<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/carolina-panthers/panthers-news-jaycee-horn-play-vs-saints-after-clearing-concussion-protocol');   ga('set', 'title', 'Panthers CB Jaycee Horn will play vs. Saints after clearing concussion protocol');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Jaycee-Horn-pick-.jpg"><figcaption>Kyle Terada-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Panthers CB Jaycee Horn will play vs. Saints after clearing concussion protocol</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-12T10:59:43-08:00">December 12th, 10:59am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-12T10:59:43-08:00">December 12th, 10:59am</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Carolina Panthers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Carolina <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/carolina-panthers/panthers-news-buccaneers-loss-saints-puts-carolina-position-seen-2017">Panthers may have turned a corner</a> during the 2025 season. Carolina is 7-6 heading into Week 15 and they are still alive in the NFC playoff picture. There’s even more good news for Panthers fans, as one of their best defensive players should be back for Sunday’s game.</p><p>Panthers cornerback Jaycee Horn <a href="https://x.com/TomPelissero/status/1999533630339608864" rel="noopener">has cleared concussion protocol</a>, per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. He has no injury status and will play on Sunday against the Saints.</p><p>Horn has been in concussion protocol ever since <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/carolina-panthers/panthers-news-carolina-hit-another-cb-injury-jaycee-horns-mnf-exit">suffering a concussion during Week 12 against the 49ers</a>.</p><p>The veteran cornerback was a limited participant at Wednesday’s practice. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/carolina-panthers/panthers-news-jaycee-horn-upgraded-injury-report-saints-game">Horn took a major step forward on Thursday</a> as he was upgraded to a full participant.</p><p>However, the final step of the process was to receive clearance from an independent neurologist. Now that Horn has passed that hurdle, he is ready to return for Carolina.</p><p>The 26-year-old cornerback has 15 solo tackles, six passes defensed, and five interceptions on the season.</p><p>Horn will be a huge addition to a Panthers team that is getting better as the season progresses.</p><h2><b>Panthers can take over NFC South with win against Saints in Week 15</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bryce-Young-laughing.jpg"><figcaption>Scott Kinser-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Horn picked a great time to come back from injury.</p><p>The Panthers find themselves in an unfamiliar position headed into Week 15. If they can get a win against the Saints, they’ll take over first place in the NFC South division standings.</p><p>Carolina has been behind Tampa Bay for most of the 2025 season. But there is now an opening to pass Tampa after their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/tampa-bay-buccaneers/buccaneers-most-blame-loss-falcons-week-15-2025">surprising loss to Atlanta on Thursday Night Football</a>.</p><p>The Buccaneers are now 7-7 and the Panthers are 7-6, so a win would put Carolina in the lead at 8-6.</p><p>What’s even more exciting about the NFC South division race is that both Carolina and Tampa still have yet to play their two divisional matchups in the final three weeks of the regular season.</p><p>Sunday’s game is still important for Carolina. But the winner of their two matchups against the Buccaneers could really be what decides the division.</p><p>Panthers at Saints kicks off at 4:25PM ET on Sunday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Panthers CB Jaycee Horn will play vs. Saints after clearing concussion protocol

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/carolina-panthers/panthers-news-jaycee-horn-upgraded-injury-report-saints-game');   ga('set', 'title', 'Panthers’ Jaycee Horn upgraded on injury report before Saints game');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Carolina-Panthers-cornerback-Jaycee-Horn-8-during-warm-ups.jpg"><figcaption>Bob Donnan-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Panthers’ Jaycee Horn upgraded on injury report before Saints game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-11T21:49:33-08:00">December 11th, 9:49pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-11T21:49:33-08:00">December 11th, 9:49pm</time><address><a>Abdullah Imran</a>Abdullah Imran works as an Associate Editor for All Sports at ClutchPoints. He’s been a sports fan his entire life and enjoys writing about every sport. He has spent three years in sports journalism and loves analyzing games. In his free time, he very much enjoys binge-watching shows and playing video games.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Carolina Panthers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Carolina Panthers had a perfect Thursday practice, with all injured players fully participating before the Week 15 games versus the New Orleans Saints. Most notably, cornerback Jaycee Horn practiced fully for the first time <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/carolina-panthers/panthers-news-carolina-hit-another-cb-injury-jaycee-horns-mnf-exit">since suffering a concussion during Carolina’s 20-9 loss to the San Francisco 49ers</a> in week 12, still advancing through the NFL’s five-step protocol.</p><p>After Wednesday’s limited practice, Horn <a href="https://x.com/AroundTheNFL/status/1999210076041621536" rel="noopener">took a major step forward</a> in Thursday’s practice. Head coach Dave Canales stated earlier in the week that the 26-year-old is on track to return Sunday. However, he must still receive clearance from an independent neurologist before rejoining the starting lineup.</p><p>The Panthers’ latest injury report was as clean as it could get. All 53 players on the active roster were on the field Thursday, and all five players listed, including Horn, inside linebacker Claudin Cherelus (concussion), center Cade Mays (ankle), linebacker Christian Rozeboom (hip/hamstring), and safety Lathan Ransom (thumb), were full participants.</p><p>Horn’s return couldn’t come at a better time for the 7–6 Panthers, who are tied with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at the top of the NFC South as the playoff push heats up. Carolina returns from its bye week after a dramatic 31–28 win over the Los Angeles Rams, a game in which the defense forced three turnovers, including a pick-six and a game-sealing fumble. Horn did not play in that matchup but has been one of the team’s most impactful defenders throughout the season.</p><p>In 12 games, Horn has produced five interceptions, the second-most in the NFC, and six pass breakups with 15 tackles. His performance has made him the leading Pro Bowl vote-getter among cornerbacks, positioning him for his second straight Pro Bowl appearance.</p><p>The fifth-year defensive back has also earned strong recognition from across the league. Before Carolina’s Week 12 matchup, San Francisco 49ers star Christian McCaffrey praised Horn’s ability, a sentiment reinforced when Horn recorded two first-half interceptions in that game before exiting with a concussion. Defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero, now in his third season with the Panthers, has also acknowledged Horn’s continued development after injuries limited him to 29 missed games over his first three years.</p><p>Carolina now focuses on a decisive rematch with 3–10 New Orleans, who handed them a 17–7 loss in Week 10. Horn’s return could be just what the Panthers need as they chase their first division title since 2015.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Panthers’ Jaycee Horn upgraded on injury report before Saints game

