4 keys to victory for the Carolina Panthers at Falcons in Week 8

What are the keys to victory for the Carolina Panthers as they look to end their losing streak at the Atlanta Falcons in Week 8?

This may very well be the quickest and most complete collapse the fanbase has ever endured from the Carolina Panthers. From the offense, defense, special teams – everything is broken – and there is no clear path to fix any of it.

It isn’t all doom and gloom, however, as there were some nice individual performances from Week 7’s stunning loss at the New York Giants. With all of the negative press floating about, for good reason, it will be nice to look at the positives instead.

Few as they are.

Brady Christensen may have let a couple of pressures through but had a solid day overall in relief of Cam Erving and newcomer Michael Jordan held up even better at left guard. Something that can’t be said about anyone else who has lined up at either position for the Panthers this season.

The secondary also kept up its consistently stellar play with a troublingly silent pass rush doing the group no favors. Donte Jackson may have a case for a No. 1 corner position next year, but whether that’s in Carolina or elsewhere is still undetermined.

The fact that one could only single out two position groups for praise should indicate how bad this team has performed lately.

But the NFL is a league of ups and downs with every week being a new beast full of opportunities and surprises. What do the Panthers need to do to shock the league and propel themselves back into the wild card conversation at the Atlanta Falcons in Week 8?