Arizona Cardinals running back James Conner continues to be the most consistent part of the offense early on against the Carolina Panthers.
His second straight 1,000-yard season, which he reached in the first quarter of Sunday's game, says all you need to know.
With the accomplishment, Conner is now tied with former running back Edgerrin James for the most 1,000-yard season in franchise history. Both Conner and James sit three back from Ottis Anderson's mark of five.
Looking to ignite the offense, the veteran surpassed 1K behind a 40-yard run that flipped the field for Arizona's offense.
And good thing he did.
Despite the running back's big gain, Arizona was forced to settle for a 48-yard field goal by Chad Ryland as miscues continue to pile up.
Outside of Conner's early work of three carries for 45 yards in the first quarter, Arizona has looked out of sorts on both sides of the football.
Much like what was put on tape during Arizona's three-game losing streak, the offense continues to shoot themselves in the foot with penalties.
In a little of a quarter of play, Arizona as a whole has eight penalties. As head coach Jonathan Gannon would say, that is non-winning behavior.
The connection between quarterback Kyler Murray and wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. also looks off with more miscommunication. The rookie getting dinged for being offsides on the first play of scrimmage didn't help, either.
Michael Carter's fumble in the second quarter only added insult to injury.
Defensively, Arizona has had little answers for Carolina quarterback Bryce Young and Co., who opened up with a 15-yard, 70-yard scoring drive that spanned nearly eight minutes.
Carolina turned around and did it again on its next two drives of the game, with Young running in a score and throwing for another.
Carolina leads Arizona, 20-3, in the second quarter.