ATLANTA — The Panthers didn't appear capable of stopping the Falcons in the first half.

And then they did.

A remarkable turnaround happened on more than one side of the ball Sunday, as the Panthers had a night-and-day second half of defense in the 30-27 win over the Falcons.

"I can't say enough about the resilience of this group," Panthers head coach Dave Canales said Sunday.

He was speaking in general terms about his 6-5 team, but that was mostly applicable to the job his defense did in the second half.

For the first 30 minutes, the Falcons had their way, racing to a 21-7 lead, with Drake London and Bijan Robinson looking unstoppable as they racked up 257 yards, with six plays of 15 yards or more.

London had five catches for 108 yards in the first half alone, and Robinson had 16 car

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