The Carolina Panthers had it in the bag. They had a lead late in the fourth quarter, and a win would've made next week's home bout with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

With a victory over the New Orleans Saints on Sunday, the Carolina Panthers would have had an opportunity to clinch their first NFC South title since 2015 in their next game. But the Panthers lost to the Saints 20-17 and will play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday with the teams tied for the division lead.

I don’t want to get into the specifics of the breakdowns, of all that, but these are base calls that we have to be more connected on.”

Whatever happens the rest of the way, we can say with absolute certainty that this 2025 NFL season has been a success for the Carolina Panthers. They're in yea

Carolina Panthers head coach Dave Canales called the rule concerning hitting a sliding quarterback a "difficult challenge" for defensive players, after an unnecessary roughness penalty on Lathan Ransom set up the New Orleans Saints' game-winning field goal in Sunday's 20-17 loss.

Panthers DL Tershawn Wharton injured his hamstring this weekend in, perhaps, one of the weirdest ways possible.

The Panthers' zone defense was shredded by Chris Olave and Tyler Shough when it mattered. There were open receivers all day, but in literally no time at all, the Saints had gone down and tied it with Olave getting four catches for 63 yards and a touchdown on the drive.