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Panthers 19 Falcons 13: Five takeaways from the Panthers’ Week 8 win over the Falcons

The Panthers picked up a huge win against a division rival — and ended a miserable four-game losing streak — on Sunday when they defeated the Falcons 19-13 in Atlanta. The Panthers improved their 2021 record to 4-4 and are hopeful that yesterday’s win was the first step towards turning this season back around and competing for a playoff spot.

Below are four takeaways I had from yesterday’s game, in no particular order.

The Panthers offense finally found a gameplan that works

Matt Rhule said two weeks ago that he wanted to see the offense commit to the running game, and they finally did it this week against the Falcons to great success.