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/nfl-stories/nfl-news-cam-newton-cant-believe-philip-rivers-comeback-call-before-him');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cam Newton can’t believe Philip Rivers got the NFL comeback call before him');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Cam-Newton.jpg"><figcaption>Jake Crandall/ Advertiser / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Cam Newton can’t believe Philip Rivers got the NFL comeback call before him</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-10T21:49:37-08:00">December 10th, 9:49pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-10T21:49:37-08:00">December 10th, 9:49pm</time><address><a>Paolo Mariano</a>Paolo Mariano is a freelance writer, editor, and producer based in Manila, Philippines. He is a journalism graduate from the University of Santo Tomas and the father of a young girl whose personality swings from Simone Biles to Dillon Brooks. A beacon of objectivity, he believes Penny Hardaway is the true NBA GOAT.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Carolina Panthers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>While many are happy for Philip Rivers after he got signed by the Indianapolis Colts, one guy is not feeling it: Cam Newton.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/indianapolis-colts/colts-news-high-school-football-led-philip-rivers-nfl-return">The 44-year-old Rivers made a surprising return</a> after the Colts’ quarterback lineup got decimated by injuries. Daniel Jones is out for the season with a torn Achilles, while Anthony Richardson and Riley Leonard are dealing with an eye issue and a bothersome knee, respectively.</p><p>Newton, however, isn’t too convinced that Rivers can still make an impact. <a href="https://twitter.com/4thand1show/status/1998845675300135288" rel="noopener">He was in disbelief</a> that Rivers got a call-up instead of him, saying it was “like a slap to the face.”</p><p>“Did Philip Rivers send any type of signs that he was available?” asked Newton on the latest episode of his online show.</p><p>The former MVP pointed out that he has been constantly working out, flexing his videos on Snapchat. He added that he hasn’t even retired, unlike Rivers, who called it quits in 2021.</p><p>“I did not and will not (retire). Because of an opportunity like this!” said the 36-year-old Newton.</p><p>“I don’t give a damn if he (Rivers) was in their family. He’s 44 years old, bro! How come you keep holding Cam Newton to a standard that you’re not holding everybody else to?”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Cam Says CALL HIM After Rivers Returns, Shedeur DISRESPECT Continues &amp; Richard Sherman WRONG</p><p>New episode of 4th&amp;1 out now!</p><p>📺: <a href="https://t.co/hdru5DuZV7">https://t.co/hdru5DuZV7</a> <a href="https://t.co/or8TykRhYd">pic.twitter.com/or8TykRhYd</a></p><p>— 4th&amp;1 with Cam Newton (@4thand1show) <a href="https://twitter.com/4thand1show/status/1998845675300135288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 10, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Newton also last played in the NFL in 2021. In eight games in his second stint with the Carolina Panthers, he tallied a completion rate of 54.8%, throwing for 684 yards, four touchdowns, and five interceptions.</p><p>The three-time Pro Bowler admitted that teams might not want to touch him anymore because of his brash personality, adding that “they don’t want a circus.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/seattle-seahawks/seahawks-news-mike-macdonald-reaction-facing-philip-rivers-week-15">Rivers could start for the Colts on Sunday</a> against the Seattle Seahawks.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cam Newton can’t believe Philip Rivers got the NFL comeback call before him

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/carolina-panthers/panthers-news-buccaneers-loss-saints-puts-carolina-position-seen-2017');   ga('set', 'title', 'Buccaneers’ brutal loss to Saints puts Panthers in position not seen since 2017');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Dave-Canales-with-Panthers-1.jpg"><figcaption>Scott Kinser-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Buccaneers’ brutal loss to Saints puts Panthers in position not seen since 2017</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-07T13:34:28-08:00">December 7th, 1:34pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-07T13:34:28-08:00">December 7th, 1:34pm</time><address><a>Christopher Hennessy</a>Christopher Hennessy is a Senior Editor at ClutchPoints, with expertise in MLB, NHL and golf. Chris graduated with a journalism degree from Fordham University in 2022. He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Carolina Panthers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Carolina Panthers are on bye in Week 14, but they picked up a huge win in the playoff picture. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-orleans-saints/saints-news-tyler-shough-houdini-act-new-orleans-lead-buccaneers">lost to the New Orleans Saints, dropping them to 7-6 on the season</a>. The Panthers, also at 7-6, are tied with the Buccaneers for the top spot in the NFC South. According to Joe Person of The Athletic, this is a <a href="https://x.com/josephperson/status/1997775366232969616" rel="noopener">first since the</a> Cam Newton era.</p><p>“Bucs are going to lose to the Saints. Panthers (7-6) will move into a tie for first with Tampa Bay. The last time Carolina was tied for first this late in the season was 2017,” Person reported.</p><p>2017 was the last time the Panthers made the playoffs, finishing 11-5 and earning a Wild Card spot. Since then, they have not won more than seven games. The New Orleans Saints were also 11-5 that season, winning the division on a tiebreaker. The tiebreaker this year has not been decided.</p><p>The Panthers have two games left against the Buccaneers. They will face off in Carolina in Week 16 and in Tampa in Week 18, potentially to decide the division. With the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/atlanta-falcons/falcons-news-james-pearce-jr-accomplishes-feat-micah-parsons">Atlanta Falcons picking up their eighth loss on Sunday</a>, only Carolina and Tampa can realistically win the crown.</p><p>The Panthers face the Saints in Week 15, needing a win to keep pace with Tampa Bay. Baker Mayfield and the Buccaneers will host the Falcons on a short week on Thursday Night Football. Both games are vital to the division race before the division rivalry opens up in Week 16.</p><p>The Panthers have jumped into the division race from nowhere. They started 1-3, but a win over the Miami Dolphins in Week 5 kick-started the comeback. Bryce Young has improved, Dave Canales is in the Coach of the Year race, and the defense has stepped up in big spots.</p><p>Can the Panthers come all the way back and steal the division?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Buccaneers’ brutal loss to Saints puts Panthers in position not seen since 2017

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/carolina-panthers/panthers-rumors-espn-insiders-debate-bryce-young-contract-extension-50-million-per-year');   ga('set', 'title', 'Panthers rumors: ESPN insiders debate $50 million per year Bryce Young extension');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bryce-Young-laughing.jpg"><figcaption>Scott Kinser-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Panthers rumors: ESPN insiders debate $50 million per year Bryce Young extension</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-03T09:03:22-08:00">December 3rd, 9:03am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-03T09:03:22-08:00">December 3rd, 9:03am</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Carolina Panthers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Carolina <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/carolina-panthers/panthers-news-bryce-young-redemption-stunning-upset-victory-rams">Panthers are on top of the world after Week 13</a>. Carolina pulled off arguably the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/carolina-panthers/panthers-news-dave-canales-mic-drop-carolina-upsetting-rams">biggest upset of the season, defeating Los Angeles</a> 31-28 and improving to 7-6 on the season. That incredible game could have the Panthers thinking about keeping QB Bryce Young as part of their future plans.</p><p>ESPN insiders Jeremy Fowler and Dan Graziano <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47177791/nfl-week-14-buzz-news-updates-fantasy-intel-questions-predictions" rel="noopener">debated whether Carolina should extend</a> Young during the offseason.</p><p>“From what I can tell, they still believe in him,” Graziano wrote after covering the Panthers in Week 13. “They’ve used 10 different offensive line combinations this season and have a young receiver group, so the team seems to think the ups and downs can be blamed on more than just the quarterback.”</p><p>Either way, the first step will be Carolina exercising the fifth-year option on Young’s rookie contract.</p><p>“The Panthers will have to decide by the first week of May whether to pick up his fifth-year option for 2027,” Graziano added. “I expect them to do that because the cost will be reasonable (around $26.5 million), but then the question becomes what to do after that.”</p><p>A strong finish to the 2025 season could put pressure on Carolina’s front office to lock up Young before his price increases.</p><h2><b>Should the Panthers be willing to pay $50 million/year for Bryce Young?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Carolina-Panthers-quarterback-Bryce-Young-9-rushes-the-ball-against-the-San-Francisco-49ers-during-the-first-half-at-Levis-Stadium.jpg"><figcaption>Kyle Terada-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>But should the Panthers even be willing to shell out $50 million a year for Young?</p><p>At one point, Carolina believed that Young could be an excellent franchise quarterback. If that belief is still there in Carolina’s front office, a megacontract for Young could make sense.</p><p>The tricky part could be waiting for Young to be receptive to a contract extension. Graziano pointed out that Young could easily wait for the quarterback market to increase, since the fifth-year option would keep him under contract through the 2027 season. He could theoretically open negotiations then for more than $50 million a year.</p><p>“I don’t see what Young’s incentive would be to do an extension next spring or summer that averages less than $50 million per year,” Graziano concluded.</p><p>One alternative could be a short-term contract, similar to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/green-bay-packers/packers-news-jordan-love-agrees-to-22-5-million-extension-with-green-bay">what Jordan Love got from the Packers</a> back in 2023. But likely worth a bit more than $22.5 million.</p><p>But for now, Carolina should focus on winning the games in front of them. Especially because there’s an outside chance they could still make the playoffs.</p><p>The Panthers are on their bye in Week 14. That gives them extra time to prepare for their Week 15 matchup against the Saints.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Panthers rumors: ESPN insiders debate $50 million per year Bryce Young extension

