Latest result
Lost to Green Bay Packers 19–27
Week 8 · -8 scoring margin
NFL • NFC South
Carolina Panthers News
Latest Carolina Panthers news, roster moves, injuries, schedule updates, transactions and analysis from Football Sports News.
FSN PLAYOFF FORECAST
Carolina Panthers playoff chances & Super Bowl odds
FSN’s current model gives the Panthers a 20.6% chance to make the playoffs and a 0.1% chance to win the Super Bowl, based on 5,000 full-season simulations.
Week 9 live forecast
FSN-SEASON-SIM-1.2
- Make Playoffs
- 20.6%
- Win NFC South
- 20.0%
- No. 1 Seed
- 0.0%
- Reach Super Bowl
- 0.3%
- Win Super Bowl
- 0.1%
- Projected Wins
- 6.8
WHY THE ODDS MOVED
What changed for the Panthers
Largest model-input changes since the prior saved checkpoint.
Injury outlook
+0.9 model pts
4 meaningful non-QB injury listings are currently weighted.
QB form / availability
−0.8 model pts
Bryce Young · Full Participation in Practice
Model pts describe changes in FSN’s forecasting inputs; they are not additive playoff-probability percentage points.
WEEK 9 ROOTING GUIDE
Open full rooting guide →
Who should Panthers fans root for this week?
FSN ranks the other games by how much each result helps this team’s simulated playoff path. Your own game is excluded—winning it is still Plan A.
ROOT FORChicago Bearsover Tampa Bay Buccaneers
+5.8 ptsPlayoff odds
ROOT FORCincinnati Bengalsover Atlanta Falcons
+3.6 ptsPlayoff odds
ROOT FORSeattle Seahawksover Arizona Cardinals
+1.5 ptsPlayoff odds
Based on 5,000 full-season simulations. Small Monte Carlo edges can move as the model refreshes.
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2026
Carolina Panthers Schedule
Oct 25Final
vsTampa Bay Buccaneers
L 13-43
Oct 29Final
atGreen Bay Packers
L 19-27
Nov 8Sun
vsDenver Broncos
1:00 PM ET
Nov 15Sun
atNew Orleans Saints
1:00 PM ET
Nov 22Sun
vsBaltimore Ravens
1:00 PM ET
Nov 30Mon
atTampa Bay Buccaneers
8:15 PM ET
NFC South
Standings
TeamWLTPCT
CARCarolina Panthers
3
4
0
0.429
TBTampa Bay Buccaneers
3
5
0
0.375
ATLAtlanta Falcons
3
5
0
0.375
NONew Orleans Saints
2
5
0
0.286
CAR
2026 Roster
CAR
Injury Report
FootDid Not Participate In Practice
QuadricepLimited Participation in Practice
KneeDid Not Participate In Practice
HamstringDid Not Participate In Practice
AnkleLimited Participation in Practice
HamstringDid Not Participate In Practice
HandFull Participation in Practice
HamstringFull Participation in Practice
CAR
Transactions
Andy DaltonTraded to PHI
NFC South
