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Brian Answers: We can talk about Bryce Young in the offseason

Hello CSR! Welcome to Brian Answers, part two of your weekly Panthers fan mailbag for everyone! We’re onto Tampa Bay part 2, and I’m here to answer your questions. I decided this week not to answer any Bryce Young related questions, or anything about the season as a whole, because the season isn’t over yet! […]

CSR Weekend Warriors: 1/2-1/4

Greetings, Panthers fans. Welcome to the weekend. 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

Panthers Injury Report & Transactions – Week 18

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 Panthers postseason lives come down to Week 18’s matchup against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. It’s this easy for Carolina: Win and you’re in! Injuries always play a role in determining […]

Panthers vs Buccaneers: Offensive Preview

It all comes down to this. Even after an inept offensive performance against a dominant Seahawks defense, the Carolina Panthers still hold their playoff destiny in their hands as they visit the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 18. These two groups just played against each other two weeks ago, so they’re going to be very […]

Carolina Panthers playoffs: NFL Week 18 rooting guide for NFC South glory

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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Carolina Panthers 2026 NFL Draft Prospect Profile: Haynes King

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 […]

Ask Brian: All or nothing week

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 […]

Panthers vs Seahawks game review: The blame game

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 […]

The universe really wants the Panthers to win the NFC South

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 Optimist: Meaningful January football?

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 […]

The Scratching Post: 12/29-1/2

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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Panthers playoff picture: What Week 17 vs. Seahawks means for NFC standings

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 […]

Panthers vs Seahawks: Live fan discussion for Week 17

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 […]

Panthers Injury Report & Transactions – Week 17

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 […]

Panthers vs Seahawks: Defensive Preview

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 […]

Open thread and fan discussion for Christmas Day

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 […]

Panthers vs Seahawks: Offensive Preview

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 […]

Ask Brian: Holiday Seahawks edition

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 […]

Carolina Panthers 2026 NFL Draft Prospect Profile: Matayo Uiagalelei

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 […]