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Carolina Panthers designate Christian McCaffrey to return from injured reserve He was eligible to come off injured reserve after missing three games but has missed five. The Panthers won three straight after losing the NFL's highest-paid back at $16 million a year, but they have dropped the past two and fallen to 3-4.
Carolina Panthers RB Christian McCaffrey won't play Thursday vs. Atlanta Falcons
Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey will not get a prime-time return from a high ankle sprain. The Panthers (3-4) decided not to activate McCaffrey for Thursday night's nationally televised game against the Atlanta Falcons (1-6), meaning his likely return will be next week against the Kansas City Chiefs. McCaffrey returned to practice Monday and on Tuesday was given a designation to return from injured reserve. But because it was a short week and McCaffrey didn't get to go through a full practice, the team opted to exercise caution. Where McCaffrey might have helped the most is the running game in the red zone, where Carolina ranks 27th in the NFL in percentage of touchdowns. He scored four rushing touchdowns in the first two games. Davis had only two in five games.
Preseason Week-1:Jacksonville at Carolina * Week-2: Carolina at New England * Week-3: Carolina at Baltimore * Week-4: Pittsburgh at Carolina *
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Regular Season Week-1:L Jacobs runs for 3 TDs as Raiders hold off Panthers 34-30 Josh Jacobs followed his strong rookie season by running for 93 yards and three touchdowns, Derek Carr threw for 239 yards and a score. Birdgewater replaced Cam Newton as the franchise's starting QB and finished 22 of 34 for 270 yards and one touchdown in his Carolina debut.
Week-2: L Brady, Fournette lead Bucs over Panthers 31-17 Tom Brady got his first win with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-1), throwing for 217 yards, one touchdown and an interception. With another recent acquisition, Leonard Fournette, rushing for 103 yards and two TDs. Teddy Bridgewater was 33 of 42 for 367 yards and two interceptions for the Panthers (0-2), who had four turnovers. McCaffrey, who spent most of the fourth quarter on the sideline, scored on runs of 1 and 7 yards and finished with 58 yards rushing and 29 receiving on four catches.
Week-3: W Panthers beat Chargers 21-16 for Rhule's first NFL victory
Teddy Bridgewater was 22 of 28 for 235 yards and a touchdown in his first win with Carolina (1-2). The seven-year veteran helped the Panthers snap a 10-game losing streak dating to last season. Herbert became the third quarterback since the merger to throw for 300 yards in his first two starts. The rookie was 35 of 49 for 330 yards and a touchdown, but also had a fumble and an interception.
Week-4:W Bridgewater, Panthers fix red-zone woes, top Cardinals 31-21
Bridgewater threw for 276 yards and two scores as the Panthers solved their red-zone issues from a week ago by scoring TDs on their first four trips inside the Arizona 20-yard line. Murray threw for three touchdowns for the Cardinals (2-2), but was limited to 133 yards passing as Arizona finished with 262 yards on offense, running just 55 plays.
Week-5: W Panthers surge into tie for first in NFC South, beating the Falcons 23-16
Many wrote the Panthers off before the season after they hired a first-year NFL head coach and completely overhauled the roster, dumping quarterback Cam Newton along the way. There seemed to be no way rookie coach Matt Rhule’s team could keep pace with Drew Brees and New Orleans or Tom Brady and Tampa Bay. Don’t look now, but the Carolina Panthers are tied for the NFC South lead.
Week-6: L Red zone woes keep Panthers from extending win streak against Bears
The Panthers (3-3) made the Bears' defense look even better, particularly in the first half where they walked away from two drives inside the 5-yard line with field goals after Sunday's 23-16 loss.
Week-8: L Ryan, Falcons avenge earlier loss to Panthers, 25-17 The Falcons (2-6) have had a penchant for squandering leads, coming into the game 1/3 when leading entering the fourth quarter.Matt Ryan threw for 281 yards and ran for a touchdown, Younghoe Koo made four field goals. Bridgewater was limited to 176 yards passing as the Panthers (3-5) lost their third straight game without injured Christian McCaffrey.
Panthers back to playing like a rebuilding team in loss to Falcons The Panthers (3-5) couldn’t beat an Atlanta team that couldn’t beat anybody -- the Falcons lost six of their first seven games. Atlanta was 1-3 when holding a fourth-quarter lead entering the game and in a state of flux after firing coach Dan Quinn after a Week 5 loss to Carolina.
Panthers will have to fight through as schedule turns tougher
The Panthers likely will be a double-digit underdog at Kansas City, and they will be underdogs in most of their final eight games after losing to an Atlanta team that entered Thursday with the fifth-worst defense in the NFL.
