The human part of this equation remains the most important. But the Panthers also have some logistical problems.
Other than the five who finished Sunday's game, the Panthers only had one other lineman on the 53-man roster — center Nick Samac, who was signed off the Ravens practice squad when Corbett went on IR.
On the practice squad, they have Brandon Walton (who has been promoted three times already this season, which is the limit) and Saahdiq Charles, who has played in 35 games with 18 starts in his career. They also have recent exposure to rookie tackle Michael Tarquin, who was released from the practice squad last week to make room for an extra quarterback in Mike White.
Either way, roster moves and new friends won't change the fact that seeing Christensen carted off the field, or leaving the stadium on that scooter, will hurt.
"Yeah, that's tough," Ekwonu said, as Christensen rolled slowly away. "That's definitely tough. Obviously, Brady's been a warrior for us. He was next to me in my rookie year, and he's played damn near every position on that field for us.
"Ultimate warrior, sacrifices his body week in and week out, so it's definitely unfortunate for him. Wishing him the best, honestly, and just, you know, just hopefully he gets around his family, gets around his loved ones, ... and yeah, it's definitely tough."