The Carolina Panthers are gearing up for their first playoff game since the 2017 season this weekend. Carolina won the NFC South after Atlanta pulled off a thriller against New Orleans in Week 18.
For the first time in a full decade, the Carolina Panthers will play a home playoff game in front of their devoted fans. Those fans have suffered almost endlessly since then, but the time has finally come to get out and support.
This week, Jared Dubin of CBS Sports took a look at all six first-round NFL playoff contests. His eye was on the six underdogs and ranked those teams in terms of their upset capability.
The Carolina Panthers went from having the worst defense by total points in NFL history to being middle of the pack in most metrics. Last year, this defense was utterly abysmal.
This week, Dane Brugler of The Athletic came out with his 2025 All-Rookie Team. The offense is led by New York Giants’ quarterback Jaxson Dart and New England Patriots’ running back TreVeyon Henderson.
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.
The Carolina Panthers are virtually the biggest home underdogs in NFL playoff history. Never before has a team been so universally expected to lose. They face, admittedly, an exceptionally tough challenge.
The quest to reach Super Bowl LX begins Saturday afternoon at Charlotte when the NFC South champion Carolina Panthers host the wild card Los Angeles Rams.
Dave Canales has never coached Cam Newton. The closest the Carolina Panthers head coach ever really got was as an opposing member of the Seattle Seahawks' staff, so he saw Newton from afar plenty.
Who cares if the Carolina Panthers backed into the playoffs? Head coach Dave Canales isn’t worried about his team’s record. And since the Panthers pulled off the upset the first time against the Rams, here are three reasons that can do it again.
One of the most surprising developments of the 2025 season was the rise of the Carolina Panthers in the NFC South Division. The Panthers may not have had a winning record at 8-9, but it was good enough to win the division title.
For the sixth consecutive year, a total of 14 teams are headed to the playoffs. That would be seven per conference. The top seeds in each are the AFC’s Denver Broncos and the NFC’s Seattle Seahawks.
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.
How did the Carolina Panthers upset the Los Angeles Rams back in Week 13? It's a question that has mystified the NFL since then, and it bears exploration ahead of their improbable rematch with the Rams in the Wild Card Round.
After falling backwards into the playoffs as the No. 4 seed in the NFC, the Carolina Panthers get the luxury of hosting a first round matchup at Bank of America Stadium and will be awaiting the return of the Los Angeles Rams on Saturday evening.
You may still be wondering how on earth the Carolina Panthers beat the Los Angeles Rams in Week 13. It's still one of the most puzzling outcomes of the year, and now it's being rehashed ahead of the playoff rematch.
Everyone thought the Carolina Panthers were going to draft a defender in the first round of the 2025 NFL draft. Most thought it would be Jalon Walker, so it was a massive curveball that they selected Tetairoa McMillan.
The Carolina Panthers are fortunate to be hosting a playoff game. In fact, they're fortunate to even be in the postseason at all after going 8-9 with a -69 point differential.
The Falcons have another candidate for their newly-created president of football operations role: Panthers executive vice president of football operations Brandt Tilis.
The Carolina Panthers announced they have designated G Chandler Zavala from injured reserve. Zavala has been out since November 29th with a calf injury, which landed him on injured reserve for the second time this season.
The Panthers have made a few roster moves in advance of their upcoming playoff game. Wide receiver David Moore has been activated from injured reserve, per a team announcement.
The Panthers announced three roster moves on Tuesday, activating WR David Moore and waiving both WR Hunter Renfrow and S Demani Richardson. Renfrow, 30, is a former fifth-round pick of the Raiders back in 2019 out of Clemson.
The NFL playoffs are set. Over the next month, the Super Bowl hopes of the 14 postseason teams will hinge on quarterback play. Entering the postseason, some QBs are faring better than others.