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Panthers take a big step closer to deciding the NFC South and the fans proved they're ready for a home playoff game

The Carolina Panthers have been one of the most intriguing stories of the season that not many people have been paying attention to, yet the team is in the pole position of the NFC South with two games remaining and looking toward hosting a playoff game.

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Panthers’ QB Bryce Young quietly playing his best football of the season

Who would have thought that after a 1-3 start this season, which included ugly losses to the Jacksonville Jaguars (26-1) and New England Patriots (42-13), that the Carolina Panthers would be in position to win their first division title since 2015 in Week 17?

Carolina Panthers News / NFL on ClutchPoints / December 22

Jaycee Horn’s Bryce Young reason why nobody wants to play Panthers

The Carolina Panthers are one step closer to the NFC South title after Week 16. Quarterback Bryce Young led his squad to a massive 23-20 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

NFL News / NFL on ClutchPoints / December 21

Panthers’ Dave Canales heaps mountains of praise on Bryce Young after heroics vs. Buccaneers

Carolina Panthers head coach Dave Canales had ample praise for his quarterback after Bryce Young guided the Panthers to a season-defining 23-20 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

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The 'Multiple 3-rushing-TD games in a season' quiz

How many of the 55 NFL players to get a hat-trick of rushing touchdowns multiple times in the same season can you name in eight minutes?

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The biggest disappointments from the 2025 NFL season

All NFL players enter the season with high hopes, but sometimes seasons don't go as hoped. These 20 players have been some of the biggest disappointments early in the 2025 season.

Carolina Panthers News / Carolina Panthers on SI / December 21

Panthers rookies Tetairoa McMillan & Nic Scourton react to big win vs. Bucs

The 2025 Carolina Panthers are just full of surprises. After dropping a countless number of games that they were expected to win, the Panthers threw a curveball today by upsetting the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at home, taking control of the division in the process.

Lathan Ransom News / Carolina Panthers on SI / December 21

Panthers rookie Lathan Ransom opens up on huge INT one week after crushing penalty

Last week, Carolina Panthers rookie Lathan Ransom reached a low point. The hard-hitting safety hit New Orleans Saints QB Tyler Shough a little too hard and a little too late, and it cost the Panthers.

Carolina Panthers News / Carolina Panthers on SI / December 21

Dave Canales gushes over great game from Bryce Young vs. Buccaneers

Once again, the box score wasn't particularly gaudy for Carolina Panthers QB Bryce Young. He was decent, statistically speaking, but that doesn't always tell the whole story about how he played.

NFL News / Field Level Media / December 21

Panthers use late field goal to beat Buccaneers, claim NFC South lead

Ryan Fitzgerald's 48-yard field goal with 2:20 remaining broke a tie and Carolina's Lathan Ransom intercepted a pass on Tampa Bay's next possession as the Panthers beat the Buccaneers 23-20 in a critical NFC South showdown Sunday afternoon in Charlotte.

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Looking back at every NFL Christmas Day game

For years, Thanksgiving belonged to the NFL, but Christmas belonged to the NBA. Occasionally, an NFL game would fall on Christmas, but it was anomalous, even avoided if possible.

NFL News / Carolina Panthers on SI / December 21

Carolina Panthers studs & duds from a huge win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

It was far from pretty, but the Carolina Panthers have beaten the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at home, 23-20. The victory puts them firmly in place in the NFC South with two games left to play.

Carolina Panthers News / Yardbarker / December 21

Has Panthers' Bryce Young finally proved worthy of No. 1 pick?

Has Panthers QB Bryce Young finally proved worthy of No. 1 pick?

Carolina Panthers third-year quarterback Bryce Young may be turning the corner.

Panthers use late field goal to beat Buccaneers, claim NFC South lead

Baker Mayfield throws horrible interception as Buccaneers lose crucial game to Panthers

Charlie Smyth, Tyler Shough lead Saints to win over Jets

The most crushing defeats in NFL playoff history

The 'Single-game passing-record by NFL team' quiz

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The '2004-05 NFL passing leaders' quiz

The 'Most multi-rushing-TD NFL games' quiz

The 'NFL's active TD-catch leaders' quiz

The 'Youngest 40-point NBA games' quiz

Carolina Panthers News / Carolina Panthers on SI / December 21

Carolina Panthers major takeaways from stunning home win vs Buccaneers

This game, and every one following, was essentially a must-win game for the Carolina Panthers. To their credit, they did respond pretty well and play better than last week's inexcusable loss to the New Orleans Saints.

NFL News / Yardbarker / December 21

Mayfield throws horrible INT as Bucs lose crucial game to Panthers

Baker Mayfield throws horrible interception as Buccaneers lose crucial game to Panthers

Mayfield's most consequential throw of the season was his worst.

J.J. McCarthy's latest injury raises more concerns about durability

Charlie Smyth, Tyler Shough lead Saints to win over Jets

Rookie RB Quinshon Judkins' gruesome injury worsens Browns' offensive woes

The biggest disappointments from the 2025 NFL season

The '35-passing-TD NFL seasons' quiz

Carolina Panthers News / 5 GOATs / December 21

Carolina Panthers hold moment of silence for Greg Biffle, victims of deadly plane crash

The Carolina Panthers held a moment of silence for Greg Biffle and all of the lives lost in the Thursday plane crash in North Carolina ahead Sunday’s home game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

NFL News / Carolina Panthers on SI / December 21

Carolina Panthers rule out Ickey Ekwonu, 6 others against Tampa Bay Buccaneers

The Carolina Panthers will have to play their biggest game of the season without their starting left tackle. Ickey Ekwonu has been ruled out for today's game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with a knee injury that kept him out of practice most of this week.

NFL News / Carolina Panthers on SI / December 21

Buccaneers legend Lavonte David on what's different about Panthers QB Bryce Young

Today will be the most important regular season game the Carolina Panthers have played in nearly a decade. First place in the NFC South is on the line as Carolina hosts the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who have won the division four straight years.

Carolina Panthers News / NFLTradeRumors.co / December 20

Panthers Elevating LB Isaiah Simmons & G Saahdiq Charles

Per Aaron Wilson, the Panthers are elevating LB Isaiah Simmons and Saahdiq Charles for Week 16. Simmons, 27, was a two-year starter at Clemson and won the Butkus Award as college football’s best linebacker in 2019.