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The Carolina Panthers are poised to break two NFL records over the next year of football. First, they have the longest active streak of losses as a favorite with twelve over the past four seasons. The NFL record is 14 such losses. Odds are Carolina won’t be favored in any games going forwards this season, […]
The 7-7 Carolina Panthers, with today’s loss to the New Orleans Saints, are tied again with the 7-7 Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Technically, they are second in the NFC South. They have multiple paths to the NFC South title from here and are still, very barely, in control of their own destiny. NFC South Apparently, nobody […]
The Carolina Panthers had a chance to take a stranglehold on the NFC South, but they could not get anything going against the New Orleans Saints. First Quarter The Saints took a conservative approach to their first drive and went nowhere with it. The Panthers largely did the same but to more success. Jalen Coker […]
A well timed bye-week has an almost entirely healthy Carolina Panthers ready to take on the last quarter of their 2025 regular season schedule. At 7-6, they have the slimmest grasp on first place in the NFC South with three divisional games left to play. First of those is today against the New Orleans Saints […]
Fans of the Carolina Panthers are treading new ground as their favorite team flirts with the NFC South division title—and a 2025 playoff berth—for the first time since Ron Rivera was the head coach. A winning season, a playoff game, and renewed hope in Bryce Young top holiday wish-lists around the Carolinas. But there is […]
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The Carolina Panthers front office is busy throughout the season with transactions, roster moves, and injury updates. Here’s what’s happening at Mint Street this week. Injuries Believe it or not, the 7-6 Carolina Panthers currently sit atop the NFC South standings thanks to the shocking come from behind win the Atlanta Falcons had over the Tampa Bay […]
The Carolina Panthers, who are currently in first place in the NFC South, have a tough gauntlet ahead of them if they want to make the playoffs this year. That gauntlet starts with not-to-be-overlooked New Orleans Saints. Never mind their 3-10 record. They are a team with a surprisingly talented young quarterback, Tyler Shough, who […]
Hello CSR! Welcome to Brian Answers, part two of your weekly Panthers fan mailbag for everyone! We’re back from the bye week, and all week we’ve talked about Bryce Young’s future on this website. But guess what? This season is not over! And near term Bryce Young is more important. So let’s dive in to […]
The first step to the Carolina Panthers winning the NFC South mentioned in this afternoon’s Week 15 playoff rooting guide was for the Atlanta Falcons to beat Tampa Bay Buccaneers. This was viewed as a long shot as the Bucs were finally healthy on offense and the Falcons were just eliminated last week from post […]
The Carolina Panthers are entering Week 15 tied with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for first place in the NFC South. Tampa technically holds a tie breaker over the Panthers with a superior record against common opponents, but that only matters if the season ends today. The Bucs and Panthers have four combined divisional games left […]
Hope everyone enjoyed their week off from Carolina Panthers football. The bye week couldn’t have come at a better time. For the last two weeks, the lasting memory of the Panthers is an upset win over the Rams. In the time that’s past, that very same Rams team completely annihilated the Cardinals on the road […]
The Panthers return from their bye week following a huge upset win over the Rams, in a game where their defense was the star and forced 3 big time turnovers. Following that game and recent developments in the NFC South, every Panthers game left in the season has major playoff implications. The first roadblock in […]
Even though the 2025 NFL season just started, it’s never too early to 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 […]
There is no doubt about it. The Carolina Panthers are in contention for the playoffs in December. They are in play for scenarios that see them losing a couple more games and still winning the NFC South or losing only one more game and earning a wildcard berth. They could technically clinch the NFC South […]
The turbulent nature of the Bryce Young experience has left many wondering what’s next for the future of the quarterback position with the Carolina Panthers. The maddening lack of consistency has fans scratching their heads for ideas on how to fix his issues and critics already closing the book on the 24 year old quarterback. […]
Fan sentiment about Bryce Young is all over the map right now. Depending what corner of the Internet or media that you look in, Young could be the clear future of the Carolina Panthers franchise or one of the worst starting quarterbacks in the NFL. There have been reports that the Panthers intend to pick […]
Hello CSR! Welcome to Ask Brian, your weekly Panthers fan mailbag for everyone! Following a Saints win over the Buccaneers, it’s suddenly meaningful football time in December. The Panthers controlled their own destiny as they face off against the Buccaneers twice, close out their series against the Saints, and have a big match up against […]
Dear Bryce, The Carolina Panthers stand on the precipice of recent history. Your team controls their own destiny in the playoffs in December, a fact that has long time fans of the Carolina Panthers feeling all kinds of ways. Unfortunately, confident is not commonly one of those ways. The Panthers lack of consistency against the […]
The Carolina Panthers are coming off of a two-week winning streak, if you count getting healthier over their bye while the Bucs also lost as a win. This has them facing the New Orleans Saints as a rare favorite. That worked out so well for them the first time around. Week 15 Spread Panthers: -2.5 […]
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Well, I would never have expected to be rooting for the Saints, but here we are. Following a 24-20 victory courtesy of the Saints over the Buccaneers, the Panthers are now tied for the top of the NFC South. With this development, the Panthers and Buccaneers will battle it out twice for the NFC South […]
The Carolina Panthers are are off today, hopefully getting healthier during their late and well-earned bye week. Somehow, that has left us with more games to watch in which we, as Panthers fans, have an active rooting interest in. Just this morning I posted a playoff rooting guide using the “Carolina Panthers playoffs” tag unironically […]
The Carolina Panthers are in the driver’s seat of their own December playoff dreams for the first time since 2017. The path won’t be easy, but the simple mantra of “win and you’re in” holds true for the Panthers. If they win out then will take the NFC South title and a home playoff game. […]
The Carolina Panthers are in the relatively new position of having to pay attention to their own path(s?!) to the NFL playoffs as they prepare to play meaningful December football for the first time in years. At 7-6, the Panthers are second in the NFC South—behind the Tampa Bay Buccaneers by half a game—and fifth […]