Cam Newton is dealing with a shoulder issue, but Ron Rivera says the Carolina Panthers aren't ready to shut down their quarterback.

The Panthers still have a slim chance to make the playoffs with two games remaining.

"Believe it or not there's still a slim gimmer so we'll see," Rivera said. "Again, we'll continue to focus in on playing football and we got Atlanta coming to town and all intents and purposes, we play to win."

On Monday night, Newton didn't attempt a single pass of more than 20-plus air-yards downfield.