Carolina Panthers Schedule Breakdown: Final Stretch

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - DECEMBER 28: Sam Darnold #14 of the Seattle Seahawks speaks with Bryce Young #9 of the Carolina Panthers after a football game at Bank of America Stadium on December 28, 2025 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images) | Getty Images Since the NFL’s main objective is to make money and not to appease my sincere appreciation for symmetry, they’ve added a 17th game to the regular season and ruined the neat four quarters of four games breakdown. Due to this unsightly fifth game in this article, we’ll call this the final stretch of the season – but for all intents and purposes, it’s the fourth quarter.

Okay? Okay. Let’s take a look at who the Carolina Panthers will face during the final push for the NFC South crown and playoff berth and take our best guess at the outcomes.

Week 14: vs New Orleans Saints Just like the third quarter of games, the final stretch of the season begins with a division battle with the New Orleans Saints. In yesterday’s breakdown, I predicted the Saints to take down the Panthers in a bit of a shoot out. To this point, Daniel and I have predicted the Panthers to be sitting at a 7-5 record coming into this match-up.

With their eyes on the prize, coming in on a 3 game win streak, and entering a stretch with four of their final give games in Bank of America Stadium, I’d like to think the Panthers get the proverbial monkey off their back and take down the Saints. Final: Panthers 20 – Saints 10 Week 15: vs Cincinnati Bengals If I called the Minnesota Vikings offseason the most odd, I think the most out of character offseason belongs to the Cincinnati Bengals. Normally considered the most miserly of the NFL franchises, the Bengals opened up the wallet and made some big time moves.