The Carolina Panthers were humbled in a big way against the Pittsburgh Steelers losing 52-21 but after the game, Ron Rivera seemed to suggest this was more of just a bad day of football, rather than a trend he expects to continue for his team.

“At the end of the day this s— happens,” coach Ron Rivera said via NFL.com. “I'm going to put it just like that. Let's be honest about it. It happens. This is my 30th year in the NFL. I've seen games like this. I've been a part of games like this on both sides.

“If you get over it and start preparing for the next game you give yourself a chance to get ready to win the next game.”

The Panthers got the first score of the game and looked to be in good shape but then a Steelers touchdown and a Cam Newton pick six turned the game on its head. The Panthers gave up 457 yards of total offense and the 52 points were tied for the most in the team's franchise history.

Other Panthers players stressed that the team needs to use this as a learning experience and then move on from it.

“We also can't pretend it didn't happen,” Panthers tight end Greg Olsen said. “It did. It happened for a reason. It happened because there are things we need to get better at. If we don't get better when we play good teams it'll happen again.

“We've got to correct this s—. This stuff just doesn't all of a sudden go away. We've to address a lot of things and get better. If you don't, it lingers and you're in trouble.”

The Panthers next chance to get back on the right track is next Sunday against the Detroit Lions.