The one Carolina Panthers' can't-miss matchup of the 2024 season after schedule release

Though the Carolina Panthers have no primetime games, the team still has a handful of high-billed matchups. 

Some of those games include matchups with the Dallas Cowboys in Week 15, the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 14 and the team's first meeting with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 13. However, all those matchups pale in comparison to the only can't-miss matchup of the Panthers' season.

The one game that can't be missed for the Panthers is a Week 12 matchup with the back-to-back defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs. 

Why the Week 12 Kansas City Chiefs matchup

What makes this a can't-miss matchup is simple: The defending champions are coming to Charlotte. That is rare. 

The last time the Chiefs played in Charlotte was in 2016 when Cam Newton was still the quarterback for the Panthers and David Tepper wasn't the team owner. 

At that time, Patrick Mahomes was still at Texas Tech – a far cry from being the future first-ballot Hall of Fame quarterback he has become in the NFL. When a special talent comes to town, it should not be ignored. The Chiefs are exactly that. 

The Chiefs are part of a brutal four-game stretch for the Panthers. Matchups with Tampa Bay, Dallas and Philadelphia won't be easy to deal with surrounding the game against the Chiefs. Working in Carolina's favor is three of those four games are slated to be home matchups.