The Carolina Panthers accomplished an amazing feat yesterday: they looked better than they did in Week 1 while simultaneously leaving many of their fans even more bereft of hope. Bryce Young opened the game with two turnovers that should never have happened. He made mistakes and his offensive line let him down massively. That line protected him for most of the rest of the game, but they never lived up to their offseason billing. An immediate 10-point deficit and a stymied running game that led to Young throwing 55 passes yesterday left fans feeling like they were on a sinking...

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The Carolina Panthers almost pulled off the most improbable of comebacks, but they ultimately fell short to the Arizona Cardinals, 27-22.

First Quarter

The game got off to the most disastrous start possible from a Panthers perspective. A couple of ineffective plays set up a 3rd and 7, and the Cardinals brought the house. Young got swarmed by pressure and lost the ball, which was picked up and run in for a Cardinals touchdown.

The second drive was only marginally better. The Panthers moved the ball a little bit, but two designed touches for Xavier Legette went backwards and...

The Carolina Panthers kick off this afternoon at 4:25 PM ET against the Arizona Cardinals. This is the Panthers second chance at a first impression in 2025 and, even more than Week 1, will shape their reputation for the season. Another dud and fans will fully give up on the Dave Canales/Bryce Young partnership. A big win will translate to deeply mixed feelings across the fanbase and another week of dissecting Young’s performance.

Today is going to be a day to answer questions that the team generated last week. Will Young calm down? Will the team give up over 200...

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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.

Injury Report

The biggest question mark on the injury report as of the time of publication is whether starting left tackle Ikem Ekwonu will see the field. He has been limited every day in practice this week recovering from a recent appendectomy (listed as an “illness”) as the Panthers prepare to take on the Arizona Cardinals. He is currently considered questionable for Sunday’s game.

Transactions

Signed DT Tommy Akingbesote to the practice squad...

The Carolina Panthers opened the 2025 season with their fourth consecutive Week 1 loss. Not since Matt Rhule and Sam Darnold opened the 2021 season with three straight wins have the Panthers won a season opener. Coincidentally, that was also the last time the team had more than two consecutive wins. The Panthers have been bad and, despite late season hope and an offseason of promise dating back to Week 9 of 2024, last week’s game served nothing but disappointment.

We’ve talked a lot this week about how maybe it wasn’t as bad as it looked. There are reasons for...

Hello CSR! Welcome to Brian Answers, your weekly Panthers fan mailbag for everyone! We’re coming off a really rough week, and I could see in the comments for part one of this mailbag, fans have been processing what was a really terrible start to the season all week. Join us next week for another edition of the mailbag, Brian Asks, and let’s just dive right into all your questions.

KSUDD: If a QB can’t develop chemistry with any other receivers despite working out with them over the summer, is he actually developing?

I’m not ready to say that Bryce Young...

The Carolina Panthers are looking to pick up their first win of the season in their second consecutive road game. Their Week 2 match up against the Arizona Cardinals is going to be tough if the team’s Week 1 performance against the Jacksonville Jaguars is anything to judge them by. Bryce Young is already looking for redemption while the Cardinals as a team are for revenge for last year’s embarrassing Week 16 overtime loss.

The Panthers own this series, with a 15-6 all-time record over the Cardinals. That includes wins in seven of their last eight games dating back to...

Welp. Hopes were relatively high for the Carolina Panthers offense after a strong finish to the 2024 season. All the momentum they built up came to a crashing halt with a disastrous performance against a Jaguars team that was the second worst defense in the NFL last season. Seemingly every player made individual errors in sequence so the offense could never find any sort of rhythm. Young looked unsure and rushed at different points, and receivers were dropping passes, running bad routes, and catching well thrown balls out of bounds. It was a comedy of errors and has Panthers fans...

Hello CSR! We got week 2 rolling in as the Panthers face off against Kyler Murray and the Cardinals on Sunday afternoon. The Panthers, as you all know, are coming off a loss where the defense allowed over 200 yards rushing and generally struggled getting after the QB all day. Meanwhile, the Cardinals offense beat the Saints in a 20-13 effort where QB Kyler Murray threw 2 touchdown passes. The Panthers defense will look for a get right game (hopefully their offense can bounce back which should help out overall) while the Cardinals will look to start another season off...