CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) β Panthers coach Ron Rivera says he doesn’t foresee any changes to the coaching staff or roster following his team’s latest lopsided loss.
Rivera says, “The answers are in the locker room, in the classroom and on the coaching staff.”
The Panthers just haven’t found those solutions β and time is quickly running out on what has become a forgettable season. Carolina (3-8-1) entered Sunday’s game at Minnesota in control of its own playoff destiny, but lost 31-13 after allowing the Vikings to return two blocked punts for touchdowns.
Rivera’s preseason goal of posting back-to-back winning seasons for the first time in franchise history won’t happen. And while the Panthers remain mathematically alive in the weak NFC South, a seven-game winless streak suggests the chances of running the table in December are highly unlikely.
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