A running game script is indicated by the Jaguars being a 3-point favorite in this week's contest.Trevor Lawrence grades out as one of the leading quarterbacks in the league at grinding out extra running yardage, averaging an impressive 2.36 yards-after-contact last year while ranking in the 82nd percentile.Last year, the poor Panthers run defense has allowed a staggering 190.0 adjusted rushing yards per game to opposing teams: the most in the league.As it relates to the linebackers' role in stopping the run, Carolina's unit has been terrible last year, ranking as the worst in football. in football.
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