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/carolina-panthers/panthers-news-promising-rookie-thumb-injury-rams-game');   ga('set', 'title', 'Panthers promising rookie suffered thumb injury during Rams game');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Lathan-Ransom.jpg"><figcaption>Scott Kinser-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Panthers promising rookie suffered thumb injury during Rams game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-01T11:16:19-08:00">December 1st, 11:16am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-01T11:16:19-08:00">December 1st, 11:16am</time><address><a>Dan Fappiano</a>Dan Fappiano is a Connecticut-based sports journalist with over five years of professional experience. After graduating from Central Connecticut State University with a bachelor's degree in journalism, he has covered every sport from fencing to football in the online and print medium. Dan hopes to see his beloved Bears win a Super Bowl someday.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Carolina Panthers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/carolina-panthers/panthers-news-dawn-staley-shouts-out-bryce-young-rams-upset">Carolina Panthers pulled off one of the more surprising results</a> of Week 13, knocking off the Los Angeles Rams 31-28. However, the Panthers also suffered an unfortunate injury.</p><p>Rookie Lathan Ransom <a href="https://x.com/josephperson/status/1995559955668369886" rel="noopener">injured his thumb</a> against the Rams, via Joe Person of The Athletic. Carolina is still figuring out exactly how much time he will miss and what their next procedure is.</p><p>The ambiguity of Ransom’s injury makes it hard to tell how serious it is. Still, the team is at least concerned about the status of their safety. Ransom will get the Week 14 bye to rest his thumb. If the injury problems are still persisting after that, the Panthers may be forced to make a more permanent decision.</p><p>With <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/carolina-panthers/panthers-news-trevon-moehrig-suspension-upheld-unsportsmanlike-conduct-49ers">Tre’von Moehrig suspended for the Week 13 matchup</a>, Ransom stepped into his role. In the process, he proved Carolina may have found a secondary building block. Ransom led the team with 11 sacks and earned a sack.</p><p>Over his 12 games total with the team, including six starts, the rookie has put up 45 tackles and a forced fumble alongside his sack. There is still work to be done development wise, as Ransom’s 56 overall grade from Pro Football Focus ranks 74/93 safeties. However, <a href="https://www.pff.com/nfl/players/lathan-ransom/129755" rel="noopener">his 92.2 run defense grade</a> is the top amongst all players at the position in the NFL. Ransom has shown intriguing potential early on.</p><p>But depending on how his thumb injury turns out, his progress could hit a brick wall. The Panthers are still fighting for the playoffs, now with a 7-6 record. Having a player like Ransom down the stretch could be crucial for success. How the Panthers proceed next based on his injury will be extremely telling of the safety’s immediate future.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Panthers promising rookie suffered thumb injury during Rams game

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/carolina-panthers/panthers-news-rico-dowdle-fantasy-wont-love-dane-canales-chuba-hubbard-review');   ga('set', 'title', 'Panthers’ Rico Dowdle Fantasy managers won’t love Dane Canales’ Chuba Hubbard review');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Carolina-Panthers-running-back-Rico-Dowdle.jpg"><figcaption>Brett Davis-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Panthers’ Rico Dowdle Fantasy managers won’t love Dane Canales’ Chuba Hubbard review</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-01T11:00:56-08:00">December 1st, 11:00am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-01T11:00:56-08:00">December 1st, 11:00am</time><address><a href="https://matthew516sports.substack.com/">Douglas Fritz</a>Douglas Fritz has been writing about sports for almost four decades and publishes a Christian sports newsletter and podcast on Substack at Matthew516Sports. He started as a reporter for the student newspaper at East Tennessee State University, worked his way up to Editor-In-Chief, and began his sports writing career at the Johnson City Press daily newspaper while still in college. During 30-plus years at the Press, he covered University of Tennessee football, men's and women's basketball, ETSU athletics, and high school athletics. Among the people he has interviewed are Dale Murphy, Bobby Cox, John Smoltz, and Bruce Smith. He is also a Christian-based screenwriter (five feature-length and one short), book writer (three completed manuscripts and one novel), and songwriter.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Carolina Panthers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It turned out to be <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/carolina-panthers/panthers-news-bryce-young-broke-josh-allen-record">quite a day for the Carolina Panthers and Bryce Young</a>, who led his team <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/carolina-panthers/panthers-news-bryce-young-redemption-stunning-upset-victory-rams">to a stunning upset</a>. And it changed the running back room, as Rico Dowdle fantasy managers won’t love Dave Canales’ review of Chuba Hubbard.</p><p>The Carolina Panthers forced three Matthew Stafford turnovers and beat the Los Angeles Rams 31-28 on Sunday, snapping the Rams’ six-game winning streak.</p><p>And Hubbard had <a href="https://x.com/DNewtonespn/status/1995559105206124754" rel="noopener">a superb game</a>, said Canales, according to a post on X by Dave Newton.</p><p>‘Dave Canales says RB Chuba Hubbard looked “amazing” on Sunday in the Panthers’ upset over the Rams.”</p><p>Hubbard carried 17 times for 83 yards while also catching two passes for 41 yards and a touchdown.</p><h2><b>Is RB Rico Dowdle’s snap share in jeopardy?</b></h2><p>It wasn’t like Dowdle didn’t get his chances against the Rams. He actually had more touches with 20 to Hubbard’s 19. But Dowdle only totaled 79 yards and didn’t find the end zone as the Panthers improved to 7-6.</p><p>Perhaps Dowdle didn’t help his cause <a href="https://x.com/NickCarboniWCNC/status/1993788994145095760?s=20" rel="noopener">by publicly complaining</a> about the lack of usage in the Panthers’ loss the previous week to the 49ers, according to a post on X by Nick Carboni.</p><p>“Rico Dowdle very transparent about his confused/frustrated emoji after he got just 6 carries on MNF. Says he and HC Dave Canales discussed it, and he appreciated the coach owning the game plan. Asked by @josephperson if it affects his want to be here next year: “Not at all.”</p><p>But this time, Dowdle got carries. And Canales said the Panthers <a href="https://www.panthers.com/news/panthers-beginning-to-write-our-own-story-and-it-s-a-new-one-derrick-brown-chuba-hubbard-bryce-young" rel="noopener">met the challenge</a> against the Rams, according to panthers.com.</p><p>“The challenge for the guys Saturday night was just saying, we have seen the Rams’ best football, and they’ve been playing amazing,” Canales said. “And I said no one’s seen our best yet . . .</p><p>“Our best football is still out there in front of us, and that’s our goal, is to find it.”</p><p>Regardless of who stars at running back, the Panthers want to be a playoff threat down the stretch.</p><p>“I mean, that’s the goal, we said this year we wanted to change the narrative,” left tackle Ikem Ekwonu said. “We wanted to write our own story, and I feel like, week in and week out, we’ve been doing that. So I mean, it’s definitely good having those conversations about the postseason.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Panthers’ Rico Dowdle Fantasy managers won’t love Dane Canales’ Chuba Hubbard review

