[vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html]Even before the Lions put up 35 points in a rout of the Giants on Monday night, Sean McDermott figured to have little sleep ahead of the Panthers’ next game against Detroit.”They’ve got a lot of weapons that will probably keep me up most of the week,” Carolina’s defensive coordinator admitted.If McDermott got any sleep at all Monday night, chances are he had nightmarish visions of Lions receiver Calvin Johnson doing stuff like this:Johnson racked up seven catches for 164 yards, the most for any wideout in Week 1.Giants cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie was supposed to shadow the player nicknamed ‘Megatron’ throughout the game. But apparently one of his superpowers allows Johnson to go unseen by shadows:For what it’s worth, the Panthers did a solid job against a couple other 6-5 wideouts on Sunday. Vincent Jackson and Mike Evans totaled just 73 yards on nine catches for the Bucs.But while those two play in the NFL, Johnson’s in a whole other league.The four-time Pro Bowler led everyone in receiving yards in 2011 and 2012, and he was at the top of the NFC last year. Over his last 24 games, the 28-year-old has eclipsed 100 receiving yards 16 times.Johnson’s not just the best receiver in the game. Megatron’s a machine.”A lot of guys can go up and can put themselves in position, but he catches the ball very, very well,” head coach Ron Rivera said. “A lot like what Kelvin Benjamin did for us (Sunday) — catching the ball behind the guy, off the guy’s shoulder pads — that’s what this guy does.”Led by the 6-5 Benjamin, the Panthers receiving corps has gotten taller the last few months, something the staff believes helps prepare their defense.And in an effort to combat the rising trend of big wideouts, the Panthers are also bigger at defensive back than they’ve been in recent years. Starting outside corners Antoine Cason and Melvin White are 6-1, while top backup Josh Norman and No. 1 nickel Bené Benwikere are 6-0.”(Johnson’s) a force and he can change a game in a hurry. He plays above-the-rim football, if you will,” McDermott said. “The good thing for us is we’ve got some long corners that give ourselves a chance in the same way to play above the rim, and get our hands on him at the same time.”This week will be just the third time the Panthers have faced Johnson in his seven-year career. They beat him in 2008, even though he did have a touchdown on six receptions. Three years later, they kept him out of the end zone, but he had 89 yards while the Lions piled up 49 points during a win in Detroit.Ultimately, Johnson’s going to get his catches. What the Panthers have to do is limit his explosive plays.It’s the type of challenge that could keep a guy up all night. 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