When Panthers coach Matt Rhule was asked about the pressure Sunday, he began by praising the run defense, and then went through a laundry list of individual players who did particular things, and then the schematic details that allowed them to succeed.
In short, it's a lot of stuff, and it has come together quickly to the credit of many.
"At the end of the day," Rhule said, "they owned it, they delivered on it."
Now, when the Panthers come to work Monday to begin preparing for their Thursday game against the Texans, they'll be greeted by the weekly challenge to go 1-0. That means little time to celebrate, and more focus on what's to come.
"I'm sure the guys are happy we won," Rhule said. "I want them to feel like my hard work and preparation is working. I think that's the message. It's not about am I good enough. It's am I doing the right things to win and then they have to be honest about, hey, this is what I need to do to improve. When you win a game, it brings a whole new set of problems. We have got to improve. But I want them to be happy. They work really hard. We have guys who lay it on the line and sacrifice a lot.
"There is a lot of sacrifice and humility from a lot of guys in that locker room. You can't have that many sacks from that many people and not have it be everyone else doing their jobs. So that guy gets up and the camera goes on him, but a lot of guys covering, doing a nice job. And it's the offense. Trust me, there are so many times on fourth-and-1, fourth-and-2, I want to go for it, but I keep saying you've got a good defense today. Trust the defense. Pump the ball down. It's just a little bit of everyone to me."
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