The Panthers’ defense felt confident, coming out of both Jacksonville and Arizona in Week 1 and Week 2, that despite the losses in those two weeks, they’d established a foundation on which to build. Sunday was the result of addressing specific issues during the week and seeing it pay off on the field.
“Coach challenged us to start fast, and you know I feel like we did that,” said Scourton. “We finished really good the past three weeks, but I think we starting fast, eliminated all those doubts and hard situations at the end of the game, and we won.”
Now they have to replicate the performance against the New England Patriots and a quarterback in Drake Maye, who is Top 5 in the league in total passing yards through three games. The key, according to Umanmielen, is simple: keep stacking everything that’s gotten them to this point.
“I feel like we can build on every game,” said Umanmielen. “But really, to be honest, the way we started, starting fast, I feel like if we start like that every week, we can really be an unstoppable force.”