2008 Carolina Panthers
The 2008 Carolina Panthers went 12–4, finishing 1st in the NFC South, and lost in the Divisional round. They scored 414 points and allowed 329.
- Record
- 12–4
- Home
- 8–0
- Road & neutral
- 4–4
- Points
- 414–329
- NFC South
- Place 1 of 4
- Postseason
- Lost Divisional
Where the season ranked
They scored 414 points, the seventh-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 329, the 12th-fewest. Their point differential was +85.
How the season unfolded
The Panthers started 3–1 and were 6–2 after eight games. They went 3–1 over the final four weeks to finish 12–4.
Their longest winning streak was four games, from Week 7 to Week 11.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 34–0 over the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 5 (October 5, 2008).
Their heaviest loss was 27–3 to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 6 (October 12, 2008).
They scored a season-high 38 points against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 14 (December 8, 2008), winning 38–23.
They shut out the Kansas City Chiefs (Week 5).
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 5–1.
They played one overtime game and lost it.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 4–2 against the NFC South, sweeping the Saints and splitting with the Falcons and the Buccaneers.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 3–3 in the regular season.
Postseason
In the Divisional round, they lost to the Arizona Cardinals 33–13 at home.
Before and after
That was a five-win improvement on 2007, when they went 7–9.
It was the franchise’s first playoff appearance since 2005.
In 2009, they went 8–8 and missed the playoffs.
2008 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 7, 2008 | at San Diego Chargers | W 26–24 |
| Week 2 | Sep 14, 2008 | vs Chicago Bears | W 20–17 |
| Week 3 | Sep 21, 2008 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 10–20 |
| Week 4 | Sep 28, 2008 | vs Atlanta Falcons | W 24–9 |
| Week 5 | Oct 5, 2008 | vs Kansas City Chiefs | W 34–0 |
| Week 6 | Oct 12, 2008 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 3–27 |
| Week 7 | Oct 19, 2008 | vs New Orleans Saints | W 30–7 |
| Week 8 | Oct 26, 2008 | vs Arizona Cardinals | W 27–23 |
| Week 10 | Nov 9, 2008 | at Oakland Raiders | W 17–6 |
| Week 11 | Nov 16, 2008 | vs Detroit Lions | W 31–22 |
| Week 12 | Nov 23, 2008 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 28–45 |
| Week 13 | Nov 30, 2008 | at Green Bay Packers | W 35–31 |
| Week 14 | Dec 8, 2008 | vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 38–23 |
| Week 15 | Dec 14, 2008 | vs Denver Broncos | W 30–10 |
| Week 16 | Dec 21, 2008 | at New York Giants | L 28–34 (OT) |
| Week 17 | Dec 28, 2008 | at New Orleans Saints | W 33–31 |
| Divisional | Jan 10, 2009 | vs Arizona Cardinals | L 13–33 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2008 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.