A 1-3 record is a difficult one for an NFL team to possess through four games, as it is difficult to project if their lone win is evidence of an imminent turnaround or a mere mirage amid a desert of losing. For the Carolina Panthers , a 42-13 loss to the New England Patriots last week threw cold water on the idea that their impressive 30-0 win the previous week was a sign of things to come, and they now return to uptown Charlotte licking their wounds and still trying to figure out exactly what their identity is as a football team.

The high the Panthers were riding last week is now the same one being experienced by the Miami Dolphins -- from strictly a wins and losses vantage point -- who picked up their first victory over the New York Jets Monday night. They'll look to turn th

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