The most important thing for fans to take note of this morning is that last night’s game is over and it can’t hurt you, or the Carolina Panthers, anymore. The second thing is to remember that they won.
From there we can feel safe enough to talk about the three biggest takeaways from last night: That win places them at 3-0 for the fifth time in this franchise’s 26-season history; Sam Darnold found his footing in an offense without Christian McCaffrey; and the defense is going to need more than speed off the line if they want to keep meeting the impressively high bar they set for themselves.