CHARLOTTE — Tre'von Moehrig wasn't a part of this Panthers' defense last season. He doesn't have those past performances to gauge how far the unit may have come. But that also means their memory is lost on him.

It's allowed the safety, who is not only a starter but has become a chess piece for the Panthers in the secondary, to look at this defense with fresh eyes. And after one of the better rush defense performances in a year, Moehrig sees a defense that is beginning to execute an offseason's worth of work.

"I think just the attention to detail," said Moehrig on Monday, of the Panthers holding the Cardinals to 82 yards on the ground Sunday. "Everybody just trying to be on the same page and everybody just flying around trying to, you know, tackle, make the play, and, you know, set edge

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