more than 10 yards past the line of scrimmage), ranking them No. 18 and No. 27, respectively, in the NFL. Since 2002, only the 2006 Indianapolis Colts managed to win the Super Bowl while being below average (ranked 16 or worse) in both categories. 
