The Carolina Panthers’ biggest game of the season will be this Saturday in Tampa Bay. The Panthers are sitting at 8-8 with a lead in the division. While the Bucs are currently at 7-9 but are looking to steal this game and get into the playoffs.
Injuries play a big role in who wins a game, and over the course of the season, it can be a huge factor in who makes the playoffs. By Week 18, which we are now at, each team is dealing with a ton of ailments.
The Carolina Panthers have had a surprisingly solid defense. It's not all that surprising that the Panthers are a decent-ish team this year, but it is surprising that it's been largely because of defensive improvement.
Rule changes have made passing numbers easier to compile in the modern era, and the game's top quarterbacks have taken full advantage. While the heaviest hitters are represented here, some storied postseasons by slightly lesser-celebrated QBs remain entrenched in playoff annals as well.
Several NFL players have contract incentives lumped in to help, in theory, drive performance. They might sign a $5 million contract, but if they hit a certain number of yards, win a certain number of games, or score a certain number of touchdowns, they can bump that up to $8 million, potentially.
The Carolina Panthers are in the driver's seat for the NFC South title. They've not yet shown that they're really the team to beat in the division, but they still have the best shot at it and multiple paths into the postseason.
Mayfield only threw two interceptions in the first nine games this season. Since then, he has accounted for at least one interception in six of the last seven games and two lost fumbles during that time.
The Carolina Panthers face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 18 of the 2025 NFL season with a chance to win the NFC South title for the first time since 2015, and make the playoffs for the first time since 2017.
It has been a rollercoaster season for Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young. But with Carolina battling for the NFC South crown in Week 18, Young is locked in.
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.
The Carolina Panthers, due to their own doing, have put themselves in a corner going into Week 18 and fittingly, the Tampa Bay Buccaneershave also done the same exact thing.
The Carolina Panthers are 8-8, which gives them a one-game advantage in the NFC South as of now. They will face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Saturday, a game that functions largely as a win-and-in (though not exactly).
The Carolina Panthers are headed into a NFL Week 18 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, with some murky injury news. Panthers star running back Rico Dowdle was nowhere to be seen at the start of Carolina’s practice Tuesday.
The Carolina Panthers announced they have signed TE Ross Dwelley to the practice squad. Carolina’s practice squad now includes: LB Maz Mwansa (International)
While the Carolina Panthers and Bryce Young try to recover from a poor game, they still have multiple routes to a division title. And Dave Canales dropped a truth bomb after Young’s long day against the Seahawks, according to a post on X by Joseph Person.
The Seattle Seahawkswent into the half against the Carolina Panthers tied with a much inferior team. They finished the game, showing that the first half was more of a fluke than anything else.
The Carolina Panthers forgot the “victory” part of the victory formation during this weekend’s game. Carolina faced off on Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C.
Panthers HC Dave Canales announced after Sunday’s loss to the Seahawks that TE JT Sanders will undergo surgery for a broken. Sanders, 22, was first-team All-Big 12 in 2022 and 2023, and he set a school record at Texas for receiving yards by a tight end in 2023 with 682 yards.
Isaiah Simmons is set to finish the season on Carolina’s active roster. The former top-10 pick has been signed from the Panthers’ practice squad, per a team announcement.
Trevin Wallace, who made 12 starts at linebacker for the Carolina Panthers this season, underwent season-ending shoulder surgery, his coach said Friday.
Panthers linebacker Trevin Wallace recently underwent season-ending shoulder surgery, head coach Dave Canales announced on Friday (via The Athletic’s Joe Person).