Ron Rivera didn't mince words when it came to the first imperfect moment of the season for his Carolina Panthers.
Putting a banned baseball bat aside, the Panthers prefer to focus on locking up the NFC's No. 1 seed, and after the way they manhandled Atlanta two weeks ago, it looks like a strong possibility they'll be chasing 16-0 in their regular-season finale.
Carolina moved to 14-0 with a testy 38-35 win over the New York Giants last Sunday. The headliners of what resembled a grudge match were Panthers cornerback Josh Norman and Giants receiver Odell Beckham Jr.