TAMPA, Fla. -- Only a few days ago Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton said he "straight up" was playing the best football of his career.
Four interceptions and a badly overthrown pass on what could have been the tying touchdown with just over two minutes left in Sunday's 24-17 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Panthers don't even have that going for them.
The wheels haven't just come off. They've flown off.
Carolina (6-6) has gone from one of the best teams in the NFC and on a collision course with the New Orleans Saints for the division title to a team in disarray with four straight losses.