So his emotions had done a 180 after Sunday’s second-straight win.

“I don’t want to lose this feeling,” Burns said. “I don’t want to go back to losing. That sucks.”

The Panthers aren’t perfect, and frankly, Arizona did not look like a team at its best. But Carolina is building, and players appear to be buying into the process under head coach Matt Rhule.

“I really can’t explain it, but everything is just starting to click, and we just need to keep this momentum and keep it going,” Burns said. “I really don’t feel like we have scratched the surface yet, to be honest.”

Considering McCaffrey hasn’t played the last two games, Burns is probably right.

The arrow seems to be pointing up with the Panthers’ 2-2 start. They just have to keep it going that way.