The Carolina Panthers were in a lot of conversations through the month of December about the playoffs. At one time they were wild-card contenders, at others they had myriad chances to clinch their division. At this point, we all know how those conversations went and where the Panthers stand today. The long story short is […]
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As the Panthers make a final playoff push of the 2025 season, 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 […]
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The results of either of two games this weekend could send the Carolina Panthers to the playoffs with the NFC South title, the number 4 seed in the NFC, and a home playoff game against either the San Francisco 49ers or the Seattle Seahawks. All they have to do is beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers […]
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Hello CSR! Welcome to Ask Brian, your weekly Panthers fan mailbag for everyone! I took a week off from the answers portion, partly due to a lack of participation (understandable during the holidays), and mostly because I was super under the weather after Christmas. But we’re back at it this week, and the stakes couldn’t […]
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While some may have hoped that it may not happen, most viewed it as inevitable. The Carolina Panthers were going to lose against the Seattle Seahawks, and the division would come down to the final game of the season. They made a game out of it for 50 stressful minutes behind a herculean effort from […]
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Thanks to Bijan Robinson’s 239 yards from scrimmage and two touchdowns, the Atlanta Falcons beat the Los Angeles Rams and kept the Carolina Panthers’ options open for how they want to win the NFC South title. Option one, as always, is to beat or tie the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Saturday, January 3rd at 4:30 […]
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The Carolina Panthers have exceeded fan expectations, doubled Bryce Young’s career high season win total, and managed an impressive load of offensive line injuries, all with a week to spare in the 2025 season. Yes, the hope this season was that the question about Young’s ability to play in the NFL would be soundly and […]
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Greetings, internet users. Welcome to The Scratching Post and the new year. Feel free to use this thread to chat about (almost) anything you want: video games, food, movies, non-football sports, you name it. As long as it’s allowed by the site’s ToS, it’s fair game here. You know the drill. This is now an […]
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The Carolina Panthers played a close game against the Seattle Seahawks that feel apart in the fourth quarter. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers lost a game to the Miami Dolphins that wasn’t particularly close until the fourth quarter. Neither team looked like they belonged in the playoffs or atop the NFC South in Week 17, yet […]
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The Panthers unfortunately just could not get anything going on offense, despite a strong effort from Mike Jackson and the defense. The offense spent most of the day with its longest play going only 8 yards. Mistakes were the theme of the day, but unfortunately the Seahawks made less of them than the Panthers on […]
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The Carolina Panthers came within seventeen points of clinching the NFC South today—in a closer-than-it-looked loss to the Seattle Seahawks—after the Tampa Bay Buccaneers fell 20-17 to the Miami Dolphins. Now they turn to rooting for the Atlanta Falcons tomorrow night against the Los Angeles Rams while trying to focus on beating the Bucs in […]
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The penultimate game of the Carolina Panthers’ 2025 season is here with storylines to spare. Whether you want a Sam Darnold Revenge Game, a Dave Canales homecoming, the chance for the Panthers to go three for three over projected number one seeds in the NFC, or just the casual pleasure of watching the Panthers compete […]
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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 The 8-7 Panthers are potentially playing for their postseason lives this week against the 12-3 Seattle Seahawks. Former Carolina quarterback Sam Darnold returns to Charlotte for a potential revenge game as […]
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Hello CSR! I apologize for the delay, but happy holidays to you all! On Sunday, the Panthers face off against an NFC playoff contenders in the Seattle Seahawks, and former Panthers QB Sam Darnold who has since been on a redemption tour after they let him walk. The Panthers defense has been very good at […]
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Holiday football is here again. The Panthers have given us the best gifts of all this season by both being in first place in the NFC South and not playing today. There are, however, a handful of other games to watch today. The Dallas Cowboys are visiting the Washington Commanders at 1 PM ET and […]
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This game probably doesn’t even matter. The Carolina Panthers could technically clinch the NFC South with a win and a Buccaneers loss to Quin Ewers and the Dolphins. The likelihood of both those things happening seems minuscule, but the Bucs are losing to everybody and the Panthers beat the Rams that one time, so you […]
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Hello CSR! Welcome to Ask Brian, your weekly Panthers fan mail bag for everyone! We are into the final stretch of the season and holy crap. The Panthers could actually make the playoffs. What a wild time to be in. Technically the Panthers could make the playoffs this week with a win over Seattle and […]
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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 […]
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The NFL released the Pro Bowl rosters for the 2025 season, and the Carolina Panthers have a single representative. That representative: Jaycee Horn. Horn has a career high five interceptions this season, tied for second in the NFL and one off the league lead of six, currently held by the Bears’ Kevin Byard. Opposing quarterbacks […]
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The Carolina Panthers have spent the month of December playing with all of our feelings. Losing to the New Orleans Saints then beating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers has left them knocking on the door of the playoffs without giving us a whole lot of reason to believe that they would do anything if they were […]
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If it was not already made clear, the only thing to understand about the Carolina Panthers is that actually “understanding” them is futile. They are an enigma. The only games they win are the ones they are projected to lose, and can’t sniff a win when they are favored. It’s not rocket science, though. The […]
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The Carolina Panthers are in first place in the NFC South entering Week 17 of the 2025 NFL season. They can clinch the division with a win this week and a Tampa Bay Buccaneers loss. They cannot be eliminated from the playoffs until Week 18 at the earliest. Week 18 is also known as the […]
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Greetings, internet users. Welcome to The Scratching Post. Feel free to use this thread to chat about (almost) anything you want: video games, food, movies, non-football sports, you name it. As long as it’s allowed by the site’s ToS, it’s fair game here. You know the drill. This is now an open thread
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Your 8-7 Carolina Panthers are in first place in the NFC South and are facing the current number one seed in the NFC in the 12-3 Seattle Seahawks. This is likely to be a buzzsaw game for the Panthers, as they measure their playoff hopes against one of the best teams in the league whose […]
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The Panthers needed a win today to solidify their contention for the NFC South title and the fourth seed in the NFC for the 2025-26 NFL Playoffs. They scraped that win off of the skin of their teeth and now only have to repeat the process against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Tampa in Week […]
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