[custom_headline type=”center” level=”h3″ looks_like=”h3″]As Losses Pile Up, So Do First-Half Struggles[/custom_headline]Perhaps the most disturbing aspect of the Panthers’ disappointing season is how they are losing. They are too often giving themselves little chance to win.In seven of their eight losses, the Panthers have gone into the 4th quarter facing double-digit deficits.The Vikings led 28-13 after three quarters Sunday, but afterward, when he was asked if it was hard to swallow how many times his team has taken itself out of a game early, coach Ron Rivera bristled.
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[custom_headline type=”center” level=”h3″ looks_like=”h3″]What Happened on Blocked Punts[/custom_headline]“I just needed to get more depth. That’s what it comes down to. I didn’t get the necessary depth, and it showed.” — Panthers LB Ben Jacobs
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[feature_headline type=”center” level=”h3″ looks_like=”h3″ icon=”list-ol”]STATS AND SUPERLATIVES
The Panthers:
- Have lost six games in a row for the first time since they dropped seven straight from Weeks 8-14 in 2010.
- Have been outscored 249-116 in their eight losses this season.
- Are 0-5 (including last season’s playoff loss) after a bye under coach Ron Rivera. They have been outscored 125-46 in those five losses.
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[feature_headline type=”center” level=”h3″ looks_like=”h3″ icon=”list-ol”]SNAP COUNTS
Bené Benwikere started at nickel corner but shifted to outside corner in the second half. Antoine Cason played a season-low 22 snaps, while Melvin White did not get in on defense for the second-straight game.
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“It sucks. There’s really no other way to put it. It’s really disappointing. It’s frustrating. It’s every adjective you can come with. It’s that. Right now, we’re not very good.” — Panthers TE Greg Olsen
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[/custom_headline][gap size=”2.913em”]MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Carolina coach Ron Rivera earned the moniker “Riverboat Ron” last year after he gambled early in a game against the Minnesota Vikings by twice going for it on fourth down, a successful strategy that helped spearhead the Panthers’ eight-game winning streak that pushed them into the playoffs.He probably should have taken the same approach in the rematch on Sunday.
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