INGLEWOOD, Calif. — It wasn’t perfect. Missed tackles remain an issue and the Panthers’ offense needs to find a way to improve in the red zone.But Sunday, at the brand new SoFi Stadium, it was enough. The defense had its best performance of the season and kicker Joey Slye made all five of his field-goal attempts to lead the Panthers to Matt Rhule’s first win as an NFL head coach with a 21-16 win over the Chargers.The victory ended Carolina’s 10-game losing streak and moved it out of the NFC South cellar, one game ahead of the 0-3 Falcons.Carolina (1-2) forced three turnovers, including cornerb…
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Panthers snap 10-game losing streak by relying on young defense at Chargers
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