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Key Bryce Young weapon to miss multiple weeks for Panthers with ankle injury

Bryce Young will be without one of his key targets as the Carolina Panthers added Ja’Tavion Sanders to the injury report. Carolina is coming off a dominant 30-0 shutout win over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday afternoon, earning its first of the season.

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Dave Canales delivers tough news on return timelines for Austin Corbett, Robert Hunt

Fresh off their first win of the 2025 season, the Carolina Panthers have provided injury updates on a pair of starting offensive linemen, Austin Corbett and Robert Hunt.

Dan Chisena News / NFLTradeRumors.co / September 22

Panthers Hosted WR Dan Chisena For Visit

Per the wire, the Panthers hosted familiar WR Dan Chisena for a visit on Monday, after cutting him with an injury settlement at the end of July. Chisena, 28, signed on with the Vikings as an undrafted free agent out of Penn State in 2020.

Carolina Panthers News / Carolina Panthers on SI / September 22

Carolina Panthers' rising defense named among NFL’s biggest Week 3 winners

The Bleacher Report NFL contingent of Brent Sobleski, Kris Knox, Gary Davenport and Moe Moton gave out their winners and losers for the first 15 games of Week 3.

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The 'Multiple 30-TD pass NFL seasons' quiz

How many of the 34 NFL quarterbacks to throw 30 touchdown passes in a season on multiple occasions can you name in five minutes?

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Ja'Tavion Sanders News / Pro Football Talk / September 22

Report: Panthers TE Ja'Tavion Sanders to miss multiple weeks with high-ankle sprain

The Panthers got their first win of the season on Sunday, but they also reportedly lost tight end Ja'Tavion Sanders for a while. Sanders injured his ankle during the fourth quarter of Carolina's 30-0 win over the Falcons.

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Which NFL teams have had the best quarterback history?

Some franchises have a fabled lineage of quarterbacks. Some are infamous for years, or even decades, of quarterbacking mediocrity.

Carolina Panthers News / Carolina Panthers on SI / September 22

Panthers top plays & highlights from statement Week 3 win vs. Falcons

The Carolina Panthers' statement victory in the home opener on Sunday provided fans in Bank of America Stadium with plenty of moments to celebrate. Carolina got off to a hot start, aided by a couple missed field goals by the Atlanta Falcons, and pulled away with some huge plays by the defense to end the Week 3 showdown 30-0.

NFL News / Carolina Panthers on SI / September 22

Carolina Panthers early Week 4 odds vs. New England Patriots revealed

Despite notching the first win of the season in the home opener on Sunday, the Carolina Panthers open Week 4 as 3.5-point underdogs against the New England Patriots.

Chuba Hubbard News / Carolina Panthers on SI / September 22

Panthers PFF grades: Chuba Hubbard, Mike Jackson on top for Week 3 win

The Carolina Panthers dominated on Sunday, which is something we haven't been able to say in almost a decade. It was a complete performance, and there's so much valuable data in that, including PFF grades.

Carolina Panthers News / Carolina Panthers on SI / September 22

ESPN declares Carolina Panthers officially no longer have the NFL's worst defense

The Carolina Panthers defense had a statement performance on Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons and ESPN noticed. The biggest takeaways for ESPN from Week 3 action included that the Panthers defense is no longer the worst in the league thanks to certain offseason moves.

Jaycee Horn News / Carolina Panthers on SI / September 22

Jaycee Horn had the funniest reaction to Falcons' offensive incompetence

The Carolina Panthers throttled a team defensively on Sunday. In the year 2025. After having the worst defense in the NFL by a wide stretch and one of the worst in history last year.

Carolina Panthers News / Carolina Panthers on SI / September 22

Carolina Panthers climb 7 spots in NFL power rankings after crushing Week 3 win

Sunday's 30-0 win over the Atlanta Falcons was a game-changing break-through win for the Carolina Panthers - the kind they can build on and turn their 2025 season around.

