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The Carolina Panthers ended their historic three-game winning streak with a loss to the Buffalo Bills. The Bills have been a favorite of bettors nationwide to make the AFC Championship game this season and the Panthers can’t even get odds on that game. This was penned in everyone’s calendar as a loss from the moment schedules were released. Even with the Panthers recent successes and the much-discussed matching up of Carolina’s strengths against Buffalo’s weaknesses, most of us still expected a loss.

And yet, fans young and old are disheartened today. It’s not that the...

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The Carolina Panthers sorely missed Bryce Young and suffered catastrophic failures on both sides of the ball in an embarrassing defeat at the hands of the Bills.

First Quarter

The Panthers got the ball first and unceremoniously went three and out. The Bills got the game started in full with one of their trademark opening drives. Josh Allen completed one pass, but the drive was mostly the James Cook show. He picked up yards in moderate chunks before giving way to Ty Johnson. The defense was able to stiffen up there and Trevin Wallace got home on a blitz...

The Carolina Panthers sorely missed Bryce Young and suffered catastrophic failures on both sides of the ball in an embarrassing defeat at the hands of the Bills.

First Quarter

The Panthers got the ball first and unceremoniously went three and out. The Bills got the game started in full with one of their trademark opening drives. Josh Allen completed one pass, but the drive was mostly the James Cook show. He picked up yards in moderate chunks before giving way to Ty Johnson. The defense was able to stiffen up there and Trevin Wallace got home on a blitz...

The Buffalo Bills are coming to Charlotte to see if Andy Dalton wants to play. A home game with a healthy offensive line sets the Panthers up to have a strong rushing attack, but Dalton’s capacity to still play professional football may decide how the game ultimately unfolds.

There’s a lot to be said about the vulnerabilities of the Bills. The weakness of their rush defense has been talked about all week. The paucity of talent across the wide receiver position has held Josh Allen back all season. Allen himself has looked less than his previous MVP-caliber self in a...

Fans of the Carolina Panthers who responded to our Week 8 survey are experiencing some tempered optimism amidst their favorite team’s first win streak since the early days of Matt Rhule. Of course, the outside world is expecting that to all come crashing down tomorrow as the Panthers host the much more highly regarded Buffalo Bills.

But nothing the Bills do can erase the fact that the Panthers have won four of their last five games on top of a stifling run defense, a dominant rushing attack, and mistake free quarterbacking. Sure, the pass rush may be largely non-existent, a...

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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 Panthers injury report looks pretty clean with the exception of the most important position in football. Quarterback Bryce Young has not practiced all week due to an ankle injury and was listed as doubtful in today’s report. That’s not ideal for a suddenly resurgent 4-3 Panthers squad that’s preparing to host a very good Buffalo Bills team on Sunday. Here’s to hoping Bryce Young can heal up rather quickly.

Guard Damien...

Hello CSR! Welcome to Brian Answers, part two of your weekly Panthers fan mailbag for everyone! These are the answers to all YOUR questions, whether they be Panthers related, football related, or even off topic! Let’s dive right in this week’s mailbag!

Bruce Guild: Why can’t we win the division.

I linked your whole comment just so others can see the context, but the Buccaneers are definitely not going to be an easy team to topple from the top of the NFC South. Of course, that’s assuming the team doesn’t eat itself due to injuries, which seems to be happening...

From underwhelming starts to overthinking play calls, fans have had plenty of things to complain about with young, second-year head coach Dave Canales. It’s hard to say how legitimate many of the common gripes amongst fans are, as the Carolina Panthers head coach is both very new and at the helm of a franchise whose fanbase has had little to do but complain for years on end. Are we over sensitive? Is he just showing growing pains? It’s hard to say. The hope is that we might learn more this weekend against the Buffalo Bills.

What is certain is that...

The Carolina Panthers won their third game in a row on Sunday to improve to 4-3, the first time they’ve had a winning record in about 25 years based on my feelings and not facts. They reached that milestone by capturing a rare road win, the second of Bryce Young’s career. The win and the current record have everyone feeling good, but somewhat lost in the shuffle is the fact that the offense was not good against the New York Jets.

The performance and the health of Young make expectations for this week murky. On one hand, the Panthers are...

Hello CSR! Welcome to week 8, and with that your defensive preview for this upcoming Sunday, as the 4-3 Panthers welcome the 4-2 Bills coming off their 2025 bye week. The Bills entered their bye week coming off two straight losses, with a 23-20 loss to the Patriots in week 5 and a 24-14 loss to the Falcons in week 6. In both games, the Bills were held below their usual 30+ point week production in their previous 4 games (also all wins). They’ll be looking for a get right game against a Panthers team that’s on a 3-0 win...