The Carolina Panthers ended the season with a 17-16 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to finish 6-10. Here is a look at the season and what's next:
Grade: D
Season summary: Carolina coach Ron Rivera spent the offseason talking to everyone from retired coaches to military leaders about ways to avoid the so-called "Super Bowl hangover." If you aren't familiar, no team that lost the Super Bowl has returned to the title game and won it the following season. What Rivera and general manager Dave Gettleman didn't do was spend money on keeping cornerback Josh Norman.