When Ron Rivera looks back on the 2018 season, specifically the Carolina Panthers’ seven-game losing streak (or eight-game, depending on how Week 17’s game in New Orleans goes) he’ll have a lot to mull.
A potentially record-breaking collapse — no team has ever finished 6-10 after starting 6-2.
The possibility of being without Cam Newton for an extended period of time — neither Newton nor the Panthers have confirmed or denied a looming offseason shoulder surgery.
His job security — if he does return to the Panthers in 2019, it’ll likely be on a hotter-than-average seat.