The Carolina Panthers did what they do best under head coach Matt Rhule, losing, 37-15, to the San Francisco 49ers in front of a partisan Niners crowd at Bank of America Stadium. Rhule falls to 11-27 overall and has lost 11 of his last 12 games as the Panthers coach. Julian Council finally admits that he's broken by the Rhule-era Panthers and that it's time for Panthers owner David Tepper to move on from Rhule.

The Panthers defense struggled on Sunday in large part because of the absences of Jeremy Chinn, Frankie Luvu, and Xavier Woods. Jaycee Horn was added to the injury list on Sunday after sustaining a hip injury. Is the Panthers defense the only thing holding this team from a total collapse?

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