Jonathan Stewart Is the Biggest Factor in the NFC Championship

January 20, 2016   ·   David McCracken   ·   Jump to comments

The Carolina Panthers had the NFL's second-best rushing attack during the regular season, and it wasn't just because of Cam Newton.  
Jonathan Stewart led the Panthers in rushing this season, gaining 989 yards on the ground on 242 carries—an average of 4.1 yards per carry. While he only scored six touchdowns compared to Newton's 10, Stewart was they key to the running game for the Panthers, and that much remains the same in the postseason.  
Stewart earned 106 yards on 19 carries, including two scores before twisting his ankle in last Sunday's 31-24 victory over the Seattle Seahawks. Fortunately for the Panthers, Stewart's injury is not severe and will be all systems go against the Arizona Cardinals, according to Carolina head coach Ron Rivera. NFL on ESPN highlighted Stewart's game stats against the Seahawks:
“Somebody had rolled onto [Stewart's] ankle. It wasn’t the foot,” Rivera said to Jonathan Jones of the Charlotte Observ...

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