Wow. 

That's really the only word I can muster about the Thursday night game we just witnessed between the Packers and the Lions. From the Packers going down 17-0 headed into halftime, to athe worst 11-0 team in NFL history.

But while the Panthers actually have a fairly soft schedule ahead to close out their remaining five games, four of those games are divisional tilts, and you better believe they've got a bullseye on their backs. One of those matchups, against the New Orleans Saints, is set to go down this weekend in the Superdome. 

Can the Panthers emerge from New Orleans with their perfect record unscathed, or do Pro Football Reference's Game Play Finder, it's clear that the Dolphins have abandoned the running game far earlier than they've needed to, throwing on 62% of their first, second, or third-down plays in the first or second quarters when they're trailing by 10 points or less. Only the Patriots (who haven't been in that situation much) and the Ravens (who have) have thrown at a higher clip. 

That's crazy when you have Lamar Miller, whose 0.05 Rushing NEP per rush ranks sixth among the 35 running backs with at least 100 carries, and whose 43.7% rushing Success Rate ranks eighth in that same cohort. The Dolphins' new offensive coordinator, Zac Taylor, has stated that he wants to establish the running game for the Dolphins beginning this weekend. We'll find out this weekend whether Miami is actually committed to the running game in a tough test against the Ravens' eight-ranked rush defense. I'm sure Miller and Ajayi's fantasy owners would rejoice at that coming to fruition, both as a win for their fantasy squads and common sense simultaneously.