The Carolina Panthers will be the first team to play a game this season with an interim head coach after they fired Matt Rhule on Monday morning. As a result, the Los Angeles Rams will be the Panthers’ first opponent without Rhule on the sidelines.
After firing Rhule, the Panthers promoted pass game coordinator/secondary coach Steve Wilks to interim coach, so he’ll lead the team against the Rams in Week 6. The Rams were already heavily favored over Carolina, being 9.5-point favorites, but that line could shift following the news of Rhule’s firing.
In two-plus seasons with the Panthers, Rhule went just 11-27. Carolina is fresh off a 37-15 loss to the 49ers, which was apparently the final straw for ownership and the front office.
#Panthers part ways with head coach Matt Rhulehttps://t.co/ihOk3QJsvH
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) October 10, 2022