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/carolina-panthers/panthers-news-dawn-staley-shouts-out-bryce-young-rams-upset');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dawn Staley shouts out Bryce Young, Panthers after Rams upset');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Gamecocks-coach-Dawn-Staley-vs-Royals.jpg"><figcaption>Jeff Blake-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Dawn Staley shouts out Bryce Young, Panthers after Rams upset</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-01T07:52:24-08:00">December 1st, 7:52am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-01T07:52:24-08:00">December 1st, 7:52am</time><address><a>Yasmin Edañol</a>Yasmin D.G. Edañol is a PhD candidate in Chemistry at the University of the Philippines Diliman, with a background in scientific research and publishing. He brings a data-driven perspective to sports storytelling as an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints, with a focus on the NBA. Whether it's breaking down a clutch play or a stat line, he believes every great moment has a deeper layer waiting to be uncovered.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Carolina Panthers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Nothing <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/carolina-panthers/panthers-news-bryce-young-redemption-stunning-upset-victory-rams">about Week 13 felt routine for the Carolina Panthers</a>, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/carolina-panthers/panthers-news-bryce-young-sets-surprise-career-high-mark-td-vs-rams">Bryce Young made sure the finish wasn’t either</a>. Their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/carolina-panthers/panthers-news-dave-canales-mic-drop-carolina-upsetting-rams">31–28 upset of the Los Angeles Rams landed with force</a>, and it drew an immediate shout from Dawn Staley, who jumped onto X the moment the game ended. “I see you BRYCE!” <a href="https://x.com/dawnstaley/status/1995232959234978308" rel="noopener">she posted</a>, then followed it with a shoutout to the rest of the team and the coaches, tagging the Panthers as if she were riding every snap from the sideline. Her message carried joy, pride, and a little of the Carolina fire she’s known for, and fans felt the lift right away.</p><p>The game earned every bit of that reaction. The Rams struck first. The Panthers answered. Momentum swung back and forth as if each drive rewrote the script. Los Angeles, still sitting tall at 9–3 atop the NFC West, looked ready to close the door early in the fourth quarter after taking a 28–24 lead. Pressure tightened. The Panthers’ margin shrank. But Young never blinked. His footwork stayed sharp. His reads stayed clean. On the possession that mattered most, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/carolina-panthers/panthers-news-bryce-young-broke-josh-allen-record">he delivered a crisp strike to Tetairoa McMillan, a go-ahead touchdown</a> that flipped the stadium’s energy and sealed the upset.</p><h2>A Panthers shout, a statement, and their playoff push</h2><p>Dawn Staley’s post didn’t feel like simple praise. It felt like validation, from a Carolina icon to a young quarterback fighting to define his season. It echoed the belief inside a Panthers locker room now standing at 7–6 and chasing a playoff spot in a crowded NFC South race. The touchdown replayed across social feeds within minutes. Fans slowed it down. They celebrated McMillan’s route. They celebrated Young’s poise. And they embraced a Week 13 win that felt bigger than the standings.</p><p>Now the focus turns to next week. If Bryce Young keeps stacking moments like this, how high can the Panthers climb when the December pressure peaks?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dawn Staley shouts out Bryce Young, Panthers after Rams upset

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/carolina-panthers/panthers-news-bryce-young-broke-josh-allen-record');   ga('set', 'title', 'Panthers’ Bryce Young is so clutch he just broke an incredible Josh Allen record');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/eb595e16-be45-11f0-8b3c-0242ac120003.avif"><figcaption>Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Panthers’ Bryce Young is so clutch he just broke an incredible Josh Allen record</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-30T17:35:01-08:00">November 30th, 5:35pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-30T17:43:00-08:00">November 30th, 5:43pm</time><address><a>Abdullah Imran</a>Abdullah Imran works as an Associate Editor for All Sports at ClutchPoints. He’s been a sports fan his entire life and enjoys writing about every sport. He has spent three years in sports journalism and loves analyzing games. In his free time, he very much enjoys binge-watching shows and playing video games.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Carolina Panthers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Carolina Panthers quarterback <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/carolina-panthers/panthers-news-bryce-young-redemption-stunning-upset-victory-rams">Bryce Young came through in the clutch</a>, leading his team to an upset 31-28 win over the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday at Bank of America Stadium. Entering Week 13 as an 8.5- to 10-point underdog against Los Angeles, a team on a six-game winning streak, Carolina improved to 7–6 behind Young’s precision, efficiency, and late-game execution. They now trail the Tampa Bay Buccaneers by half a game in the NFC South.</p><p>The third-year quarterback completed 15 of 20 passes for 206 yards, three touchdowns, zero interceptions, and a 147.1 passer rating, matching his season high with his fourth three-touchdown outing of the year. He added 23 rushing yards and produced two fourth-down touchdown strikes, one from 33 yards to Jalen Coker and the other from 43 yards to rookie Tetairoa McMillan, the latter coming with 6:34 remaining on a fourth-and-3, finishing off a six-play, 65-yard march that ultimately decided the outcome.</p><p>The touchdown was his 11th career game-winning drive, making him <a href="https://x.com/josephperson/status/1995248938073698437" rel="noopener">the youngest player</a> in NFL history to reach that milestone at 24 years and 128 days, surpassing Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen’s previous benchmark of 24 years and 164 days (h/t Joe Person of The Athletic).</p><p>The former No. 1 pick’s 11 career game-winning drives include two in 2023, four in 2024, and five so far in 2025, according to Pro Football Reference. His five drives this season tie him with Caleb Williams and Bo Nix for the most in the NFL this year.</p><p>Young now sits at 2,337 passing yards, 18 touchdowns, and nine interceptions through 12 games, already surpassing his previous single-season high of 15 touchdown passes.</p><p>The Panthers’ offense balanced the 24-year-old’s passing with its most effective ground attack in weeks. Chuba Hubbard ran for 83 yards on 17 carries, adding a 35-yard receiving touchdown, while Rico Dowdle contributed 58 rushing yards on 18 attempts. Their combined workload helped Carolina control tempo in heavy second-half rain.</p><p>Defensively, the Panthers generated three takeaways against Matthew Stafford, who entered the matchup having thrown 18 touchdowns over his previous five games and an NFL-record 28 straight touchdown passes without an interception since Week 3. Carolina ended that streak when safety Nick Scott intercepted a tipped pass in the end zone. Later, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/carolina-panthers/panthers-news-mike-jackson-matthew-stafford-superman-no-cape-mic-drop">Mike Jackson returned a Stafford interception 48 yards for a touchdown</a>.</p><p>Stafford finished 18-of-28 for 243 yards, two touchdowns, and three turnovers, and his late fumble, stripped by Derrick Brown with 2:25 left, ended Los Angeles’ final scoring opportunity.</p><p>The victory gives the Panthers their best playoff positioning since 2017, and the team now heads into its Week 14 bye. They will face the New Orleans Saints in Week 15 before meeting Tampa Bay in two crucial matchups in Weeks 16 and 18, which could determine the division.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Panthers’ Bryce Young is so clutch he just broke an incredible Josh Allen record

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/carolina-panthers/panthers-news-mike-jackson-matthew-stafford-superman-no-cape-mic-drop');   ga('set', 'title', 'Panthers’ Mike Jackson did not stutter with Matthew Stafford mic drop');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Panthers-CB-Mike-Jackson-celebrating.jpg"><figcaption>Scott Kinser-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Panthers’ Mike Jackson did not stutter with Matthew Stafford mic drop</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-30T14:05:50-08:00">November 30th, 2:05pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-30T14:05:50-08:00">November 30th, 2:05pm</time><address><a>Jaren Kawada</a>Jaren Kawada is a former full-time sports bettor and is now a NFL, College Football and Betting Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. Kawada was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, but now resides in Indianapolis, Indiana, after graduating from Butler University with a B.A. in sports media. Aside from football, Kawada is an avid combat sports and basketball bettor.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Carolina Panthers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Carolina Panthers cornerback Mike Jackson made it blatantly clear that he was not a fan of the general perception leading into their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/carolina-panthers/panthers-news-bryce-young-redemption-stunning-upset-victory-rams">Week 13 game against the Los Angeles Rams</a>. Although the veteran voiced clear respect for Matthew Stafford, he made it known how much he disliked the way analysts viewed the matchup beforehand.</p><p>Stafford entered Week 13 as an MVP frontrunner, primarily due to his eight-game streak without an interception. Conversely, the Panthers entered the game without star cornerback Jaycee Horn and safety Tre’von Moehrig.</p><p>Jackson let reporters know after the Panthers’ shocking 31-28 upset victory that he <a href="https://x.com/josephperson/status/1995241676126786041" rel="noopener">heard the pre-game chatter</a> and responded accordingly.</p><p>“We just had to play today,” Jackson said, via Joe Person of ‘The Athletic.’ “All these guys just kept talking about how great he is and how he’s Superman with no cape. At the end of the day, it’s about who’s better today, and we were. We got the ball out three times, so we got the result that we wanted.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Mike Jackson said everybody was trying to make Matthew Stafford into “Superman with no cape.” <a href="https://t.co/88lxdy1aGO">pic.twitter.com/88lxdy1aGO</a></p><p>— Joe Person (@josephperson) <a href="https://twitter.com/josephperson/status/1995241676126786041?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 30, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Stafford has been arguably the best in the league at ball security, but that was nowhere to be found in Week 13. The 37-year-old lost his turnover-free streak on the Rams’ second drive of the game at the goal line.</p><p>Jackson was responsible for Stafford’s second turnover of the game. He stepped right in front of Puka Nacua to pick off an out route and turned the interception into a 48-yard touchdown.</p><p>Jackson has started all 12 of the Panthers’ games in 2025, but he was thrust into a bigger role in Week 13. The seven-year veteran became the team’s de facto CB1 for the game <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/carolina-panthers/panthers-news-carolina-hit-another-cb-injury-jaycee-horns-mnf-exit">with Horn sidelined</a> and spent most of the game battling Nacua and Davante Adams.</p><p>Although the Panthers will pray for Horn’s return, Jackson proved himself capable of filling that role against the Rams. Carolina returns to the road in Week 14, when it faces the struggling New Orleans Saints in the Caesars Superdome.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Panthers’ Mike Jackson did not stutter with Matthew Stafford mic drop

