Hello CSR! We’re back onto the next game after the Panthers miraculous overtime win over the Falcons that once again put them into the NFC playoff conversation. Their defense struggled mightily against Bijan Robinson last week, allowing two big touchdowns that put them down by two scores going into halftime. Luckily, the Panthers managed to clamp down on defense in the second half, only allowing two field goals which both came in the 4th quarter when the Panthers were back in it. The defense came up with a 3 and out in overtime, the offense took it home for the...

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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 Ohio State Buckeyes linebacker Arvell Reese.

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Reese ended his high school career at Glenville High in Ohio by being the keystone in a defense that did not allow a point during its...

The Carolina Panthers have been up and they’ve been down. Bryce Young is setting franchise records and we still don’t trust him. Injuries and inconsistency has kept us from gaining a complete, predictive picture of who this team really is. All we know for certain is that, at 6-5, they have exceeded their win total from last season and they are above .500 in Week 12 ahead of their Monday Night Football clash with the San Francisco 49ers.

I don’t think there is another meaninful question to poll this week aside from our standard confidence question. Remember this is a...

After a putrid performance versus the New Orleans Saints I described Bryce Young as a ’conservative yet still turnover prone passer whose skillset heavily limits the ceiling and creativity of an offense’. Public perception and confidence of the quarterback had hit a season long low, and the team was heading for a game against the NFL’s top ranked passing defense in the Atlanta Falcons. All hope of having a future franchise quarterback on the roster seemed lost and any expectations of a proper passing offense seemed little more than wishful thinking.

So what does Young do in the face of...

Hello CSR! Welcome to Ask Brian, part two of your weekly Panthers fan mailbag for everyone!

What a wild rollercoaster the last few weeks have been. Just last week, the narrative around these parts and the internet in general was that Bryce Young was not, in fact, THE guy. Most of the conversations on the mailbag surrounded the immediate future of the Panthers and their quarterback position, as the Panthers traveled to Atlanta for a face off against a Falcons team that desperately needed a win. And while I wish I had done this on the mailbag, I didn’t have...

Bryce Young set a franchise record yesterday for passing yards and he did it on the road against the Atlanta Falcons. After a season of struggling to move the ball through the air, that felt good to watch. Young’s ascendance would make an excellent storyline through the holidays as he spurs a nationally overlooked team into the playoffs and towards their predestined Super Bowl berth. However, as Panthers fans, we understand that false starts are more common in the Carolinas than storybook endings. This wouldn’t be the first time that Young got tongues wagging with a stellar performance against the...

Seriously, what was that?

It was easier to believe last week that Bryce Young was avoiding his wide receivers like they owed him money than it was to believe he was so bad at passing that he could only post 124 yards against a New Orleans Saints team that only had eyes for running back Rico Dowdle. This week, Young posted a career and franchise record 448 yards passing, three touchdowns, and no interceptions against the Atlanta Falcons. The only two solid conclusions I can draw from that are that divisional games are weird and Young deserves a key to...

Fresh off a convincing win on the road against the Atlanta Falcons, the 6-5 Carolina Panthers are headed to California to take on the San Francisco 49ers in their first primetime game since Bryce Young’s rookie season.

The Panthers are underdogs, of course, for the Week 12 Monday Night Football appearance. Consistency and quality haven’t exactly been their watchwords this season. Let’s take a look at the opening odds for this week.

Week 12

Spread

Panthers: +7 (-120)

49ers: -7 (-102)

O/U

47.5 (-110/-110)

Moneyline

Panthers: +275

49ers: -340

Remember that home-field advantage is traditionally accounted...

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The Carolina Panthers controlled their own destiny heading into Week 11 and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers losing to the Buffalo Bills made the NFC South even tighter. The Panthers have a real shot at making the playoff in 2025.

The biggest games in the NFC playoff race are still happening with the Philadelphia Eagles, Seattle Seahawks, Los Angeles Rams, Detroit Lions, and San Francisco 49ers all in action later Sunday. We will update.

The Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers both won and hold onto their playoff positions.

NFC standings during Week 11

The New Orleans Saints are on...

Bryce Young played perhaps the best game of his career as he led the Carolina Panthers to an overtime win over the Atlanta Falcons.

First Quarter

A holding penalty on the first play of the game effectively ended their first drive before it got started. After the punt, the Panthers embarked on what’s been somewhat of a trademark opening drive. They went to the air despite the Falcons boasting a strong pass defense, and it worked. They picked up a 4th and 2 with a quick hitter to Xavier Legette. A few plays later, Bryce young found Tetairoa McMillan...