Carolina Panthers' Christian McCaffrey trending toward return Sunday, Matt Rhule says The team has until 4 p.m. ET on Saturday to activate McCaffrey, who has missed the past six games since suffering a high ankle sprain in a Week 2 loss to Tampa Bay. Rhule wants to make sure there are no setbacks in the next few days before officially committing to a return.
Preseason Week-1:Jacksonville at Carolina * Week-2: Carolina at New England * Week-3: Carolina at Baltimore * Week-4: Pittsburgh at Carolina *
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Regular Season Week-1:L Jacobs runs for 3 TDs as Raiders hold off Panthers 34-30 Josh Jacobs followed his strong rookie season by running for 93 yards and three touchdowns, Derek Carr threw for 239 yards and a score. Birdgewater replaced Cam Newton as the franchise's starting QB and finished 22 of 34 for 270 yards and one touchdown in his Carolina debut.
Week-2: L Brady, Fournette lead Bucs over Panthers 31-17 Tom Brady got his first win with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-1), throwing for 217 yards, one touchdown and an interception. With another recent acquisition, Leonard Fournette, rushing for 103 yards and two TDs. Teddy Bridgewater was 33 of 42 for 367 yards and two interceptions for the Panthers (0-2), who had four turnovers. McCaffrey, who spent most of the fourth quarter on the sideline, scored on runs of 1 and 7 yards and finished with 58 yards rushing and 29 receiving on four catches.
Week-3: W Panthers beat Chargers 21-16 for Rhule's first NFL victory
Teddy Bridgewater was 22 of 28 for 235 yards and a touchdown in his first win with Carolina (1-2). The seven-year veteran helped the Panthers snap a 10-game losing streak dating to last season. Herbert became the third quarterback since the merger to throw for 300 yards in his first two starts. The rookie was 35 of 49 for 330 yards and a touchdown, but also had a fumble and an interception.
Week-4:W Bridgewater, Panthers fix red-zone woes, top Cardinals 31-21
Bridgewater threw for 276 yards and two scores as the Panthers solved their red-zone issues from a week ago by scoring TDs on their first four trips inside the Arizona 20-yard line. Murray threw for three touchdowns for the Cardinals (2-2), but was limited to 133 yards passing as Arizona finished with 262 yards on offense, running just 55 plays.
Week-5: W Panthers surge into tie for first in NFC South, beating the Falcons 23-16
Many wrote the Panthers off before the season after they hired a first-year NFL head coach and completely overhauled the roster, dumping quarterback Cam Newton along the way. There seemed to be no way rookie coach Matt Rhule’s team could keep pace with Drew Brees and New Orleans or Tom Brady and Tampa Bay. Don’t look now, but the Carolina Panthers are tied for the NFC South lead.
Week-6: L Red zone woes keep Panthers from extending win streak against Bears
The Panthers (3-3) made the Bears' defense look even better, particularly in the first half where they walked away from two drives inside the 5-yard line with field goals after Sunday's 23-16 loss.
Week-8: L Ryan, Falcons avenge earlier loss to Panthers, 25-17
The Falcons (2-6) have had a penchant for squandering leads, coming into the game 1/3 when leading entering the fourth quarter. Matt Ryan threw for 281 yards and ran for a touchdown, Younghoe Koo made four field goals. Bridgewater was limited to 176 yards passing as the Panthers (3-5) lost their third straight game without injured Christian McCaffrey.
Week-9: L Christian McCaffrey brings scoring burst back to Panthers' offense
The Panthers entered Sunday's game ranked 26th in the NFL in red zone TD scoring at 53.8%. They scored on all four trips inside the 20 on Sunday. That wasn't enough to upset Kansas City, the NFL's second-highest-scoring team, which held on for a 33-31 victory.
Week-10: Sunday, Nov 15
Tampa Bay (6-3) at Carolina (3-6)
Carolina Panthers' Christian McCaffrey not expected to play Sunday McCaffrey didn't miss a game during his first three NFL seasons, including last year, when he became the third player in league history to have 1,000 yards rushing and receiving in the same season.
Panthers rookie Jeremy Chinn harder to replace than Christian McCaffrey
Carolina had to rotate multiple players into the lineup in last Sunday’s 33-31 loss to Kansas City to duplicate everything Chinn does. He was out with a knee injury and is expected to return to the starting lineup this week.