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/carolina-panthers/panthers-news-dave-canales-mic-drop-carolina-upsetting-rams');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dave Canales’ mic drop to Panthers before upsetting Rams');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Dave-Canales-with-Panthers.jpg"><figcaption>Kyle Terada-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Dave Canales’ mic drop to Panthers before upsetting Rams</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-30T13:29:02-08:00">November 30th, 1:29pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-30T13:29:02-08:00">November 30th, 1:29pm</time><address><a>Christopher Hennessy</a>Christopher Hennessy is a Senior Editor at ClutchPoints, with expertise in MLB, NHL and golf. Chris graduated with a journalism degree from Fordham University in 2022. He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Carolina Panthers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Carolina Panthers beat the<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/carolina-panthers/panthers-news-bryce-young-redemption-stunning-upset-victory-rams"> Los Angeles Rams 31-28 on Sunday, moving to 7-6 on the season</a>. Despite Los Angeles being heavily favored and Mother Nature dumping rain on the stadium all day, Carolina pulled off the win. Panthers coach Dave Canales dropped an epic line <a href="https://x.com/josephperson/status/1995236789494362519" rel="noopener">before the game</a> that helped them pull off the victory.</p><p>“Canales told team: We’ve seen the Rams best football. They haven’t seen ours yet,” The Athletic’s Joe Person reported.</p><p>The Panthers played a sloppy game on Monday Night Football against the San Francisco 49ers in Week 12. Instead of cocooning back into a pushover, they went out and beat the NFC’s number one seed six days later. Canales said Carolina had not played their best football yet, but they may have on Sunday.</p><p>Bryce Young threw for 206 yards on just 20 attempts, adding three touchdowns to his ledger. Mike Jackson picked off Matthew Stafford and returned it for a touchdown, a rare feat against the Rams this year. The Panthers kept fighting back when the Rams scored, pulling out the win with a forced fumble on defense.</p><p>The Panthers are tied with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at the top of the NFC South with four games to go. Two of those games are against Baker Mayfield and the Bucs, who beat the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday. The division has belonged to Tampa Bay in recent years, but Canales and Young are coming to take it from their rivals.</p><p>The Panthers face the<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/carolina-panthers/panthers-news-insider-slams-pathetic-performance-saints-beating-packers-last-week"> Saints in Week 15, looking for revenge for the loss earlier in the season</a>. But this one will be at home in front of a fan base that supported their team through a deluge on Sunday. Charlotte will be bumping for the divisional matchup on Sunday, and a win for the home team could get them on a playoff track.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dave Canales’ mic drop to Panthers before upsetting Rams

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Kawada was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, but now resides in Indianapolis, Indiana, after graduating from Butler University with a B.A. in sports media. Aside from football, Kawada is an avid combat sports and basketball bettor.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Carolina Panthers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Bryce Young is not having the best statistical season, but he is easily having the best year of his career. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/carolina-panthers/panthers-news-bryce-young-sets-surprise-career-high-mark-td-vs-rams">Carolina Panthers quarterback continues to lead his team</a> to a surprisingly strong season, which continued in Week 13 with a massive upset win over the Los Angeles Rams.</p><p>Young and the Panthers entered the game as double-digit underdogs to the NFC-leading Rams. Carolina was without two offensive linemen, linebacker Christian Rozeboom and star cornerback Jaycee Horn, but Young still powered his team to <a href="https://x.com/Panthers/status/1995233648417849810" rel="noopener">another dramatic victory</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">🎶🎶 SWEET CAROLINE 🎶🎶<a href="https://twitter.com/Ticketmaster?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Ticketmaster</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KeepPounding?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KeepPounding</a> <a href="https://t.co/PNNfS5ucob">pic.twitter.com/PNNfS5ucob</a></p><p>— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) <a href="https://twitter.com/Panthers/status/1995233648417849810?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 30, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The third-year signal-caller completed 15 of his 20 passes for 206 passing yards, three touchdowns and zero interceptions. His three touchdowns give him 18 for the year, surpassing his previous career high of 15.</p><p>The win moved the Panthers to 7-6 on the year, keeping them within a half game of the NFC South-leading Tampa Bay Buccaneers.</p><p>After previously being labeled a bust, Young now has more wins in 2025 than he had in his first two seasons combined. He is on pace to surpass his career-high 2,877 passing yards, which he set as a rookie in 2023.</p><p>Young surpassed 200 passing yards in just one of his first nine games of the year, but he has now topped that mark in two of his last three games. Young’s recent success includes a 443-yard outburst against the Atlanta Falcons in Week 11.</p><p>Young outdueled MVP candidate Matthew Stafford in the game, which few saw coming. While Young was highly efficient with his dropbacks, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/los-angeles-rams/rams-news-matthew-stafford-interception-streak-ends-tom-brady-record">Stafford was uncharacteristically careless in the game</a> and committed three turnovers throughout.</p><p>Stafford entered Week 13 with an eight-game interception-less streak and saw that come to a screeching halt. Few believed that the Panthers’ shorthanded secondary would hold up, but the forced turnovers were crucial to Carolina’s three-point victory.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Panthers’ Bryce Young gets redemption in stunning upset victory over Rams

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/carolina-panthers/panthers-news-bryce-young-sets-surprise-career-high-mark-td-vs-rams');   ga('set', 'title', 'Panthers’ Bryce Young sets surprise career-high mark with TD vs. Rams');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Young-warms-up.jpg"><figcaption>Scott Kinser-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Panthers’ Bryce Young sets surprise career-high mark with TD vs. Rams</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-30T10:53:22-08:00">November 30th, 10:53am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-30T10:53:22-08:00">November 30th, 10:53am</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University alum from Atlanta who graduated with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Carolina Panthers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Sunday afternoon, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/carolina-panthers/panthers-news-carolina-rules-out-multiple-players-rams-clash">Carolina Panthers hit the field</a> for a home game <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/los-angeles-rams/rams-panthers-bold-predictions-week-13-clash-2025">against the Los Angeles Rams</a>, looking to keep pace in the NFC South race with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Panthers are coming off a frustrating Monday Night Football loss at the hands of the San Francisco 49ers, in which quarterback Bryce Young struggled mightily.</p><p>The good news for the Panthers was that Young got off to a much better start for the game against Los Angeles, throwing a touchdown in the first quarter, finding Chubba Hubbard in the endzone.</p><p>In fact, the touchdown allowed Young to set his <a href="https://x.com/DNewtonespn/status/1995198783886647493" rel="noopener">own personal career milestone.</a></p><p>“Bryce Young’s 35-yard touchdown to Chuba Hubbard was his longest career passing TD against the blitz,” reported David Newton of ESPN on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>The Panthers would ultimately end up taking a 14-7 lead later on in the first half.</p><p>The Panthers sat at 6-6 entering this game, much better than most pundits projected for them heading into the year but still needing a considerable amount of help down the stretch in order to make the playoffs. Unfortunately for them, the Buccaneers’ schedule will lighten up significantly as the season continues, following a rough stretch for Tampa Bay in which they lost four out of five games, including a road loss at the hands of the Rams last week in blowout fashion.</p><p>The good news for the Panthers is that they still have both of their matchups against the Buccaneers this year still ahead of them on the schedule.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Panthers’ Bryce Young sets surprise career-high mark with TD vs. Rams

