ATLANTA _ The Panthers are tied for first in the NFC South after five weeks of football. That's something that wasn't expected before the season began.
During the Panthers' three-game winning streak, there have been plenty of good moments on all sides of the ball. The team even avoided much of the injury bug that has been going around the NFL _ outside of Christian McCaffrey _ before the team's defense saw four key players go down during the win over Atlanta.
But in each of Carolina's wins this season, there have been issues that need to be corrected. Against the Chargers, it was the offense's struggles in the red zone and on third down. During the win over the Cardinals, a season-high 10 penalties became a problem.
In the 23-16 win over the Falcons on Sunday, the Panthers struggled to defend against the run and third down again became an issue.
With a new coach comes in and doesn't get OTAs or any preseason games to work with, it's understandable why these errors are prevalent. Not to kill the Panthers bandwagon, but here are some things that have stood out from the three-game winning streak.
