4 Panthers players who need to improve against the Cardinals

Which members of the Carolina Panthers need to up their level of performance against the Arizona Cardinals at Bank of America Stadium?

The Carolina Panthers go into Sunday’s game against the Arizona Cardinals with plenty of confidence having secured their first win of the season. It was probably harder than it ought to have been at the Chargers, especially late on. But the important thing was they held on for a victory that is bound to give this young roster a significant confidence boost.

New head coach Matt Rhule will now that the NFL is a fast-changing league that can alter with every passing week. The Cardinals offer a substantial test of their credentials that will give the Carolina Panthers all they can handle. But this is another winnable game for them despite not having many fans in the stands at Bank of America Stadium.

If the Panthers can pull off another victory against a side with postseason ambitious and get to 2-2, then it might just start winning people around. There are still large sections of Carolina’s fanbase who are skeptical about the current direction of the franchise, which is down in no small part to the organization’s treatment of former quarterback Cam Newton.

There were plenty of positive performances that played a leading role in their eventual success last weekend. Although there were few and far between, Carolina needs more from certain individuals if they want to make it back-to-back wins and return to .500 after the first quarter of the campaign.

Let’s take a look at four Panthers players who need to step up against the Cardinals.