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/carolina-panthers/panthers-news-carolina-rules-out-multiple-players-rams-clash');   ga('set', 'title', 'Panthers rule out multiple players ahead of Rams clash');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Dave-Canales-2.jpg"><figcaption> Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Panthers rule out multiple players ahead of Rams clash</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-28T11:15:31-08:00">November 28th, 11:15am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-28T11:15:31-08:00">November 28th, 11:15am</time><address><a>Dan Fappiano</a>Dan Fappiano is a Connecticut-based sports journalist with over five years of professional experience. After graduating from Central Connecticut State University with a bachelor's degree in journalism, he has covered every sport from fencing to football in the online and print medium. Dan hopes to see his beloved Bears win a Super Bowl someday.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Carolina Panthers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>At 6-6, the Carolina Panthers are still battling for the NFC South crown. But as they face the Los Angeles Rams in Week 13, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/los-angeles-rams/rams-panthers-bold-predictions-week-13-clash-2025">Panthers will not be</a> at full strength.</p><p>Linebacker Claudin Cherelus and cornerback Jaycee Horn <a href="https://x.com/DNewtonespn/status/1994464631226569040" rel="noopener">have been ruled out</a> with concussions. Joining them on the sidelines are center Cade Mays (ankle) and linebacker Christian Rozeboom (hip/hamstring), via David Newton of ESPN. Alongside the four players out with injury, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/carolina-panthers/panthers-news-trevon-moehrig-suspension-upheld-unsportsmanlike-conduct-49ers">Panthers will also be without Tre’von Moehrig</a> due to suspension in Week 13.</p><p>Beginning with the offensive issues, Mays has appeared in 10 games for the Panthers in 2025, starting eight of them. <a href="https://www.pff.com/nfl/players/cade-mays/81995" rel="noopener">His 62.1 grade</a> from Pro Football Focus ranks 22/38 centers. Mays has excelled in pass blocking though, ranking 10/38 with his 67.9 grade.</p><p>Losing Moehrig was already a sizable blow to the secondary. Now down Horn, it’ll be even harder to stop Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford. Horn has started all 12 games for Carolina thus far, making 25 tackles and six passes defended. His five interceptions are tied for the NFL lead. The cornerback’s absence will be a major blow for Carolina.</p><p>So will be losing two linebackers. Rozeboom has started 11 games, making 91 tackles, a pass defense and a forced fumble. Cherelus has appeared in 11 games, starting two. He has put up 23 tackles and a pass defense.</p><p>Taking down the 9-2 Rams was going to be a difficult enough task as is. But now, the Panthers must shuffle around their roster to fix their newfound holes. In a sense though, perhaps an upset would be even more impressive with all the injury woes.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Panthers rule out multiple players ahead of Rams clash

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/los-angeles-rams/rams-panthers-bold-predictions-week-13-clash-2025');   ga('set', 'title', 'Rams vs. Panthers bold predictions for Week 13 clash');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Rams-vs.-Panthers-bold-predictions-for-Week-13-clash.jpg"></figure><h1>Rams vs. Panthers bold predictions for Week 13 clash</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-28T04:55:44-08:00">November 28th, 4:55am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-28T04:55:44-08:00">November 28th, 4:55am</time><address><a href="http://hoopnut.blogspot.com/">Enzo Flojo</a>Enzo Flojo is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints and a columnist for Asian basketball at FIBA. He brings a dynamic spirit and background, having expertise that spans writing, analytics, coaching, and broadcasting. He is also currently an Assistant Coach on Scouting &amp; Analytics for the Philippine national youth basketball team.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Carolina Panthers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Week 13 delivers one of the league’s most intriguing cross-conference matchups. The red-hot Los Angeles Rams travel to Charlotte to face a resilient Carolina Panthers squad fighting to stay alive in the NFC playoff race. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/los-angeles-rams/rams-news-join-2007-patriots-peyton-manning-broncos-nfl-history-books">The Rams are playing like Super Bowl contenders</a>. The Panthers are showing flashes of growth under Dave Canales. As such, the stage is set for a high-stakes Sunday showdown with major implications for both conferences.</p><h2><b>Hunter, survivor</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/full_9990d8.jpg"><figcaption>Kyle Terada-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Rams enter this matchup with a 9-2 record and a six-game winning streak. They look every bit like the NFC’s most complete team. Matthew Stafford is authoring one of the finest seasons of his career. He is dissecting defenses with precision while posting a jaw-dropping 30:2 touchdown-to-interception ratio. His dynamic partnership with Davante Adams and Puka Nacua has lifted LA’s passing game to elite heights. Meanwhile, the <a href="https://www.teamrankings.com/nfl/stat/opponent-points-per-game" rel="noopener">defense leads the league in fewest points allowed</a>. Even with the challenge of a cross-country trip and an early kickoff, the Rams are heavy favorites here.</p><p>Carolina, however, is not rolling over for anyone. At 6-6, the Panthers remain in the thick of the NFC South race. Last week’s loss to the 49ers, however, highlighted familiar issues. The Panthers have an uneven passing attack and a defense stretched thin by injuries. Safety Tre’von Moehrig is suspended, cornerback Jaycee Horn remains in concussion protocol, and the secondary now faces the NFL’s hottest quarterback. Bryce Young comes off a shaky Monday night outing, too. He must rediscover the rhythm he showed earlier in November to keep this game competitive.</p><p><i><b>*Watch NFL games LIVE with fuboTV <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/stream/football/?irad=356362&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">(click for a free trial)*</a></b></i></p><p>Here we will look at and discuss some bold predictions for the game between the Rams and the Panthers in Week 13 of the 2025 NFL season.</p><h2><b>Matthew Stafford throws for 300+ yards</b></h2><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-stories/clutchpoints-week-13-nfl-mvp-power-rankings">Stafford’s MVP-caliber campaign</a> continues to roll. Week 13 sets up as another showcase. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/carolina-panthers/panthers-news-trevon-moehrig-suspension-upheld-unsportsmanlike-conduct-49ers">With Horn sidelined and Moehrig suspended</a>, Carolina’s secondary simply doesn’t have the personnel to withstand the Rams’ passing attack. Stafford threw three touchdowns with ease against Tampa Bay last week. He will pick apart mismatches across the field. Expect a clinical performance here. He will tally 300+ yards, multiple deep shots to Nacua, and at least three scores.</p><h2><b>Bryce Young held under 200 passing yards</b></h2><p>Young followed a career-best Week 11 performance with one of his most frustrating outings of the season in Week 12. He failed to crack 170 yards against a banged-up 49ers defense. Things only get tougher here. Los Angeles boasts a defensive scheme that thrives on forcing young quarterbacks into hurried reads. With the Panthers offensive line mismatched at multiple spots, Young will be under siege all afternoon. Expect sack-heavy pressure, forced checkdowns, and very few deep-shot opportunities. Young won’t fold. That said, keeping him under 200 yards feels almost inevitable.</p><h2><b>Kyren Williams bursts for 120+ rushing yards and a touchdown</b></h2><p>Sure, Stafford garners MVP buzz. However, Kyren Williams has quietly become one of the league’s most effective all-purpose backs. Yes, his workload dipped last week due to game script. Still, Williams leads LA in scrimmage production. He also consistently delivers when called upon. Against a Panthers defense that has been gashed at times by physical runners, Williams is primed for a rebound. With Carolina forced to honor the Rams’ aerial threat, Williams should find lighter boxes and open lanes. He will grind out a 120+ yard rushing day with a score. That would help LA balance its attack and control the game.</p><h2><b>The Rams roll to a decisive victory</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Matthew-Stafford-Puka-Nacua.jpg"><figcaption>© Joseph Rondone/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images.</figcaption></figure><p>This is a brutal matchup for Carolina. The Rams’ offense is humming, and their receivers are matchup nightmares for a depleted secondary. Also, their defensive front is built to overwhelm an offensive line that has struggled to protect Young in high-pressure situations. The latter will make some impressive individual plays. The Panthers will compete early, but Los Angeles’ depth, physicality, and precision eventually take over. Expect a double-digit win for the NFC’s hottest team. The Rams continue their march toward a top playoff seed.</p><h2><b>Looking ahead</b></h2><p>The Panthers have been one of the league’s grittiest overachievers. On the flip side, the Rams are operating on a different tier right now. Los Angeles is just oo efficient, explosive, and punishing on both sides of the ball. Carolina’s defense is too banged up to contain Stafford. Their offense lacks the firepower to keep pace. In a game that shapes the NFC playoff picture, expect Los Angeles to deliver another statement win as their championship push gains momentum.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Rams vs. Panthers bold predictions for Week 13 clash

