//Panthers in the power rankings before Week 11

Panthers in the power rankings before Week 11

ANALYSIS: “It’s bad enough that the Carolina Panthers got drilled Sunday by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The 23-point thumping was Carolina’s fifth straight loss, making the 3-2 start to the season seem like a distant memory.

But what happened to quarterback Teddy Bridgewater late in the game was the worst news of all for the Panthers.

Bridgewater was forced from the game in the fourth quarter after getting his knee twisted on a sack. It wasn’t the same knee that he shredded with the Vikings in 2016, but head coach Matt Rhule indicated after the game that he isn’t sure about Bridgewater’s status for Week 11.

“He got up and walked off,” Rhule told reporters. “When it comes to knees and stuff like that, I don’t know. I haven’t had a chance to see him. I have no idea [how he is].”