SEATTLE -- Carolina Panthers coach Frank Reich reminded his 0-3 team in the locker room following Sunday’s 37-27 loss to the Seattle Seahawks that his 2018 Indianapolis Colts started 1-5 and made the playoffs.
They even won a playoff game.
Veteran wide receiver Adam Thielen reminded reporters that he was part of a 2016 Minnesota Vikings team that started 5-0 and didn’t make the playoffs.
Didn’t even finish in the top two of its division.
This sounded a little like damage control for a team that in the second half looked like the NFL’s version of the “Bad News Bears" with an offense that had five of its eight false starts and a defense that surrendered 25 of its 37 points.