final two games were played before what are still the two smallest crowds in franchise history (in terms of turnstile count), including a 38–6 loss to the New England Patriots that drew only 21,000 people. Following the game, Seifert announced that he was planning to return for the 2002 season, but was fired the next morning. Seifert is the first head coach since the implementation of the 16-game schedule in place from 1978 to 2020 to guide a team to 15 consecutive losses following a Week 1 victory. Seifert's dubious distinction would be matched by Doug Marrone of the 2020 Jacksonville Jaguars. To date, Seifert and Matt Rhule (2020–2022) are the only Panthers coaches to have never had a winning season or coached a playoff game. Head coaching record National Football League College Broadcasting stint CBS Sports hired Seifert to serve as a panelist for The NFL Today in its first season after CBS regained NFL broadcast rights (for the AFC) in 1998. His performance was not well received, however, and the network removed him before the end of the regular season. Personal life Seifert currently resides in Bodega Bay, California, with his wife Linda. They have two children, Eve and Jason. See also List of National Football League head coaches with 50 wins List of Super Bowl head coaches References 1940 births Living people American football offensive linemen Carolina Panthers head coaches Coaches of American football from California Cornell Big Red football coaches Iowa Hawkeyes football coaches Oregon Ducks football coaches Players of American football from San Francisco San Francisco 49ers coaches San Francisco 49ers head coaches Stanford Cardinal football coaches Super Bowl-winning head coaches Utah Utes football coaches Utah Utes football players Westminster Parsons football coaches