ANALYSIS: “The Carolina Panthers might well be the best ‘bad’ team in the NFL.

The Panthers got star running back Christian McCaffrey back in Week 9, and he immediately went right back to being the centerpiece of their offense. Although he piled up 151 yards from scrimmage and two touchdowns, quarterback Teddy Bridgewater might have been Carolina’s MVP at Arrowhead.

Bridgewater did his best to match Patrick Mahpmes blow for blow, throwing for 310 yards and two scores with a passer rating of 103.3.

But as has been the case far too often this year, Carolina came up short in the end, largely because a defense that allowed almost 400 yards of offense couldn’t get stops when it needed to.

The Panthers have now dropped four straight after a 3-2 start, and with an angry Tampa Bay Buccaneers team coming to