Latest news and updates about the Panthers
Buried in the Los Angeles Rams’ playoff win over the Carolina Panthers is one of the more positive developments for Sean McVay’s team: they possibly solved their recent tackling issue. At risk of sounding like a broken record, I have spent the last month documenting the Rams’ challenges in bringing ball carriers down: Dec 30: […]
From Turf Show Times | about 9 hours ago | 1 read
The Carolina Panthers have been eliminated from the playoffs. Besides rooting against the New England Patriots and the Denver Broncos, there is not much for Panthers fans to pay attention to between now and next season. Besides from little things like the 2026 NFL Draft and Free Agency, I suppose. With more holes once again […]
From Cat Scratch Reader | about 20 hours ago | 1 read
The Carolina Panthers shocked many around the NFL in making their first playoff appearance since 2017 this season. Despite a great showing at home in front of legends like Cam Newton, Luke Kuechly, Steve Smith, and Jake Delhomme, the Panthers ultimately lost and their season has ended. After taking some time to reflect on this […]
From Cat Scratch Reader | about 22 hours ago | 1 read
Wild card weekend did not disappoint for the first three games as the Rams-Panthers, Packers-Bears, Bills-Jaguars, and 49ers-Eagles all delivered one score games coming down to the final possession. The divisional round is now set with the Bills-Broncos and 49ers-Seahawks playing on Saturday. On Sunday, the Texans-Patriots and Rams-Bears will play for their opportunity to […]
From Turf Show Times | 2 days ago | 1 read
While the Los Angeles Rams emerged from Saturday’s wild card classic as the victor, the Carolina Panthers gave them everything they could handle. Until they didn’t. Despite playing solid defense for a majority of the second half to allow the Panthers offense an opportunity to take the lead multiple times, the moment eventually became too […]
From Cat Scratch Reader | 2 days ago | 0 reads
Now that the Panthers have officially entered their offseason, we look ahead toward the 2026 NFL Draft. This weekly series will take a closer look at some of the prospects the Carolina Panthers could select in the 2026 iteration of the Draft. In this series, we’ll only be looking at prospects the Panthers could seriously […]
From Cat Scratch Reader | 2 days ago | 1 read
The first weekend of the NFL Playoffs featured four absolutely wild games, and two blowouts by teams that were littered with LSU alumni. You’re gonna wanna read this breakdown. Rams 34 at Panthers 31 Omar Speights had two tackles and Damien Lewis blocked valiantly. NFLSU Score: 3/10 Packers 27 at Bears 31 No Tigers were […]
From And The Valley Shook | 2 days ago | 0 reads
The Carolina Panthers fought valiantly in a playoff game they probably didn’t even deserve to host, but they came up just a bit short of pulling off an all time upset. With the loss, the season came to an end, and you know what that means. It’s the offseason, which for a lot of fans […]
From Cat Scratch Reader | 3 days ago | 1 read
The NFL announced today the six finalists for the 2025 Pepsi Zero Sugar NFL Rookie of the Year award and New Orleans quarterback Tyler Shough is on the list alongside Giants QB Jaxson Dart, Patriots RB TreVeyon Henderson, Raiders RB Ashton Jeanty, Panthers WR Tetairoa McMillan, and Browns LB Carson Schwesinger Shough recorded the highest completion […]
From Canal Street Chronicles | 3 days ago | 0 reads
Hello CSR! Welcome to Ask Brian, your weekly Panthers fan mailbag for everyone! The Panthers playoff hopes unfortunately fizzled out over the weekend, though a hard fought game showed us the team can realistically try to compete in the very near future. Actual football may be over for Carolina, but the NFL grind never truly […]
From Cat Scratch Reader | 3 days ago | 1 read
The Rams traveled to Carolina to take on the NFC South-winning Panthers in the Wild Card Round, and after a 34-31 win, Los Angeles advances to the Divisional Round. The Rams were the third of three NFC West teams to land in the postseason this year, and for a stretch of the season, they looked […]
From Turf Show Times | 3 days ago | 1 read
When the Los Angeles Rams got the ball back trailing by four with 2:38 left and their season on the line, Puka Nacua never doubted the outcome. “Never a doubt — No. 9 is with us,” Nacua said, referencing Matthew Stafford . Matthew Stafford Does It Again as Rams Survive Panthers’ Scare Stafford proved him right, calmly leading a 71-yard drive and capping it with a perfectly placed 19-yard touchdown to Colby Parkinson with 38 seconds left to seal a 34–31 comeback win over the Carolina ...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 4 days ago | 1 read
It’s no secret that the Los Angeles Rams defense is built around their pass rush. The overall ethos of the defense has been for the pass rush to affect the quarterback and therefore help the lack of talent outside at cornerback. To say that there have been some frustrations with the overall pressure consistency would […]
