2025 Carolina Panthers
The 2025 Carolina Panthers went 8–9, finishing 3rd in the NFC South, and lost in the Wild Card round. They scored 311 points and allowed 380.
- Record
- 8–9
- Home
- 5–3
- Road & neutral
- 3–6
- Points
- 311–380
- NFC South
- Place 3 of 4
- Postseason
- Lost Wild Card
Where the season ranked
They scored 311 points, the sixth-fewest among the 32 teams, and allowed 380, the 15th-fewest. Their point differential was -69.
How the season unfolded
The Panthers started 1–3 and were 4–4 after eight games. They went 1–3 over the final four weeks to finish 8–9.
Their longest winning streak was three games, from Week 5 to Week 7.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 30–0 over the Atlanta Falcons in Week 3 (September 21, 2025).
Their heaviest loss was 40–9 to the Buffalo Bills in Week 8 (October 26, 2025).
They scored a season-high 31 points against the Los Angeles Rams in Week 13 (November 30, 2025), winning 31–28.
They shut out the Atlanta Falcons (Week 3).
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 7–3.
They played one overtime game and won it.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 3–3 against the NFC South, sweeping the Falcons, splitting with the Buccaneers, and getting swept by the Saints.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 2–5 in the regular season.
Postseason
In the Wild Card round, they lost to the Los Angeles Rams 34–31 at home.
Before and after
That was a three-win improvement on 2024, when they went 5–12.
It was the franchise’s first playoff appearance since 2017.
2025 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 7, 2025 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | L 10–26 |
| Week 2 | Sep 14, 2025 | at Arizona Cardinals | L 22–27 |
| Week 3 | Sep 21, 2025 | vs Atlanta Falcons | W 30–0 |
| Week 4 | Sep 28, 2025 | at New England Patriots | L 13–42 |
| Week 5 | Oct 5, 2025 | vs Miami Dolphins | W 27–24 |
| Week 6 | Oct 12, 2025 | vs Dallas Cowboys | W 30–27 |
| Week 7 | Oct 19, 2025 | at New York Jets | W 13–6 |
| Week 8 | Oct 26, 2025 | vs Buffalo Bills | L 9–40 |
| Week 9 | Nov 2, 2025 | at Green Bay Packers | W 16–13 |
| Week 10 | Nov 9, 2025 | vs New Orleans Saints | L 7–17 |
| Week 11 | Nov 16, 2025 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 30–27 (OT) |
| Week 12 | Nov 24, 2025 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 9–20 |
| Week 13 | Nov 30, 2025 | vs Los Angeles Rams | W 31–28 |
| Week 15 | Dec 14, 2025 | at New Orleans Saints | L 17–20 |
| Week 16 | Dec 21, 2025 | vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 23–20 |
| Week 17 | Dec 28, 2025 | vs Seattle Seahawks | L 10–27 |
| Week 18 | Jan 3, 2026 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 14–16 |
| Wild Card | Jan 10, 2026 | vs Los Angeles Rams | L 31–34 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2025 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.