Oddly enough, the Carolina Panthers came into Week 15 with a 5-8 record and control of their own playoff destiny. And, in an even odder development that’s so apropos of this absurd 2022 version of the NFC South, they’re coming out with a 5-9 record while still in control of their own playoff destiny.
Interim head coach Steve Wilks and his team didn’t get the result they wanted on Sunday. The Pittsburgh Steelers (and their fans) took control of Bank of America Stadium—giving the Panthers a taste of their own medicine with a dominant chokehold of a ground game—and didn’t let go in a 24-16 triumph.
