Carolina’s run defense vs. RB Josh Jacobs
No matter how brilliant Brady’s offense is, the young players on the other side of the ball are going to have to step up. The Panthers had the league’s worst run defense by far last year. While they’ve added some pieces this offseason that should help, it won’t be easy stopping the Raiders’ run game. Jacobs is one of the NFL’s best rushers and he has a powerful offensive line leading the way for him. They ran on 44.19% of their offensive plays in 2019, eighth-most in the league.