//Many shoulder blame after Panthers drop winnable game in Minnesota

Many shoulder blame after Panthers drop winnable game in Minnesota

The postgame mood kept him from celebrating an incredible achievement, but that was muted — and moot — because he was also on the field for the late collapse.

“We just have to finish,” Chinn said. “I feel like I say that all the time, but we can’t let our opponent breathe. We’re playing good as a defense and we’ve just got to keep it going and put the nail in the coffin.”

They did not.

And because they didn’t, a team that could have been feeling good about a two-game winning streak is now faced with the reality that they’re 4-8 and have lost six of their last seven games.

That’s a very different atmosphere going into the bye for a team that could use any confidence that could be gained as they rebuild.

Defensive tackle Zach Kerr,