Charlotte gets an NFC South Sunday with first place to protect for the Carolina Panthers, and they will play it without their top edge rusher. Jaelan Phillips is inactive against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a hit to a defense good enough to carry Carolina to a 3-2 start.
Chuba Hubbard has spent the last two weeks wearing down defenses for the Carolina Panthers, and Sunday at Bank of America Stadium he runs straight into Tampa Bay’s biggest strength.
The Panthers haven't had much luck staying healthy this season, and Sunday against Tampa Bay isn't going to be any different. Carolina already knew it would be without Jaelan Phillips after he aggravated his hamstring against Philadelphia.
Bryce Young and the Carolina Panthers bring the NFC South lead, built in part on a 34-3 rout in Atlanta, back to Bank of America Stadium on Sunday. Of 18 straight-up picks we tracked from major outlets, 17 take Carolina over Tampa Bay.
Bank of America Stadium gets a division game Sunday, and the Carolina Panthers walk in as the NFC South leaders at 3-2, a run that includes a 34-3 rout of the Falcons in Atlanta.
A few trades have rearranged the NFL's backup quarterback ranks, but the dust has mostly settled. From a mix of recent first-round disappointments, aging vets, and young project types, here is how the league's QB2 ranks look for the 2026 season.
The Carolina Panthers have been a virtual gold mine for fantasy managers this year. Bryce Young is way outperforming his ADP. In some leagues, he went undrafted and has been a dream waiver-wire addition for managers.
It's been five games, so it's a big enough sample to say that the Carolina Panthers are an elite fantasy football offense. Every week, they have multiple players worth starting.
The Panthers know what usually happens when Baker Mayfield gets another shot at his former team. Mayfield is 5-1 against Carolina since joining Tampa Bay, and considering how his short stay with the Panthers ended, it's not hard to understand why these games seem to mean a little more to him.
The Carolina Panthers officially processed four roster moves for their Week 7 matchup with the Buccaneers. The full list includes: Panthers placed LB Thomas Incoom on injured reserve.
For most of the week, we didn't know whether the Panthers would face Baker Mayfield or rookie Jalon Daniels on Sunday. It looks like it's going to be Mayfield.
Bryce Young has 11 touchdown passes through five games, the most by a Panthers quarterback at this point of a season, and Carolina sits atop the NFC South at 3-2.
NFL stars can't play forever, and retirement is coming sooner than later for some of the league's top players. These 25 players could call it quits following the 2026 season.
Carolina Panthers fans who spent April wondering who would hold down the back end have a new name to trust. Zakee Wheatley, the fifth-round pick out of Penn State, has become a key piece of a defense that now looks good enough to carry Carolina through the NFC South.
The Panthers are 3-2, have won three of their last four and just left Philadelphia with a 25-14 win. Apparently, that's enough for at least one national writer to put Carolina among the 10 best teams in football.
The Carolina Panthers just faced and beat the Philadelphia Eagles to move to 3-2, but it may have just led them to have a first look at a trade deadline candidate for them.
In this Carolina Panthers Week 7 preview, the Panthers face their second divisional matchup of the season against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Once again, Carolina faces uncertainty at the opposing team’s starting quarterback position.
Charlotte has been waiting on Jaycee Horn since late September, and ESPN’s Bill Barnwell thinks the Carolina Panthers should stop waiting. In his latest trade deadline pitches, Bill Barnwell proposed a deal that sends Eagles cornerback Riq Woolen and a 2028 sixth-round pick to Carolina for tight end Ja’Tavion Sanders and a 2028 fifth.
Carolina Panthers defensive tackle Derrick Brown has been through some tough years in Carolina, and his perseverance is shining through along with the rest of the team after 3-2 start.
The Carolina Panthers were put in a tough spot when cornerbacks Jaycee Horn and Mike Jackson both sustained significant injuries, but the Panthers plan to keep rolling with the current options.
Derrick Brown and USAA are making a difference in the Charlotte community this week by letting young drivers know more about the do’s and dont’s that come with navigating life on the road.
With a blood clot issue causing Jalen Hurts to sit out, an unknown quarterback commodity will start in his place when the Philadelphia Eagles face off against the Panthers in Week 6.