Gulp. I don’t know how to take an optimistic view of this game. That’s true of either side of the ball, but we’re going to focus our pessimism on the offensive side of the ball since this is the offensive preview. The offense just got done embarrassing themselves on Monday night by squandering away three […]
2 months ago | 1 read
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
2 months ago | 1 read
Hello CSR! Welcome to Brian Answers, part two of your weekly Panthers fan mailbag for everyone! The Panthers let us down on prime time, a tradition almost as old as Thanksgiving. You asked questions, and I got answers for you. We’ll dive right in, and join us during next week’s Ask Brian column to have […]
3 months ago | 3 reads
The 6-6 Carolina Panthers are looking to play spoiler this week when they host the 9-2 Los Angeles Rams. To gain a deeper understanding of what it’s like to root for a team that is “good” and has “a promising future,” I spoke with Evan Craig of Turf Show Times. The poor guy seems confident, […]
3 months ago | 3 reads
The Carolina Panthers are thankfully at home, licking their many, many wounds today. We’re blessed with better offensive teams for Thanksgiving football. Join us here to discuss the Detroit Lions at the Green Bay Packers at 1:00 PM ET, the Kansas City Chiefs at the Dallas Cowboys at 4:30 PM ET, and the Cincinnati Bengals […]
3 months ago | 3 reads
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 […]
3 months ago | 2 reads
The Carolina Panthers showed up on the west coast to a San Francisco 49ers team that was in a generous mood. The 49ers were determined to gift the Panthers a primetime victory, a 8-6 record and top position in the NFC South. Instead, the Panthers did what has now become the completely expected thing after […]
3 months ago | 2 reads
Hello CSR! Welcome to Ask Brian, your weekly Carolina Panthers fan mail bag for everyone! Unfortunately, we are coming off another week of the seesaw performance of Bryce Young and the offense throughout this season. They got beat in their first Monday night, football game in quite some time, and unfortunately, Bryce Young regressed well […]
3 months ago | 1 read
The Carolina Panthers, on the verge of controlling the NFC South and their own playoff destiny through December, laid one of their biggest offensive eggs in years. It would be sadder if it didn’t feel like a Carolina primetime tradition that transcends regime and player. The ever lively comment section here on Cat Scratch Reader […]
3 months ago | 0 reads
The Panthers were destined to look bad on Monday night — after all, it was a primetime game. Carolina’s propensity for laying goose eggs on the brightest stage has been a calling card of the franchise for the better part of 30 years, so why stop now? First you get mad about it, then you […]
3 months ago | 4 reads
Every ounce of momentum the Carolina Panthers have generated this season has been met with a bone-jarring stop. That hurt all the more last night in their 20-9 loss to the San Francisco 49ers when the Panthers were presented with a gift wrapped and golden opportunity to win their first primetime game in two years […]
3 months ago | 3 reads
Welp, with the Carolina Panthers dreams of a wildcard berth and actually making some noise in the post season quietly washing away last night, we’re back to our weekly ritual of acknowledging the team’s well-earned status as an underdog. This week they are favored to lose to the Los Angeles Rams, one of the best […]
3 months ago | 2 reads
The Carolina Panthers and San Francisco 49ers played a mistake-filled game on Monday night, but if the Panthers were able to pull it out, they would lead the NFC South. That did not happen, and Carolina falls two games out of the wild card and a half-game back of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for first […]
3 months ago | 2 reads
A first half so full of incompetence that it was entertaining eventually turned into a total stinker as the Carolina Panthers put out another dud in primetime. They lost to the 49ers, 20-9. First Quarter The Christian McCaffrey revenge game started with five straight touches for the former Panther. He ended up with nine touches […]
3 months ago | 2 reads
Welp, here were are folks. The Carolina Panthers are playing a big game with huge playoff implications the week of Thanksgiving. Literally, who would have guessed this ten weeks ago? The 49ers are a good team who may be as injured as the Panthers are right now. Brock Purdy is back, but much of their […]
3 months ago | 5 reads
The 6-5 Carolina Panthers are tied with the 6-5 Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the win column. They trail by one game by their divisional records (2-1 compared to 2-0) and have an opportunity to take sole possession of the lead in the NFC South with a win over the San Francisco 49ers tonight. Does that […]
3 months ago | 2 reads
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3 months ago | 3 reads
The Carolina Panthers can take the NFC South lead with a win on Monday night. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers suffered their third straight loss on Sunday night, opening the door for the Panthers. The rest of the top three teams stayed the same in the playoff race, but the order changed. The Los Angeles Rams […]
3 months ago | 3 reads
The Carolina Panthers are watching the NFL from the sidelines today as they prepare for tomorrow night’s Monday Night Football match up against the San Francisco 49ers. But that doesn’t mean we have nothing to root for today. Somehow, the Panthers are in the mix for both a wildcard berth and the NFC South crown […]
3 months ago | 3 reads
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 6-5 Carolina Panthers have a golden opportunity to prove they’re for real as they travel to San Francisco to take on the 7-4 49ers on Monday Night Football. At this […]
3 months ago | 3 reads
With a win over the Atlanta Falcons, back above .500, and fresh off a franchise-record setting performance by quarterback Bryce Young, the Carolina Panthers are nearing their season high in fan confidence once again. 84% of fans are confident in the direction of their favorite franchise in Week 12. This is the fourth week that […]
3 months ago | 2 reads
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
3 months ago | 3 reads
The NFL’s Offensive Rookie of the Year race in 2025 runs through the NFC South. It’s one of the more unpredictable elements of an already wild season. What began preseason seeming like a lock for running back Ashton Jeanty has now settled in to being a two-horse race between a pair of wide receivers, both […]
3 months ago | 2 reads
Hello CSR! Welcome to Brian Answers, part two of your weekly Panthers fan mailbag for everyone! We’re coming off a confusing last two weeks of Panthers football, so the questions you’ve been asking have been all over the place. Personally, I love it. We’re certainly having a better time this season than in years past. […]
3 months ago | 4 reads
Just when the Carolina Panthers were down and out and it looked like Bryce Young’s career was on the ropes, Young and the Panthers went into Atlanta and put forth their best passing display of Young’s career and the entire franchise’s history. Young finished with a Panthers record 448 yards passing. Tetairoa McMillan accounted for […]
3 months ago | 3 reads