2015 Carolina Panthers
The 2015 Carolina Panthers went 15–1, finishing 1st in the NFC South, and lost the Super Bowl. They scored 500 points and allowed 308.
- Record
- 15–1
- Home
- 8–0
- Road & neutral
- 7–1
- Points
- 500–308
- NFC South
- Place 1 of 4
- Postseason
- Lost Super Bowl
Where the season ranked
They scored 500 points, the most among the 32 teams, and allowed 308, the sixth-fewest. Their point differential was +192, the best in the league.
Their 15–1 record was the best in the NFL.
How the season unfolded
The Panthers opened with four straight wins and were 8–0 after eight games. They went 3–1 over the final four weeks to finish 15–1.
Their longest winning streak was 14 games, from Week 1 to Week 15.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 38–0 over the Atlanta Falcons in Week 14 (December 13, 2015).
Their heaviest loss was 24–10 to the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl 50 (February 7, 2016).
They scored a season-high 49 points against the Arizona Cardinals in the NFC Championship Game (January 24, 2016), winning 49–15.
They shut out the Atlanta Falcons (Week 14).
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 7–1.
They played one overtime game and won it.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 5–1 against the NFC South, sweeping the Saints and the Buccaneers and splitting with the Falcons.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 4–0 in the regular season.
Postseason
In the Divisional round, they beat the Seattle Seahawks 31–24 at home.
In the NFC Championship Game, they beat the Arizona Cardinals 49–15 at home.
They lost Super Bowl 50 to the Denver Broncos, 24–10.
Before and after
That was an eight-win improvement on 2014, when they went 7–8–1.
Their 15 wins are the franchise’s most in any season since 1999.
In 2016, they went 6–10 and missed the playoffs.
2015 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 13, 2015 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | W 20–9 |
| Week 2 | Sep 20, 2015 | vs Houston Texans | W 24–17 |
| Week 3 | Sep 27, 2015 | vs New Orleans Saints | W 27–22 |
| Week 4 | Oct 4, 2015 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 37–23 |
| Week 6 | Oct 18, 2015 | at Seattle Seahawks | W 27–23 |
| Week 7 | Oct 25, 2015 | vs Philadelphia Eagles | W 27–16 |
| Week 8 | Nov 2, 2015 | vs Indianapolis Colts | W 29–26 (OT) |
| Week 9 | Nov 8, 2015 | vs Green Bay Packers | W 37–29 |
| Week 10 | Nov 15, 2015 | at Tennessee Titans | W 27–10 |
| Week 11 | Nov 22, 2015 | vs Washington | W 44–16 |
| Week 12 | Nov 26, 2015 | at Dallas Cowboys | W 33–14 |
| Week 13 | Dec 6, 2015 | at New Orleans Saints | W 41–38 |
| Week 14 | Dec 13, 2015 | vs Atlanta Falcons | W 38–0 |
| Week 15 | Dec 20, 2015 | at New York Giants | W 38–35 |
| Week 16 | Dec 27, 2015 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 13–20 |
| Week 17 | Jan 3, 2016 | vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 38–10 |
| Divisional | Jan 17, 2016 | vs Seattle Seahawks | W 31–24 |
| Conference championship | Jan 24, 2016 | vs Arizona Cardinals | W 49–15 |
| Super Bowl | Feb 7, 2016 | vs Denver Broncos | L 10–24 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2015 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.