The immediate aftermath of Week 1 made one thing clear. The severe Carolina Panthers defensive struggles in Charlotte go far beyond the typical early-season rust.
When a team gives up 59 points, there usually isn’t much time spent talking about what the head coach got right. That is exactly where the Panthers find themselves after Sunday.
The NFL world is still buzzing over all of the Week 1 action. Offense took over to kick off the season, as the 2026 opening weekend tied the Super Bowl-era record for most points, with 791 points posted across the slate.
After a disastrous defensive performance against Chicago, Carolina’s decision to waive Jimmy Horn Jr. for help at linebacker raises an interesting question.
How the Carolina Panthers used their players in a given game can be highly revealing. The Panthers are trying to balance a ton of things during a game, and how things end up shaking out in the snap counts can be valuable for analysis.
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.
Week 1 of the 2026 NFL season is now behind us, and we’ve already learned quite a bit. When it comes to the Carolina Panthers, it’s rare to see such a huge discrepancy between the offensive and defensive performance.
The Carolina Panthers lost embarrassingly in Week 1. The team put up 37 points on offense, but it wasn’t enough to avoid a 22-point loss. When teams lose the way the Panthers did, it’s not uncommon to see immediate changes.
Week 1 of the NFL season came and went, and now it’s time for one of the most important days of the fantasy season: Week 1 waiver wire day. Over the next
The Carolina Panthers have waived wide receiver Jimmy Horn Jr. and used the open roster spot to promote linebacker Tyrel Dodson from the practice squad.
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.
The 2026 NFL season just got started, but it’s never too early to begin thinking about the next draft. The 2027 draft class is projected to be loaded, especially at the skill positions and in the trenches.
The Carolina Panthers got beat by the Chicago Bears 59-37 on Sunday. That sort of result is often met with an ugly grade, and the Panthers don't deserve much more.
The Carolina Panthers can point the blame in many different directions for their Week 1 blowout loss. The defense was absolutely abysmal, as the Bears put up over 500 yards of offense, 59 points, and scored six rushing touchdowns.
The Carolina Panthers walked away Sunday with a 59-37 loss to the Chicago Bears, and it's easy to look at that score and focus on everything that went wrong.
Coming into the 2026 season, the national media wasn’t exactly high on the Carolina Panthers. In our Week 1 powers rankings roundup, the Panthers were in the 20s on every ranking.
When you score 59 points against a team in an NFL game, you’re going to see accusations of “running up the score.” So after Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson did that in Week 1 against the Carolina Panthers, he had to address those accusations to the media.
The major takeaway from the Carolina Panthers' Week 1 performance was the defense, or the lack thereof. Carolina had an awesome offensive performance, scoring 37 points and totaling 478 total yards, but still lost by more than three touchdowns.
Week 1 of the 2026 NFL season is now behind us, and there were plenty of surprising results. One of the most surprising results was the offensive explosion that took place in Carolina.
A lot went right for the Carolina Panthers’ offense in Week 1 against Chicago, but allowing 59 points to Caleb Williams led to Polymarket traders giving a sharp reaction.
According to Joe Person, the Panthers elevated S Isaiah Simmons and LB Jeremiah Moon to their active roster for Week 1. Simmons, 27, was a two-year starter at Clemson and won the Butkus Award as college football’s best linebacker in 2019.