Preseason Week-1:Jacksonville at Carolina * Week-2: Carolina at New England * Week-3: Carolina at Baltimore * Week-4: Pittsburgh at Carolina *
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Regular Season Week-1:L Jacobs runs for 3 TDs as Raiders hold off Panthers 34-30 Josh Jacobs followed his strong rookie season by running for 93 yards and three touchdowns, Derek Carr threw for 239 yards and a score. Birdgewater replaced Cam Newton as the franchise's starting QB and finished 22 of 34 for 270 yards and one touchdown in his Carolina debut.
Week-2: L Brady, Fournette lead Bucs over Panthers 31-17 Tom Brady got his first win with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-1), throwing for 217 yards, one touchdown and an interception. With another recent acquisition, Leonard Fournette, rushing for 103 yards and two TDs. Teddy Bridgewater was 33 of 42 for 367 yards and two interceptions for the Panthers (0-2), who had four turnovers. McCaffrey, who spent most of the fourth quarter on the sideline, scored on runs of 1 and 7 yards and finished with 58 yards rushing and 29 receiving on four catches.
Week-3: W Panthers beat Chargers 21-16 for Rhule's first NFL victory
Teddy Bridgewater was 22 of 28 for 235 yards and a touchdown in his first win with Carolina (1-2). The seven-year veteran helped the Panthers snap a 10-game losing streak dating to last season. Herbert became the third quarterback since the merger to throw for 300 yards in his first two starts. The rookie was 35 of 49 for 330 yards and a touchdown, but also had a fumble and an interception.
Week-4:W Bridgewater, Panthers fix red-zone woes, top Cardinals 31-21
Bridgewater threw for 276 yards and two scores as the Panthers solved their red-zone issues from a week ago by scoring TDs on their first four trips inside the Arizona 20-yard line. Murray threw for three touchdowns for the Cardinals (2-2), but was limited to 133 yards passing as Arizona finished with 262 yards on offense, running just 55 plays.
Week-5: W Panthers surge into tie for first in NFC South, beating the Falcons 23-16
Many wrote the Panthers off before the season after they hired a first-year NFL head coach and completely overhauled the roster, dumping quarterback Cam Newton along the way. There seemed to be no way rookie coach Matt Rhule’s team could keep pace with Drew Brees and New Orleans or Tom Brady and Tampa Bay. Don’t look now, but the Carolina Panthers are tied for the NFC South lead.
Week-6: L Red zone woes keep Panthers from extending win streak against Bears
The Panthers (3-3) made the Bears' defense look even better, particularly in the first half where they walked away from two drives inside the 5-yard line with field goals after Sunday's 23-16 loss.
Week-8: L Ryan, Falcons avenge earlier loss to Panthers, 25-17
The Falcons (2-6) have had a penchant for squandering leads, coming into the game 1/3 when leading entering the fourth quarter. Matt Ryan threw for 281 yards and ran for a touchdown, Younghoe Koo made four field goals. Bridgewater was limited to 176 yards passing as the Panthers (3-5) lost their third straight game without injured Christian McCaffrey.
Week-9: L Christian McCaffrey brings scoring burst back to Panthers' offense
The Panthers entered Sunday's game ranked 26th in the NFL in red zone TD scoring at 53.8%. They scored on all four trips inside the 20 on Sunday. That wasn't enough to upset Kansas City, the NFL's second-highest-scoring team, which held on for a 33-31 victory.
Week-10: L QB Teddy Bridgewater injures knee in loss to Tampa Bay Buccaneers 46-23
Bridgewater, 28, opened the game with 12 straight completions and two touchdown passes as Carolina played to a 17-17 halftime tie. He added a touchdown run on a scramble in the fourth quarter after the Panthers (3-7) were outscored 12-0 in the third quarter en route to their fifth straight loss.
Week-11: Sun, Nov 22
Detroit (4-5) at Carolina (3-7)
NFL Power Rankings Week 11: 1-32 poll, plus one thing each team wants to take back
As the NFL Power Rankings dive into the second half of the season, we decided to be gluttons for punishment and play the "What if?" game. We asked every NFL Nation reporter one thing that the teams they cover have done in 2020 that they wish they could take back.
NFC South
No.4: New Orleans (7-2)
No.6: Tampa Bay (7-3)
No.20: Carolina (3-7)
No.24: Atlanta (3-6)
As frustration sets in for young Panthers, Shaq Thompson speaks up Afterward in the locker room, Thompson unleashed a profanity-laced speech that Douglas summed up as: “We didn’t fight hard enough; we didn’t want it more.” Even Douglas let a few curse words fly during his postgame Zoom call.
