The Carolina Panthers had a chance to take a stranglehold on the NFC South, but they could not get anything going against the New Orleans Saints.

First Quarter

The Saints took a conservative approach to their first drive and went nowhere with it. The Panthers largely did the same but to more success. Jalen Coker made a terrific toe tap catch on a back shoulder to bring the Panthers to the doorstep of the red zone. A few plays later, Rico Dowdle jump cut through the line and powered just to the goal line to put the Panthers up...

A well timed bye-week has an almost entirely healthy Carolina Panthers ready to take on the last quarter of their 2025 regular season schedule. At 7-6, they have the slimmest grasp on first place in the NFC South with three divisional games left to play. First of those is today against the New Orleans Saints who upset the Panthers 17-7 in Week 10 in the last game Carolina was favored in.

After their own shocking Week 13 upset of the Los Angeles Rams, the Panthers are once again favored over the Saints. Is this a shot at redemption? An omen...

Fans of the Carolina Panthers are treading new ground as their favorite team flirts with the NFC South division title—and a 2025 playoff berth—for the first time since Ron Rivera was the head coach. A winning season, a playoff game, and renewed hope in Bryce Young top holiday wish-lists around the Carolinas. But there is a difference between wishing and believing.

Only 59% of Panthers fans believe that Carolina is heading to the playoffs. Now, for the record, this question was asked and the poll closed before the Atlanta Falcons upset the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to give the 7-6 Panthers...

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The Carolina Panthers front office is busy throughout the season with transactions, roster moves, and injury updates. Here’s what’s happening at Mint Street this week.

Injuries

Believe it or not, the 7-6 Carolina Panthers currently sit atop the NFC South standings thanks to the shocking come from behind win the Atlanta Falcons had over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday night. The Panthers head on the road to face a struggling 3-10 New Orleans Saints squad in a game that can go long way toward punching Carolina’s ticket to the playoffs should the Panthers emerge victorious.

Health, as always,...

The Carolina Panthers, who are currently in first place in the NFC South, have a tough gauntlet ahead of them if they want to make the playoffs this year. That gauntlet starts with not-to-be-overlooked New Orleans Saints. Never mind their 3-10 record. They are a team with a surprisingly talented young quarterback, Tyler Shough, who is being guided by one of the better offensive minds in football today in head coach Kellen Moore. Their defense has quietly become one of the better defenses in the league over the last few weeks.

Are they eliminated from the playoffs? Yes. Would they...

Hello CSR! Welcome to Brian Answers, part two of your weekly Panthers fan mailbag for everyone! We’re back from the bye week, and all week we’ve talked about Bryce Young’s future on this website. But guess what? This season is not over! And near term Bryce Young is more important. So let’s dive in to all YOUR questions from this week!

HighMiles25: Will we follow 2025 tradition and lose to the Saints, beat the Bucs, lose to the Seahawks, and beat the Bucs?

It wouldn’t be outside the realm of possibility, honestly. The Saints seem to have figured out a...

The first step to the Carolina Panthers winning the NFC South mentioned in this afternoon’s Week 15 playoff rooting guide was for the Atlanta Falcons to beat Tampa Bay Buccaneers. This was viewed as a long shot as the Bucs were finally healthy on offense and the Falcons were just eliminated last week from post season contention. Lo and behold, our dear neighbors did us a solid and beat Tampa 29-28 on a last second field goal by our old friend, Zane Gonzalez. With that result, the 7-6 Carolina Panthers are now in sole possession of first place in the...

The Carolina Panthers are entering Week 15 tied with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for first place in the NFC South. Tampa technically holds a tie breaker over the Panthers with a superior record against common opponents, but that only matters if the season ends today. The Bucs and Panthers have four combined divisional games left in the 2025 regular season, including both of their games against each other. Both team are awkwardly sharing the drivers seat for the NFC South race right now with one simple goal each: win and they’re in. Both technically have outside shots at a wildcard...

Hope everyone enjoyed their week off from Carolina Panthers football. The bye week couldn’t have come at a better time. For the last two weeks, the lasting memory of the Panthers is an upset win over the Rams. In the time that’s past, that very same Rams team completely annihilated the Cardinals on the road to remind everyone that they’re still good. On that same day, the Buccaneers lost at home to the Saints, dropping them to 7-6 and a tie with the Panthers for the division lead. The vibes are high.

And for anyone that knows how this Panthers...

The Panthers return from their bye week following a huge upset win over the Rams, in a game where their defense was the star and forced 3 big time turnovers. Following that game and recent developments in the NFC South, every Panthers game left in the season has major playoff implications. The first roadblock in the path to their first playoff berth since 2017 comes in the form of their division rival Saints, who upset the Panthers in Charlotte a few weeks ago. While the offense was the majority of the problem, Tyler Shough and the Saints offense managed to...

Even though the 2025 NFL season just started, it’s never too early to look ahead toward the 2026 NFL Draft. This weekly series will take a closer look at some of the prospects the Carolina Panthers could select in the 2026 iteration of the Draft. In this series, we’ll only be looking at prospects the Panthers could seriously consider. This week our profile will focus on Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss.

Bio

Chambliss grew up in Grand Rapids, MI but was not a highly touted recruit coming out of high school. He ended up committing to Ferris State with...