The Panthers came to Tampa today for a football game that they absolutely had to win to keep their dwindling playoff hopes alive.
The Panthers failed to come away with a much-needed victory on the road against a sub-.500 divisional opponent, and have lost four straight games after an electric 6-2 start to the season. Now, the team are desperately searching for answers to why they can’t seem to get out of their own way when it matters the most, and by the looks of it they’ll have a long offseason to think about it. The Panthers probably destroyed any chance they have of making the playoffs today, and they have no one to blame for that but themselves.