NORMAN GETS QUARTER-SEASON ALL-PRO NOD:Chris Wesseling of NFL.com lists cornerback Josh Norman as his All-Pro pick for the first quarter of the season, along with Patrick Peterson and Tyrann Mathieu of the Cardinals. This comes days after Bucky Brooks selected Norman as his quarter-mark Defensive Player of the Year. READ MORE

PANTHERS' BYE WEEK PLANS: Bill Voth of Black and Blue Review shares how several of the Panthers' players and coaches will spend their free weekend. READ MORE 

BYE WEEK DEFENSIVE REVIEW: SB Nation's Cat Scratch Reader looks back at the defensive performance through the first quarter of the season. READ MORE

BYE WEEK TAKEAWAYS: Bryan Strickland of Panthers.com outlines what we learned from the Panthers' lone bye week practice and media session. READ MORE

RIVERA ON INTERNATIONAL GAMES: David Newton of ESPN reports that Ron Rivera would welcome the idea of playing a game in Mexico City should the NFL expand its International Series outside of the United Kingdom. READ MORE

BENJAMIN WORKING HIS WAY BACK:Max Henson of Panthers.com gives an update on Kelvin Benjamin's recovery from the season-ending knee injury the receiver suffered in the final week of training camp. READ MORE

CAM NEWTON, MVP CANDIDATE?Jonathan Jones of the Charlotte Observer takes a look at both sides of the debate. READ MORE

COMPARING THE PANTHERS' OFFENSE:Clayton Hanson of Charlotte Five looks at how the Carolina Panthers' offense compares to the rest of the league through the first five weeks of the season. READ MORE