2022 Carolina Panthers
The 2022 Carolina Panthers went 7–10, finishing 4th in the NFC South, and missed the playoffs. They scored 347 points and allowed 374.
- Record
- 7–10
- Home
- 5–4
- Road & neutral
- 2–6
- Points
- 347–374
- NFC South
- Place 4 of 4
- Postseason
- Did not qualify
Where the season ranked
They scored 347 points, the 13th-fewest among the 32 teams, and allowed 374, the 14th-most. Their point differential was -27.
How the season unfolded
The Panthers started 1–3 and were 2–6 after eight games. They went 2–2 over the final four weeks to finish 7–10.
Their longest losing streak was three games, from Week 4 to Week 6.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 21–3 over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 7 (October 23, 2022).
Their heaviest loss was 37–15 to the San Francisco 49ers in Week 5 (October 9, 2022).
They scored a season-high 37 points against the Detroit Lions in Week 16 (December 24, 2022), winning 37–23.
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 3–5.
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 Buccaneers and the Falcons.
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 8–9, one game better than their record.
Before and after
That was a two-win improvement on 2021, when they went 5–12.
In 2023, they went 2–15.
2022 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 11, 2022 | vs Cleveland Browns | L 24–26 |
| Week 2 | Sep 18, 2022 | at New York Giants | L 16–19 |
| Week 3 | Sep 25, 2022 | vs New Orleans Saints | W 22–14 |
| Week 4 | Oct 2, 2022 | vs Arizona Cardinals | L 16–26 |
| Week 5 | Oct 9, 2022 | vs San Francisco 49ers | L 15–37 |
| Week 6 | Oct 16, 2022 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 10–24 |
| Week 7 | Oct 23, 2022 | vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 21–3 |
| Week 8 | Oct 30, 2022 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 34–37 (OT) |
| Week 9 | Nov 6, 2022 | at Cincinnati Bengals | L 21–42 |
| Week 10 | Nov 10, 2022 | vs Atlanta Falcons | W 25–15 |
| Week 11 | Nov 20, 2022 | at Baltimore Ravens | L 3–13 |
| Week 12 | Nov 27, 2022 | vs Denver Broncos | W 23–10 |
| Week 14 | Dec 11, 2022 | at Seattle Seahawks | W 30–24 |
| Week 15 | Dec 18, 2022 | vs Pittsburgh Steelers | L 16–24 |
| Week 16 | Dec 24, 2022 | vs Detroit Lions | W 37–23 |
| Week 17 | Jan 1, 2023 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 24–30 |
| Week 18 | Jan 8, 2023 | at New Orleans Saints | W 10–7 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2022 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.