CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Panthers coach Ron Rivera sent a clear message to his players Monday: Forget about Atlanta.
Rivera took only a couple questions during his press conference about his team's uninspiring performance in a 22-10 loss to the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday before saying he was done talking about it. Rather than allow a bad New Year's Day football hangover to linger, the two-time NFL Coach of the Year told his players it is time to move on and turn their attention to next Sunday's NFC wild card game at New Orleans.
"The big thing that we need to do more than anything else is to move forward and get past the game we just played," Rivera said.