Panthers latest NFL team to experience Super Bowl hangover
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolina Panthers talked throughout the offseason about avoiding a Super Bowl hangover.
It might be time to get the aspirin.
The Panthers suffered a colossal meltdown on Sunday, blowing a 14-point lead in the fourth quarter and losing 20-17 to the Kansas City Chiefs.
It was a game that the defending NFC champion Panthers (3-6) likely would have closed out a year ago. But now they are in danger of joining a long list of teams with lackluster results the year after losing in the Super Bowl.