From Turf Show Times | 4 days ago | 1 read
Not that I expected it would stop him from playing, but Matthew Stafford’s finger injury still feels like a notable deal. The Los Angeles Rams quarterback suffered the injury in the team’s wild-card victory against the Carolina Panthers. Rams Head Coach Sean McVay told reporters that Stafford would be good to go for Sunday’s upcoming playoff game at Soldier Field despite the injury, which isn’t unexpected. But still … the injury (a sprained index finger on Stafford’s throwing hand) figure...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 4 days ago | 1 read
The Atlanta Falcons are building a deep list of candidates to interview for head coach, the same approach they took in 2024 before landing on Raheem Morris. Some of the same faces are popping up in this search, too. One of them in Panthers defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero. The team conducted two interviews with him […]
From The Falcoholic | 4 days ago | 1 read
What a weird season for the NFC South, but in the end, the Carolina Panthers were the division winners. Now, going into the offseason, all four of these teams have tough work to do this offseason, so let’s start the preview. Tampa Bay Buccaneers This was a very disappointing season for the Buccaneers. Instead of […]
From Canal Street Chronicles | 4 days ago | 1 read
Special teams nearly cost the Los Angeles Rams against the Panthers in the Wild Card Round. Matthew Stafford ensured that wouldn’t happen, but if special teams didn’t cost them this weekend, it will eventually. The unit has been the Rams’ biggest weakness all season long. It was so bad that Sean McVay made an in-season […]
From Turf Show Times | 4 days ago | 2 reads
How is it that the 8-9 2025 Carolina Panthers landed squarely in the middle of everybody’s preseason win predictions, skipped leaving anybody confident in their evaluation of the team’s future, yet also finished the season with a strong and wildly optimistic playoff loss against a legitimate Super Bowl contender in the Los Angeles Rams? Carowinds […]
From Cat Scratch Reader | 4 days ago | 1 read
With the Green Bay Packers finishing with the second-worst record among NFL playoff teams, following their loss and the loss of the Carolina Panthers in the wild-card round, the team will now officially send the 20th overall pick, their original first-round pick, to the Dallas Cowboys for the Micah Parsons trade. As a reminder, the […]
From Acme Packing Company | 4 days ago | 0 reads
The Los Angeles Rams are a 4.5-point favorite against the Cinderella Chicago Bears in the Divisional Round, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Chicago, with Caleb Williams under center, has been the comeback king all season long, pulling out the most frustratingly miraculous wins you’ve ever seen. The Rams won a surprising 34-31 thriller over the Panthers in […]
From Turf Show Times | 4 days ago | 1 read
The Arizona Cardinals head coach search has expanded to 10 names they have requested interviews with. After the Los Angeles Rams first round win over the Carolina Panthers, the Cardinals have requested to meet with both of the Rams coordinators. Rams offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur is the 38-year old younger brother of Matt LaFleur, the […]
From Revenge of the Birds | 4 days ago | 1 read
The regular season may be over, but football never truly stops in the NFL. The Panthers will be bringing back Ejiro Evero for the foreseeable future, per Joe Person of the Athletic. According to Joe, Evero is under contract through the 2027 season. The details on Evero’s contract situation were kind of murky, as going […]
From Cat Scratch Reader | 5 days ago | 2 reads
Holy cow, what a start to the 2025-26 NFL playoffs. The Rams and Panthers battled to an afternoon thriller filled with multiple fourth-quarter lead changes and go-ahead drives. Then the Bears and Packers closed it out with an epic collapse from Green Bay and yet another improbable recovery from a Bears season that is going […]
From Pride Of Detroit | 5 days ago | 1 read
The Carolina Panthers may have been the first team eliminated from the 2025 playoffs, but they won’t be the last. That’s how the playoffs work, and we know that now from recent experience. Go us. For the first time in months, none of the remaining games have any effect on the Panthers playoff chances or […]
From Cat Scratch Reader | 5 days ago | 1 read
Los Angeles Rams QB Matthew Stafford suffered an injury to a finger on his throwing hand in the opening round of the playoffs against the Carolina Panthers. Whether it was due to the injury or not, Stafford easily had one of his worst games of the season. Both games against Carolina were his two-lowest graded […]
From Turf Show Times | 5 days ago | 3 reads