Former XFL QB P.J. Walker to start for Carolina Panthers with Teddy Bridgewater injured Walker was signed during the offseason after leading the Houston Roughnecks to a 5-0 record with 15 touchdown passes before the coronavirus pandemic shut down the season. He was a part of Carolina coach Matt Rhule's rebuilding program at Temple from 2013 to 2017.
Preseason Week-1:Jacksonville at Carolina * Week-2: Carolina at New England * Week-3: Carolina at Baltimore * Week-4: Pittsburgh at Carolina *
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Regular Season Week-1:L Jacobs runs for 3 TDs as Raiders hold off Panthers 34-30 Josh Jacobs followed his strong rookie season by running for 93 yards and three touchdowns, Derek Carr threw for 239 yards and a score. Birdgewater replaced Cam Newton as the franchise's starting QB and finished 22 of 34 for 270 yards and one touchdown in his Carolina debut.
Week-2: L Brady, Fournette lead Bucs over Panthers 31-17 Tom Brady got his first win with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-1), throwing for 217 yards, one touchdown and an interception. With another recent acquisition, Leonard Fournette, rushing for 103 yards and two TDs. Teddy Bridgewater was 33 of 42 for 367 yards and two interceptions for the Panthers (0-2), who had four turnovers. McCaffrey, who spent most of the fourth quarter on the sideline, scored on runs of 1 and 7 yards and finished with 58 yards rushing and 29 receiving on four catches.
Week-3: W Panthers beat Chargers 21-16 for Rhule's first NFL victory
Teddy Bridgewater was 22 of 28 for 235 yards and a touchdown in his first win with Carolina (1-2). The seven-year veteran helped the Panthers snap a 10-game losing streak dating to last season. Herbert became the third quarterback since the merger to throw for 300 yards in his first two starts. The rookie was 35 of 49 for 330 yards and a touchdown, but also had a fumble and an interception.
Week-4:W Bridgewater, Panthers fix red-zone woes, top Cardinals 31-21
Bridgewater threw for 276 yards and two scores as the Panthers solved their red-zone issues from a week ago by scoring TDs on their first four trips inside the Arizona 20-yard line. Murray threw for three touchdowns for the Cardinals (2-2), but was limited to 133 yards passing as Arizona finished with 262 yards on offense, running just 55 plays.
Week-5: W Panthers surge into tie for first in NFC South, beating the Falcons 23-16
Many wrote the Panthers off before the season after they hired a first-year NFL head coach and completely overhauled the roster, dumping quarterback Cam Newton along the way. There seemed to be no way rookie coach Matt Rhule’s team could keep pace with Drew Brees and New Orleans or Tom Brady and Tampa Bay. Don’t look now, but the Carolina Panthers are tied for the NFC South lead.
Week-6: L Red zone woes keep Panthers from extending win streak against Bears
The Panthers (3-3) made the Bears' defense look even better, particularly in the first half where they walked away from two drives inside the 5-yard line with field goals after Sunday's 23-16 loss.
Week-8: L Ryan, Falcons avenge earlier loss to Panthers, 25-17
The Falcons (2-6) have had a penchant for squandering leads, coming into the game 1/3 when leading entering the fourth quarter. Matt Ryan threw for 281 yards and ran for a touchdown, Younghoe Koo made four field goals. Bridgewater was limited to 176 yards passing as the Panthers (3-5) lost their third straight game without injured Christian McCaffrey.
Week-9: L Christian McCaffrey brings scoring burst back to Panthers' offense
The Panthers entered Sunday's game ranked 26th in the NFL in red zone TD scoring at 53.8%. They scored on all four trips inside the 20 on Sunday. That wasn't enough to upset Kansas City, the NFL's second-highest-scoring team, which held on for a 33-31 victory.
Week-10: L QB Teddy Bridgewater injures knee in loss to Tampa Bay Buccaneers 46-23
Bridgewater, 28, opened the game with 12 straight completions and two touchdown passes as Carolina played to a 17-17 halftime tie. He added a touchdown run on a scramble in the fourth quarter after the Panthers (3-7) were outscored 12-0 in the third quarter en route to their fifth straight loss.
Week-11: W Panthers backup P.J. Walker shows he's good enough to beat the Lions 20-0
Walker completed 23-of-43 pass attempts for 258 yards and a touchdown. Walker also threw two bad interceptions in the red zone on which the Detroit defender looked like the intended receiver. The Lions were so bad offensively that they punted four times in the first half against a Carolina team that forced only two punts in the last four games combined.