NFL News / Yardbarker

25 NFL quarterbacks from the 2000s who you already forgot about

As years go by, it's easy to forget some of the players who suited up on the gridiron. While the quarterback is the one position in the NFL that is under

Bryce Young News / Carolina Panthers on SI / September 22

Next Gen Stats show Bryce Young had another sharp game against the blitz

In Bryce Young's rookie season (and the brief beginning to 2024 before he was benched), pressure ruined the Carolina Panthers QB's life. Blitzing him was a huge way to ensure he struggled.

Chau Smith-Wade News / Pro Football Talk / September 22

Panthers DB Chau Smith-Wade: Defense was "fed up," decided to change the subject

The Panthers gave up a league-record 534 points during the 2024 season and signs that this season would look different were hard to find in the first two weeks.

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NFL News / Yardbarker / September 22

Falcons' Penix opens up about being benched in blowout loss

Falcons' Michael Penix Jr. opens up about being benched in blowout loss to Panthers

Falcons HC Raheem Morris raised eyebrows when he benched Penix in favor of veteran backup Kirk Cousins in the fourth quarter of what became a 30-0 loss to the Carolina Panthers that dropped Atlanta to 1-2 on the season.

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Tetairoa McMillan News / Carolina Panthers on SI / September 22

Panthers rookie Tetairoa McMillan will be a Pro Bowl WR soon, insider rightly claims

The Carolina Panthers got one. When they picked Tetairoa McMillan, it was viewed as a big shock. Not only did the Panthers desperately need an edge rusher (or anything on defense, really), but McMillan wasn't even a consensus top-10 pick.

NFL News / Carolina Panthers on SI / September 22

Carolina Panthers given pristine grade for throttling of Atlanta Falcons

The Carolina Panthers looked like not only a good NFL team but a playoff contender on Sunday. After the way the first two weeks of the season looked, that is an astonishing statement.

Carolina Panthers News / Carolina Panthers on SI / September 22

Carolina Panthers have righted the ship after miserable start in 2025

By all indications, the final statistics for Sunday’s NFC South clash between the Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium didn’t add up to a one-sided 30-0 affair, especially in favor of Dave Canales’s team.

Dave Canales News / NFL on ClutchPoints / September 21

Panthers’ Dave Canales feeling ‘punchy’ after destroying Falcons

The Carolina Panthers finally found their breakthrough in Week 3, and they did it in historic fashion. Behind a smothering defense and efficient execution on both sides of the ball, head coach Dave Canales’ team shut out the Atlanta Falcons 30-0 at Bank of America Stadium.

NFL News / The Predictors / September 21

Top two takeaways from a Panthers' 30-0 shutout win over the Falcons:

The Panthers finally have a reason to smile. After a rough 0-2 start, Carolina dominated the Falcons in a 30-0 shutout — their first shutout since 2020 — and picked up a much-needed confidence boost heading into a winnable stretch of games.

NFL News / Field Level Media / September 21

Panthers record rare shutout at Falcons' expense

Carolina cornerback Chau Smith-Wade returned an interception for a touchdown and the Panthers made several big defensive plays to defeat the visiting Atlanta Falcons 30-0 on Sunday afternoon in Charlotte.

Xavier Legette News / NFL on ClutchPoints / September 21

Xavier Legette officially out vs. Falcons with hamstring injury

The Carolina Panthers could really use a win in Week 3. Carolina is 0-2 and seemingly on shaky ground once again. They are heading into an important divisional matchup against Atlanta.

Jaycee Horn News / A to Z Sports / September 20

Panthers star cornerback Jaycee Horn becomes the latest victim of the NFL’s shifting rulebook

The Carolina Panthers would love to turn the page on Week 2's loss to the Arizona Cardinals after coming up short on a late game comeback attempt and will get the opportunity to do so in Week 3 when the team heads back home to take on the Atlanta Falcons.