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2019 Carolina Panthers

The 2019 Carolina Panthers went 5–11, finishing 4th in the NFC South, and missed the playoffs. They scored 340 points and allowed 470.

Record
5–11
Home
2–6
Road & neutral
3–5
Points
340–470
NFC South
Place 4 of 4
Postseason
Did not qualify

Where the season ranked

They scored 340 points, the 13th-fewest among the 32 teams, and allowed 470, the second-most. Their point differential was -130.

How the season unfolded

The Panthers started 2–2 and were 5–3 after eight games. They lost their last four games to finish 5–11.

Their longest winning streak was four games, from Week 3 to Week 6.

Their longest losing streak was eight games, from Week 10 to Week 17.

Best and worst games

Their biggest win was 38–20 over the Arizona Cardinals in Week 3 (September 22, 2019).

Their heaviest loss was 51–13 to the San Francisco 49ers in Week 8 (October 27, 2019).

In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 2–6.

Division and playoff opponents

They went 1–5 against the NFC South, splitting with the Buccaneers and getting swept by the Falcons and the Saints.

Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 2–5 in the regular season.

Postseason

They missed the playoffs. The lowest record among NFC playoff teams was 9–7, four games better than their record.

Before and after

That was two wins fewer than in 2018, when they went 7–9.

In 2020, they went 5–11.

2019 schedule and results

2019 Carolina Panthers · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 8, 2019vs Los Angeles RamsL 27–30
Week 2Sep 12, 2019vs Tampa Bay BuccaneersL 14–20
Week 3Sep 22, 2019at Arizona CardinalsW 38–20
Week 4Sep 29, 2019at Houston TexansW 16–10
Week 5Oct 6, 2019vs Jacksonville JaguarsW 34–27
Week 6Oct 13, 2019vs Tampa Bay BuccaneersW 37–26
Week 8Oct 27, 2019at San Francisco 49ersL 13–51
Week 9Nov 3, 2019vs Tennessee TitansW 30–20
Week 10Nov 10, 2019at Green Bay PackersL 16–24
Week 11Nov 17, 2019vs Atlanta FalconsL 3–29
Week 12Nov 24, 2019at New Orleans SaintsL 31–34
Week 13Dec 1, 2019vs WashingtonL 21–29
Week 14Dec 8, 2019at Atlanta FalconsL 20–40
Week 15Dec 15, 2019vs Seattle SeahawksL 24–30
Week 16Dec 22, 2019at Indianapolis ColtsL 6–38
Week 17Dec 29, 2019vs New Orleans SaintsL 10–42

Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2019 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.