With Week 1 in the books, it is time to check where the Carolina Panthers rank among a talented crowd of NFL teams. 

With the 24-10 loss to the Atlanta Falcons, the Panthers came in at No. 22 on Sports Illustrated's Week 1 power ranking. 

It is a ranking that makes sense while still giving the Panthers some respect among the team's peers. 

Directly ahead of the Panthers in Sports Illustrated's Power Rankings are the 1-0 Las Vegas Raiders at 21 and the 0-1 Indianapolis Colts at 20. 

The Panthers sit ahead of the 1-0 Tamba Bay Buccaneers, who managed to pull off an upset win over the Minnesota Vikings in Week 1. 

So what went into the Panthers' ranking? Let's take a look. 

"The Panthers’ offense was aesthetically pleasing in Week 1," Conor Orr writes. "The pistol looks, the misdirection handoffs and the bunch looks all made for a dressed-up version of a scheme that Bryce Young can run smoothly.

"I think, against a different team, Carolina will be able to continue mounting its comeback, but the Falcons’ assemblage of skill position talent was too tough to contend with. When Desmond Ridder was in trouble Sunday, the Panthers were getting posterized by Kyle Pitts in double coverage. There’s not a lot they could have done."

The Panthers offense should look better in Week 2 against the New Orleans Saints. In a Monday press conference, Frank Reich, the Panthers head coach, said that he wants the offense to be more dynamic and explosive. 

Part of doing so is dialing up more vertical options for Young, who mainly operated in short and intermediary offensive actions. 

With DJ Chark Jr.'s pending return and the offensive play callers dialing up more options for Young, the Panthers offense won't merely be aesthetically pleasing. It may actually be successful. 

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