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Panthers @ Steelers

Carolina stink, but the rotting carcass of their season managed to come back to life and bite Arizona on the caboose last week and, while I don't expect the Panthers to win, I'm not laying 14 points on this game.

Carolina's best hope is on the ground with Stewart, but Pittsburgh choke the run. The Panthers will also struggle to keep Clausen upright, so they're unlikely to have much joy vertically. Presumably when they do throw, they'll try and dink and dunk the Steelers to death.

Pittsburgh haven't exactly been tearing up trees on O. Ben Roethlisberger seems to struggle to get the team rolling smoothly up the field. Really, they should hand it off to Mendenhall and let him set up the passing game, but oddly, Pittsburgh seem reluctant to let him carry the load.

Neither side is really a deep strike offense, so if you must take an interest, the spreads might offer a little giggle juice as we step into Christmas.

Touchdown Yardage: Sell @ 83.0 (0.5pt/tick)