Zorn feels pain after Redskins' latest loss

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington coach Jim Zorn said he was "hurting" after the team's 20-17 defeat to the previously winless Carolina Panthers, the latest side to break their drought against the floundering Redskins.

Washington are 2-3 despite playing the easy part of their schedule. Sunday's game against the Kansas City Chiefs will mark the team's sixth consecutive game against a winless team.

"I want to win, that's what I'm here for," Zorn told reporters on Monday. "That's what the Redskins are all about. We've lost two tough games. I feel bad and I'm hurting.

"Our team is as well. These guys are guys with resolve. I'm a man of resolve and we're going to get back at it, but it's less than 24 hours after the game."

The Redskins handed the Detroit Lions their first victory in nearly two years (19-14) late last month and squandered a 15-point lead against the Panthers on Sunday.

Washington's victories against the St Louis Rams (9-7) and Tampa Bay Buccaneers (16-13) were against teams with a collective 0-10 record this season.

The Redskins' next opponents, the Chiefs, lost to the Dallas Cowboys 26-20 in overtime on Sunday.

"We are 2-3, the season is not over," said Redskins' running back Rock Cartwright. "We've still got 11 games left. We are just going to focus on them one at a time.

"Kansas City had a tough battle against Dallas yesterday so those guys are going to come in here fired up. We just got to find a way to execute and continue to score points."

The Redskins play the Chiefs on home turf, where they have scraped to two narrow victories over struggling teams.

"Good football teams have to win at home and on the road," said Cartwright.

"We had that opportunity yesterday, but we just didn't take advantage of it. We've got to move forward, we can't harp on it, and you can't cry over spoiled milk."

(Writing by Steve Ginsburg; Editing by Ian Ransom)