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Even Panthers’ Tetairoa McMillan is shocked at his butterfinger issues

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He brings a dynamic spirit and background, having expertise that spans writing, analytics, coaching, and broadcasting. He is also currently an Assistant Coach on Scouting &amp; Analytics for the Philippine national youth basketball team.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Carolina Panthers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Carolina Panthers will be without one of their most important defensive players in Week 13. That’s after the NFL officially <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/carolina-panthers/panthers-news-trevon-moehrig-suspended-jauan-jennings-incident">upheld safety Tre’von Moehrig’s one-game suspension</a> for unsportsmanlike conduct. The ruling stems from a controversial incident during the Panthers’ Week 12 matchup against the San Francisco 49ers. Moehrig delivered a low blow against wide receiver Jauan Jennings.</p><p>Despite Moehrig filing an appeal, <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1993859436398432444" rel="noopener">the league denied the request</a>. He will miss Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Rams and forfeit roughly $65,000 in lost wages. For a Panthers team fighting to stay alive in the NFC South race, the timing could not be worse.</p><p>Moehrig’s suspension removes a foundational piece from a defense that has been one of the team’s strengths throughout the 2025 season. Carolina currently stands at 6-6 and sits second in the division. Sure, the Panthers’ offense has struggled with inconsistency. However, the defense has made up ground with a top-four rushing attack and steady play on the back end.</p><p>Before the suspension, Moehrig had been enjoying <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/carolina-panthers/panthers-news-carolina-trevon-moehrig-51-million-contract-after-failed-milton-williams-deal">one of his best professional seasons</a>. Through 12 games, he recorded 81 total tackles (50 solo). That’s along with 1.0 sack and an interception. His standout Week 9 performance against Green Bay earned him NFC Defensive Player of the Week honors. Losing him for a pivotal Week 13 contest forces the Panthers to rely on their depth at safety. That is not an ideal situation for a critical stretch this season.</p><p>Moehrig will be eligible to return in Week 14. Still, the Panthers must navigate a critical game without one of their defensive anchors.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Panthers’ Tre’von Moehrig suspension upheld for unsportsmanlike conduct vs. 49ers

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He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate. He has had a passion for sports his entire life, and enjoys covering and writing about all sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Carolina Panthers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Week 12 of the NFL season gave fans an absolutely wild Sunday of action to follow up a crazy Thursday night victory for the Houston Texans over the Buffalo Bills.</p><p>Sunday featured a pair of overtime games in the early window, with the Lions and Chiefs coming away with big wins in the playoff picture. In the afternoon, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/philadelphia-eagles/eagles-panic-meter-latest-offensive-collapse-cowboys">Cowboys came back from down 21-0</a> to beat the Eagles and stay in the hunt in the NFC.</p><p>Who won the week, and who is left licking their wounds going into Thanksgiving weekend? Let’s get into the list.</p><h2><b>Winner: Cowboys are still in the hunt, with a revitalized defense</b></h2><p>The Cowboys looked like the same old Cowboys for much of the first half on Sunday, falling into a 21-0 hole against the Philadelphia Eagles just six days after playing well enough in prime time to get fans excited for the NFC East battle. Dallas was plagued by simple mistakes for nearly the whole half, and a loss would have dropped them to 4-6-1, effectively ending their playoff hopes.</p><p>The Cowboys got back to their feet just in time, scoring 24 unanswered points to get a 24-21 win on a Brandon Aubrey field goal as time expired. With the win, the Cowboys are back to 5-5-1 and are still on the fringes of the playoff picture in the loaded NFC.</p><p>Dak Prescott has been leading one of the best offenses in the NFL all season long, and George Pickens and CeeDee Lamb have become the best wide receiver duo in football. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-dak-prescott-shares-clear-stance-george-pickens-extension">Pickens continues to make his case for a new contract</a> this offseason, finishing this game with nine catches for 146 yards and a touchdown.</p><p>The key for this Dallas team is the defense, which is starting to play a lot better after adding Quinnen Williams and getting DeMarvion Overshown back from injury. That will be tested once again on Thanksgiving against the Chiefs.</p><h2><b>Loser: The JJ McCarthy experiment is going south quickly</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Vikings-QB-JJ-McCarthy.jpg"><figcaption>Tork Mason/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin</figcaption></figure><p>The Vikings chose to let Sam Darnold go this offseason and usher in the JJ McCarthy era. McCarthy missed all of last season with a knee injury after the Vikings drafted him in the first round in 2024, and things have not gone to plan so far.</p><p>After two subpar starts, McCarthy missed five games with an ankle injury that lingered around. Since coming back, he has only gone downhill since a promising start against the Detroit Lions.</p><p>On Sunday, things hit a new low. McCarthy finished a 23-6 loss to the Green Bay Packers 12-for-19 with 87 yards and two interceptions. His EPA per dropback, minus-0.75 for the game, is the fifth-worst single game by a starting quarterback this season. Now, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/minnesota-vikings/vikings-news-jj-mccarthy-in-concussion-protocol-week-12-loss">McCarthy is in concussion protocol again</a> and may miss Week 13 as his injury history continues to pile up.</p><p>McCarthy will almost certainly get more chances this season to prove he can be the guy in Minnesota, but if things don’t improve, it’s been bad enough where he may not get another year.</p><h2><b>Winner: The Titans have a franchise QB in Cam Ward</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Cam-Ward-2-1.jpg"><figcaption>Steve Roberts-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Cam Ward has had some of the worst stats among quarterbacks in the NFL all season. The Titans have been dysfunctional and are the worst team in football at the moment, seeing little improvement after firing head coach Brian Callahan midseason.</p><p>However, anyone who watches Tennessee play frequently will tell you that Ward looks like a potential franchise guy. The 2025 No. 1 overall pick is playing behind a shoddy offensive line with a hopeless skill group and still flashing elite traits weekly.</p><p>That was never as true as it was on Sunday. Playing against one of the best defenses in the NFL, the Seattle Seahawks, Ward kept the Titans competitive with one of the best games of his young career. The rookie signal caller finished 28-for-42 with 256 yards and a touchdown while leading the team with 37 rushing yards and a score on the ground.</p><p>Ward continues to be willing to push the ball into tight windows, and he does it with accuracy on a consistent basis. On top of that, he uses his feet to create yards on the ground as well as passing opportunities late in the down. Despite their 1-10 record, Titans fans should be thrilled about the future.</p><h2><b>Loser: Bryce Young (and his agent)</b></h2><p>Bryce Young has been one of the more polarizing players in the NFL this season. The third-year QB is extension-eligible this offseason, and everyone is curious what the Panthers will decide to do with their former No. 1 overall pick at quarterback.</p><p>Young has been a bit of a mixed bag for his entire career, and that has been especially true this season. Young has had plenty of rough outings, but he also has had some promising ones, such as when he broke the Panthers’ single-game passing yards record in a Week 11 win over the Falcons.</p><p>On Monday night, however, Young played one of his worst games. The 24-year old finished 18-for-29 with 169 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions, including an ugly turnover in the end zone on first down.</p><p>The Carolina offense was mostly dormant against a very banged-up and gettable 49ers defense, and the 20-9 loss feels like it puts Carolina far away from the playoff picture in the NFC, despite a respectable 6-6 record. Now, all eyes are on what happens with Young when the spring rolls around.</p><h2><b>Winner: The Texans have a defense that can beat anybody</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Josh-Allen_99a1b7.jpg"><figcaption>Thomas Shea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Texans have been a middling ballclub this season, in part thanks to one of the most unwatchable offenses you’ll see for much of the year. However, this defense is still elite, and not both sides of the ball seem to be ascending at the right time.</p><p>On Thursday night, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/houston-texans/texans-news-houston-josh-allen-domination-never-been-done-reigning-mvp">Houston sacked Josh Allen a career-high eight times</a> in a 23-19 win to get to 6-5 on the season. The Texans are making hay by rushing four, getting to the quarterback and playing a ton of man coverage, and not many teams have answers for them at the moment.</p><p>On the other side of the ball, CJ Stroud should be coming back to a unit that was starting to click a little bit before he suffered a concussion. The offensive line is playing serviceable ball, and this could be a scary group down the final stretch of the season. A win against the Colts on Sunday would move Houston within just one game of the AFC South lead.</p><h2><b>Loser: The good vibes Buccaneers are nowhere to be found</b></h2><p>The Buccaneers were one of the most fun teams to watch over the first two months of the season, but those good vibes are long gone coming out of Week 12. Baker Mayfield, once an MVP candidate, is now beaten and battered and is likely going to be battling through a shoulder injury for the foreseeable future.</p><p>On Sunday night, the Bucs got trounced on both sides of the ball in a 34-7 loss to the Rams that turned more into a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-stories/clutchpoints-week-13-nfl-mvp-power-rankings">showcase for Matthew Stafford’s MVP campaign</a> than a game between NFC contenders. Even with the injuries in Tampa Bay at the moment, that game showed off the gulf between the Bucs and the elite teams in the NFL, and that doesn’t look like it’s getting fixed anytime soon.</p><p>The Bucs should still have enough to win the weak NFC South, but a playoff run is feeling more and more far-fetched after Sunday night’s demolition.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NFL Week 12 Winners and Losers: Cowboys save season, JJ McCarthy flounders

