Following a month of steady progress and three straight wins, the Carolina Panthers entered their Week 8 game against the Buffalo Bills with a chance to prove it belonged among the NFC’s more consistent teams. It turned out to be an unmitigated disaster.
They walked out of Bank of America Stadium with a heavy loss and an F from John Breech of CBS Sports, who graded the Panthers' woeful performance.
With quarterback Bryce Young sidelined, veteran backup Andy Dalton made his first start in over a year. The result wasn’t pretty.