Panther Nation Podcast

The Panthers fell to 3-5 with a 26-21 loss to Denver — and yes, the officiating was questionable. But Carolina missed a 43-yard field goal, kicked a kickoff out of bounds, threw 13 flags for 119 yards, and called a pass on first-and-goal from the 1-yard line that got intercepted. We break down how this game was given away, why Todd Wash's debut as defensive coordinator was actually encouraging, how the offensive line surprised everyone, the cap move before the trade deadline, and the segment nobody else is doing: what Dave Canales' future means for Bryce Young's.

The Panthers made the first coordinator firing of the NFL season, parting ways with defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero and defensive passing game coordinator Jonathan Cooley after Thursday's 27-19 loss at Green Bay.

The Panthers got embarrassed 43-13 by Tampa Bay — on the day they honored Luke Kuechly. Baker Mayfield threw 11 passes for 64 yards and still won by 30, something no NFL team had done on the road since 1958. We break down the Evero stat that should worry everyone, why the league's most expensive offensive line just gave up five sacks, Taylor Moton's brutal injury, and whether this team can respond Thursday night at Lambeau.

The Panthers have now held back-to-back opponents under 50 rushing yards — and they're 3-2 and alone in first place in the NFC South. We break down the 25-14 win in Philadelphia, including the 14-play, 92-yard drive that showed this team can close a game out instead of surviving a comeback.

The Panthers didn't play a snap last week and still had one of their best Sundays of the season. The Saints and Falcons both lost, and Carolina now sits alone atop the NFC South at 2-2.

The worst run defense in football just held Jahmyr Gibbs and the Lions to 46 rushing yards — on Sunday Night Football — without Jaycee Horn, Mike Jackson, Jalen Coker, Xavier Legette and three starting offensive linemen.

A brutal Sunday in Cleveland. The Panthers were up 18-13 with 2:29 to go and had the game-clinching interception — until a roughing the passer flag wiped it out. Cleveland scored, Carolina fell 21-18, and then the injury news got worse: Jaycee Horn is out 6-12 weeks with a torn quad. We break down how the game got away, the full injury picture, the corner crisis, stock up and stock down, and update both the Evero and Bryce Young meters before Detroit comes to town on Sunday Night Football.

One week after giving up a franchise-record 59 points, the Panthers defense held Atlanta to 3. Five takeaways, a Devin Lloyd pick-six, zero rushing touchdowns allowed, and a 34-3 win. We break down the turnaround, run through the full stock up / stock down, update the Evero hot seat meter and the Bryce Young extension meter, cover the Jonathon Brooks and Pat Jones injury news, and preview Sunday's trip to Cleveland.

Is Ejiro Evero on the hot seat after surrendering 291 rushing yards, six rushing touchdowns and 10 third-down conversions? We put a number on it. Then: where does the Bryce Young extension conversation stand after he threw for 361 yards and four total touchdowns? We put a number on that too.

Dave goes over the opening game against the Bears and some of the news of the week.