CHARLOTTE, N.C. — It wasn't necessarily a surprise that the Carolina Panthers beat the Atlanta Falcons for their first win of the season on Sunday.

The manner in which they did it, however, was rather stunning.

The Panthers completely dominated their NFC South rivals in every facet of the game, winning 30-0 in what was clearly the most impressive win of the Dave Canales era.

Carolina entered as a 5 1/2-point home underdog, but finally was on the right side of the turnover battle (plus-2).

The offense didn't do a lot and was actually outgained by the Falcons, but it scored on Bryce Young's touchdown run on the opening possession and that set the tone for the game. Carolina's defense repeatedly stymied Michael Penix Jr., forcing him into bad decisions while intercepting the second-year Q

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