CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Carolina Panthers are 0-2 for the fourth time in five seasons. They are coming off a loss in their first "Monday Night Football" game in five years and lost star linebacker Shaq Thompson for the season with a fractured fibula.
Quarterback Bryce Young, who provided hope to the organization in April when he was selected with the top pick of the draft, is struggling and will not play Sunday due to an ankle injury.
There is a woe-is-me attitude among many fans that this will be a sixth consecutive losing season.