From underwhelming starts to overthinking play calls, fans have had plenty of things to complain about with young, second-year head coach Dave Canales. It’s hard to say how legitimate many of the common gripes amongst fans are, as the Carolina Panthers head coach is both very new and at the helm of a franchise whose […]
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The Carolina Panthers won their third game in a row on Sunday to improve to 4-3, the first time they’ve had a winning record in about 25 years based on my feelings and not facts. They reached that milestone by capturing a rare road win, the second of Bryce Young’s career. The win and the […]
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Hello CSR! Welcome to week 8, and with that your defensive preview for this upcoming Sunday, as the 4-3 Panthers welcome the 4-2 Bills coming off their 2025 bye week. The Bills entered their bye week coming off two straight losses, with a 23-20 loss to the Patriots in week 5 and a 24-14 loss […]
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Today is Wednesday, which means are required to release their first practice reports of the week as it pertains to player injuries. The Panthers haven’t posted it in a friendly chart on the site yet, but we got the report, and we’ll make it pretty for you: And that’s it. Everyone else on the active […]
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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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Dave Canales is playing coy with the media this week about Bryce Young’s availability. Young reportedly suffered a high ankle sprain in the third quarter against the New York Jets last Sunday that caused him to exit the game early. Backup quarterback Andy Dalton stepped in and closed out the game, but was as stymied […]
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The Carolina Panthers managed to grind out one of the more ugly wins in recent history in a 13-6 victory over a wilting New York Jets team. Ugly wins still count the same in the win column, though – and the Panthers don’t seem to be in the business of collecting style points. While the […]
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Hello CSR! Welcome to Brian Asks, your weekly Panthers fan bag for everyone! The Panthers are currently on a three game winning streak after managing to triumph over the New York Jets on Sunday. However, they will have a tough task ahead as a likely pissed off Bills team is coming to Charlotte, fresh off […]
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The 4-3 Carolina Panthers have as many wins as the 4-2 Buffalo Bills entering Week 8, just like everybody predicted. The similarities are expected to end there, however, as the obvious betting favorites are enjoying one of the larger spread margins of the week. Only the Indianapolis Colts (-14.5 favorites over the Tennessee Titans) and […]
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The 4-3 Carolina Panthers have as many wins as the 4-2 Buffalo Bills entering Week 8, just like everybody predicted. The similarities are expected to end there, however, as the obvious betting favorites are enjoying one of the larger spread margins of the week. Only the Indianapolis Colts (-14.5 favorites over the Tennessee Titans) and […]
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There weren’t many details available Monday morning on the ankle injury that forced Bryce Young out of Sunday’s win against the Jets. “We’re evaluating for the right ankle,” Panthers head coach Dave Canales said via the team’s website after the Panthers’ 13-6 win. “So we’re taking all the information and we’re going to look at […]
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The Carolina Panthers are officially going streaking. We’ve watched enough wins now this season that I feel more comfortable picking a few nits over how this win was achieved, but the bottom line is that this beautiful, deeply flawed team has produced its most enjoyable stretch of football since at least 2018. We’re going to […]
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The Carolina Panthers defeated the New York Jets in an ugly football game. But a win is a win is a win, and the Panthers now have a winning record. First Quarter The Panthers won the toss and deferred their possession to the second half. The Jets, who have been a good returning team this […]
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The Carolina Panthers defeated the New York Jets in an ugly football game. But a win is a win is a win, and the Panthers now have a winning record. First Quarter The Panthers won the toss and deferred their possession to the second half. The Jets, who have been a good returning team this […]
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The Carolina Panthers are on a two-game winning streak stretching back to the Week 5 of the 2025 regular season. Some might think the biggest test during this unprecedented stretch of success will be Carolina’s Week 8 home game against the Super Bowl-favorite Buffalo Bills. They would be wrong. The biggest test is going to […]
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It’s always fun to watch fan confidence flail about like loose sheet in the maelstrom of wins and (mostly) losses that has been every Carolina Panthers season since we started the Panthers Reacts surveys. That is why there is no surprise that confidence in the Panthers has sky-rocketed since the season low of 9% after […]
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Hello CSR! Welcome to Brian Answers, part two of your weekly Panthers fan mailbag for everyone! Many of the askers are singing a different tune than 2-3 weeks ago, as it seems now we’re talking more about a positive near and long-term outlook than before. You all brought the questions, let’s dive right in with […]
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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. Injury Report Good news for the Panthers offense this week as wide receiver Jalen Coker was a full participant in practice from Wednesday through Friday. Guard Damien Lewis popped up not practicing […]
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The 3-3 Carolina Panthers are heading to New Jersey to take on the 0-6 New York Jets. Coming off an impressive, but far from easy win, against the Dallas Cowboys in Week 6 and looking ahead to a Week 8 matchup against the Buffalo Bills, many Panthers fans are worried that the Jets present a […]
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The Carolina Panthers hit the road feeling their oats after back to back home wins and three wins in four contests. They’ve averaged 29 points per game in those three wins, and the offense has looked rather potent. However, all three of the wins have come at home. Road games have been an entirely different […]
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Hello CSR! Welcome to your defensive preview, as the Panthers travel to face the New York Jets in what should be a very winnable game this week. The Jets will not have WR Garrett Wilson, which won’t help an offense that managed a negative 10 yards net passing in London last week. However, the Panthers, […]
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Carolina Panthers head coach Dave Canales said that edge rusher Patrick Jones II is out for the season as he undergoes surgery on an injured back. As Canales points out in the press conference, Jones finished the game and from the outside, there weren’t any clear signs of any ailments. But apparently his back was […]
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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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