Latest news and updates about the Panthers
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 […]
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 ...
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 […]
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...
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Whew! Take a sigh of relief Rams family. The Los Angeles Rams and Carolina Panthers opened up the 2025-2026 Wild Card playoffs and the first game of wild card weekend did not disappoint. The Rams (-10.5 favorites) defeated the Panthers 34-31 with a game winning touchdown with less than a minute remaining to move onto […]
The Seattle Seahawks will have to play another game against an NFC West rival; they just don’t know which one yet. On a dramatic opening day of the 2026 NFL Playoffs, the Los Angeles Rams rallied late to avoid an upset loss to the Carolina Panthers, while the Chicago Bears pulled off another absurd comeback […]
The Los Angeles Rams survived the Carolina Panthers to advance to the divisional round of the NFC playoffs. LA corrected the record and got revenge after falling to Carolina earlier in the year. The final score was 34-31. Let’s take a look at the Pro Football Focus (PFF) grades and data from the game. Who […]
The opening game of the NFL playoffs is usually a bloodbath. The Los Angeles Rams were 10.5-point favorites over the Carolina Panthers coming into Saturday, and the game was much closer than anyone could have realistically expected. Bryce Young hit Jalen Coker in the end zone to give Carolina a late four-point lead. Matthew Stafford […]
The Los Angeles Rams survived an upset attempt by the Carolina Panthers to advance to the Divisional Round of the 2026 NFL playoffs. Now it’s time to see the matchup between the No. 2 Chicago Bears and the No. 7 seed Green Bay Packers. Assuming the Philadelphia Eagles beat the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday […]
It was delayed by a week, but the Panthers are officially on to the offseason after being eliminated by the Rams in the Wild Card Round of the 2026 playoffs. Carolina’s draft position is now locked into place at No. 19. The rest of the teams that lose this weekend will fill in slots 20-24. […]
First quarter recap: The Panthers got the ball first in front of a rocking Bank of America stadium. They started the game with an ineffective run up the middle. They were quickly faced with a 4th and 1. They tried to get Bryce Young in space on a rollout, but the Rams covered everything up […]
The fun, surprising ride of the 2026 season is over for the Panthers. Carolina was eliminated in stunning fashion 34-31 to the Rams in the Wild Card Round. This one is going to sting. The Rams were heavily favored by 10.5 points, but the Panthers showed the fight they’ve shown all year. They fought back […]
The Los Angeles Rams beat the Carolina Panthers on Wild Card Weekend by a score of 34-31. This was a tight contest as both teams had moments of great play, and stretches of mistakes. Neither team was exactly able to put the other away, but it was the Rams who found a way in this […]
The Los Angeles Rams lead the Carolina Panthers by a score of 17-14 after the first half of play. The Rams jumped out to an early 14-0 lead after two Puka Nacua touchdowns, but the Panthers got themselves back into the game after a touchdown of their own to the make the score 14-7. Late […]