The Carolina Panthers got a little bit ahead of themselves entering Week 10 against the New Orleans Saints. As it turned out, complacency became their undoing.
And fourth-year offensive tackle Ikem Ekwonu confirmed it with a brutal assessment of the team's failure to grasp a significant opportunity.
The Panthers didn't turn up ready to play. They were sluggish out of the gate, were ineffective in every phase, and let a one-win team dominate proceedings almost from start to finish. This devastating loss sucked the life out of Bank of America Stadium, and Ekwonu pulled no punches about why things went the way they did.