Carolina Panthers’ Jonathan Stewart (28) runs past Atlanta Falcons players in the first half of an NFL football game in Charlotte, N.C., Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015. (AP Photo/Mike McCarn)The Associated Press
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Atlanta Falcons are sinking fast, with seemingly no life preserver in sight to save their once-promising season.
The Falcons’ season hit a low Sunday as they fell to the unbeaten Carolina Panthers 38-0, their sixth straight loss and seventh in the last eight games.
Their 5-0 start now seems like a distant memory.
“It was about as badly as we can play,” Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan said. “That’s frustrating. It’s tough as a player (and) it’s tough as a coach, for sure. Nobody wants to be a part of that.”