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/carolina-panthers/panthers-news-bryce-young-stats-dominance-falcons-incompetence-elsewhere');   ga('set', 'title', 'Wild Panthers stats show Bryce Young’s dominance vs Falcons, incompetence elsewhere');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Carolina-Panthers-quarterback-Bryce-Young-9-rushes-the-ball-against-the-San-Francisco-49ers-during-the-first-half-at-Levis-Stadium.jpg"><figcaption>Kyle Terada-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Wild Panthers stats show Bryce Young’s dominance vs Falcons, incompetence elsewhere</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-25T18:07:04-08:00">November 25th, 6:07pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-25T18:07:04-08:00">November 25th, 6:07pm</time><address><a href="http://hoopnut.blogspot.com/">Enzo Flojo</a>Enzo Flojo is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints and a columnist for Asian basketball at FIBA. He brings a dynamic spirit and background, having expertise that spans writing, analytics, coaching, and broadcasting. He is also currently an Assistant Coach on Scouting &amp; Analytics for the Philippine national youth basketball team.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Carolina Panthers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Carolina Panthers’ 2025 season has been unpredictable. Nothing has been more baffling, though, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/carolina-panthers/panthers-news-bryce-young-wholesome-reaction-breaking-cam-newton-record">than quarterback Bryce Young’s performance</a>. That’s underscored by an extreme statistical split between games against the Atlanta Falcons and everyone else.</p><p>After another inconsistent performance in Week 12, Young’s numbers paint a striking picture. He seems to dominate Atlanta at a near-Pro Bowl level. And yet, he struggles noticeably against the rest of the league. These discrepancies, highlighted by a mix of career-best outings and unsettling lows, raise serious questions about Young’s long-term consistency and Carolina’s offensive identity.</p><p><a href="https://x.com/JaimeEisner/status/1993167521583956117" rel="noopener">The stats tell the story clearly</a>. Against the Falcons, Young owns a sparkling 4-1 record. He also averages 226.6 passing yards, 10 total touchdowns, and just two interceptions. However, those highs vanish quickly outside the Falcons rivalry. Against the rest of the NFL, Young is just 8-26. He is averaging 183.1 passing yards with a far more troubling 38 total touchdowns to 26 interceptions. The gap hints at a quarterback who thrives in one matchup but struggles to elevate his play elsewhere.</p><p>Carolina’s season reflects this volatility. Now 6-6, the Panthers are somehow in NFC South contention despite dramatic swings in performance. Week 11 showcased their explosive upside behind Young’s historic night. That said, Week 12 was a sobering reminder of their limitations. In a loss to the San Francisco 49ers, the offense stalled repeatedly. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/carolina-panthers/panthers-mnf-disaster-49ers-beginning-end-bryce-young-era">Young tossed two interceptions while failing to top 200 passing yards.</a></p><p>Young’s 2025 season embodies the same rollercoaster. The flashes of elite play keep hope alive. On the flip side, his inability to sustain that level week to week leaves the Panthers fighting for answers. As Carolina enters the stretch run, one major question looms. Can Young break the pattern, or will the Panthers continue riding the Falcons-only version of their quarterback?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Wild Panthers stats show Bryce Young’s dominance vs Falcons, incompetence elsewhere

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After graduating from Central Connecticut State University with a bachelor's degree in journalism, he has covered every sport from fencing to football in the online and print medium. Dan hopes to see his beloved Bears win a Super Bowl someday.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Carolina Panthers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/carolina-panthers/panthers-most-to-blame-for-discouraging-monday-night-football-loss-to-49ers">Carolina Panthers suffered a 20-9 loss at the hands of the San Francisco 49ers</a> on Monday Night Football. However, at 6-6, Carolina is still firmly in the NFC South race.</p><p>In an effort to help boost their chances of winning their division, the Panthers <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1993421410471989289" rel="noopener">have signed</a> linebacker Isaiah Simmons, via Adam Schefter of ESPN. The financial terms of Simmons’ deal have not been revealed.</p><p>The linebacker began his NFL career with high expectations after being selected No. 8 overall by the Arizona Cardinals in the 2020 draft. His career didn’t blossom as Arizona was hoping, and the franchise ended up trading him to the New York Giants before the 2023 season. Over his three years with the Cardinals, Simmons put up 258 tackles, 7.5 sacks and four interceptions.</p><p>He appeared in four games for the Giants in 2024, putting up 50 tackles, a sack and an interception. However, Simmons played just one game in 2025. After his contract expired, the linebacker signed with the Green Bay Packers but was released at final cuts.</p><p>If/when he steps on the field for the Panthers in 2025, it’ll be Simmons’ first snaps of the season. While it lasted just five games, he spent his time with the Giants as a safety. Carolina is now in needed of one <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/carolina-panthers/panthers-news-trevon-moehrig-suspended-jauan-jennings-incident">after Tre’von Moehrig’s suspension</a>. Perhaps Simmons can fill that role in Week 13.</p><p>While they’re still in the playoff hunt, the Panthers have now flip-flopped wins and losses every week since Week 7. They’ll need to find more consistency if they really want to make the postseason. Simmons won’t do it alone, but he at least gives Carolina some extra defensive depth.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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