The Carolina Panthers (6-9) free fall from a promising start ends in the same building as last year but with far less fanfare. While a victory would at least break the current four game losing streak to New Orleans, it won’t help the Panthers salvage much from what initially appeared to be the first back-to-back winning seasons in franchise history.
After last year, expectations were the final three weeks of 2018 would feature some entertaining games with a lot on the line for Carolina, New Orleans and Atlanta. However, only the Saints managed to carry their momentum forward rendering this final game meaningless, having already clinched home field advantage.