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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 […]

The Carolina Panthers have one Pro Bowler

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 […]

Panthers vs Buccaneers game review: When it works, it works

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 […]

The Optimist: Eyes on the prize, y’all

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 […]

The Scratching Post: 12/22-12/26

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 Seattle Seahawks opening odds

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 […]

Recap and Reaction: Panthers hang on to beat Buccaneers

The Carolina Panthers took over the driver’s seat for the NFC South title with their narrow win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. First Quarter The Panthers got the ball first and started their usual strong opening drive. A long run by Jimmy Horn on a reverse and a good run by Rico Dowdle set the […]

Panthers vs Bucs: Live fan discussion for Week 16

The NFL season moves on while Carolina Panthers fans are stuck trying to make sense of a record that has them neck-and-neck for the division title and saw them get swept by the New Orleans Saints. It’s been a weird year. But none of that matters now. The Panthers open their series against the Tampa […]

Reacts Results: Guess where we are on the roller coaster?

Confidence go up. Confidence go down. This is the way of the Carolina Panthers and their fans. This season has been marked by remarkable highs and baffling lows, all tied together with the dueling beliefs that this team should be better and that this team is still in the middle of rebuilding. We have learned […]

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Panthers Injury Report & Transactions – Week 16

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 7-7 Panthers host the 7-7 Tampa Bay Buccaneers this week in the most consequential game at Bank of America Stadium in years. The winner will be along in first place […]