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8 Carolina Panthers is how opposing teams are scoring against them. To begin the season DJ Moore Womens Jersey , four of the first six touchdowns the Panthers defense gave up were on the ground. Since then, 20 of the last 22 touchdowns the Panthers have surrendered have been through the air. Let me say that again: 20 of the last 22 touchdowns scored against Carolina’s defense have been on passing plays. Through Week 10 the Panthers defense has given up 22 passing touchdowns, a mark that is second worst in the NFL and trails only the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with 23. Now, take a look at the Panthers opponent touchdown log from Pro Football Reference and tell me if you see anything interesting about which positions are finding pay dirt against Carolina’s defense:Pro Football ReferenceLook at how many tight ends populate this list! Opposing tight ends are putting up points against the Panthers at an alarming rate, and most of them who have scored are below-the-radar players. Here’s the list of tight ends have scored against the Panthers this year along with their total touchdowns this season: Austin Hooper (3), C.J. Uzomah (2) Youth DJ Moore Jersey , Vernon Davis (1), Dallas Goedert (3), Hayden Hurst (1), O.J. Howard twice (5), Vance McDonald (2), Jesse James (2) DJ Moore Men Jersey , Jaylen Samuels (1). Only O.J. Howard has scored more than three touchdowns on the season, meaning the Panthers are giving up touchdowns to guys who are struggling to score against other teams. Of the 22 passing touchdowns Carolina’s defense has surrendered this year, 10 have been to the opposing teams’ tight ends. While I don’t have specific data to support this, this ratio seems very high in a league where teams often split out four wide receivers and running backs are becoming increasingly involved in the passing game.The distances of tight end scores are pretty telling as well. Of the 10 touchdowns surrendered to tight ends this year, seven have come from within the 10 yard line. There are two main trends about the touchdowns the Panthers are giving up this year: First, they are getting killed by passing touchdowns (20 of the last 22 touchdowns surrendered). Second Color Rush DJ Moore Jersey , they are giving up a seemingly high proportion of passing touchdowns to tight ends (10 of 23), especially inside the 10 yard line. This may be a statistical anomaly, or it could show a fundamental weakness in Carolina’s personnel or defensive schemes. The Panthers face the Detroit Lions this week and on paper it looks like Detroit’s tight end corps is a weakness. Michael Roberts leads the Lions tight ends with 84 receiving yards and he will miss the game due to injury. Luke Willson (75 receiving yards, 0 touchdowns) and Levine Toilolo (47 receiving yards, 0 touchdowns) will be Detroit’s primary tight end weapons. Neither Willson nor Toilolo have scored this season. If one of them finds pay dirt this weekend, the Panthers defense may have a serious problem on its hands. You can see him play sports in the Carolinas again. What more do you want?" for SiriusXMNFL Football is over DJ Moore Jersey Boys , but that doesn’t mean that Panthers fans are out of rooting interests until the draft. This weekend is the NBA All-Star weekend and Carolina hero Steve Smith will be playing basketball on ESPN. While snubbed from the actual All-Star roster on account of “not playing in the NBA,” Smith will represent the Carolinas on the home team for the celebrity game.I’ll be honest, they could be playing cricket and I would still watch this game. Any chance to see one of the most competitive athletes in the history of the Carolina Panthers suit up and compete in an even mildly athletic challenge is appointment viewing. Smith is all fire and heart, so you can only imagine what it is going to be like to watch him channel his inner Muggsy Bogues against a team of actors, “influencers,” and comedians.The game will be played at 7:00 PM EST in Charlotte’s Bojangles Coliseum this Friday Cheap DJ Moore Jersey , February 15th. ESPN will carry the broadcast of the game, so you don’t have to go out of your way to watch Smith’s performance.