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The Optimist: This isn’t our first time

Right, so, we’re here again. The Carolina Panthers ended their historic three-game winning streak with a loss to the Buffalo Bills. The Bills have been a favorite of bettors nationwide to make the AFC Championship game this season and the Panthers can’t even get odds on that game. This was penned in everyone’s calendar as […]

The Scratching Post: 10/27-10/31

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

Carolina Panthers vs Buffalo Bills recap and result

The Carolina Panthers sorely missed Bryce Young and suffered catastrophic failures on both sides of the ball in an embarrassing defeat at the hands of the Bills. First Quarter The Panthers got the ball first and unceremoniously went three and out. The Bills got the game started in full with one of their trademark opening […]

Carolina Panthers vs Buffalo Bills recap and result

The Carolina Panthers sorely missed Bryce Young and suffered catastrophic failures on both sides of the ball in an embarrassing defeat at the hands of the Bills. First Quarter The Panthers got the ball first and unceremoniously went three and out. The Bills got the game started in full with one of their trademark opening […]

Panthers vs Bills: Open game thread

The Buffalo Bills are coming to Charlotte to see if Andy Dalton wants to play. A home game with a healthy offensive line sets the Panthers up to have a strong rushing attack, but Dalton’s capacity to still play professional football may decide how the game ultimately unfolds. There’s a lot to be said about […]

Reacts Results: Riding a realistic high before the big game

Fans of the Carolina Panthers who responded to our Week 8 survey are experiencing some tempered optimism amidst their favorite team’s first win streak since the early days of Matt Rhule. Of course, the outside world is expecting that to all come crashing down tomorrow as the Panthers host the much more highly regarded Buffalo […]

CSR Weekend Warriors: 10/24-10/26

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 8

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 The Panthers injury report looks pretty clean with the exception of the most important position in football. Quarterback Bryce Young has not practiced all week due to an ankle injury […]

Brian Answers: Ikem Ekwonu, trades, draft philosophy, and more!

Hello CSR! Welcome to Brian Answers, part two of your weekly Panthers fan mailbag for everyone! These are the answers to all YOUR questions, whether they be Panthers related, football related, or even off topic! Let’s dive right in this week’s mailbag! Bruce Guild: Why can’t we win the division. I linked your whole comment […]

Welcome to Dave Canales’ first big coaching test

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 […]

Panthers vs Bills: Offensive preview

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 […]

Bryce Young headlines Panthers first injury report of the week

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 […]

2026 NFL Draft Prospect Profile: Francis Mauigoa

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 […]

Panthers Reacts Survey Week 8: Does Andy Dalton move the needle?

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 […]

Panthers vs Jets game review: It doesn’t need to be pretty

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 […]

Brian Asks: Andy Dalton vs Bills edition

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 […]

Panthers vs Bills: Week 8 odds

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 […]

The Optimist: Hope is where we are

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 […]

The Scratching Post: 10/20-10/24

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

Panthers 13 Jets 6: That’s a winning streak!

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 […]

Panthers 13 Jets 6: That’s a winning streak!

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 […]

Panthers vs Jets: Open game thread

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 […]