Every Carolina Panthers fan would have taken this.
After losing both starting offensive tackles and the entire wide receiver corps off their surprising 2013 squad, they're back in the same position: one road game against the Atlanta Falcons away from repeating as NFC South champions.
Between the emergence of rookie wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin, the maturation of quarterback Cam Newton and the steadily huge production of middle linebacker Luke Kuechly, the Panthers could hold on to their crown even without the services of monster defensive end Greg Hardy.
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