Former Carolina Panthers QBs Sam Darnold and Baker Mayfield made quick departures in the NFL playoffs. Greg Olsen, the best lead football NFL analyst working today, never got started at all, with Tom Brady getting all the plum playoffs assignments for Fox Sports.

O n paper the Carolina Panthers were once again one of the worst teams in the NFL this season. They finished with a 5-12 record, good for a third-place finish in the NFC South. Th

Since leaving Carolina following their unsuccessful tenures in Charlotte, Sam Darnold and Baker Mayfield both revived their careers. At Minnesota, Darnold became a Pro Bowler and went 14-3 in 2024. At Tampa Bay,

The Carolina Panthers have never been known as a marquee destination for NFL free agents, and even less so now after they went 5-12 and missed the playoffs for

Tennessee Titans. The Panthers are facing the last-place team in the AFC South in 2025, and that will be the Titans, who enter Week 18 with a 3-13 record. (Yes, a Titans win and a Jaguars loss could knot them at 4-13 each, but the Jags have the edge with their divisional record and would thus earn the tiebreaker.)

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Carolina Panthers running back Miles Sanders celebrates after scoring the game wining touchdown against the ...

Washington Commanders linebacker Frankie Luvu is in his seventh year in the NFL, competing in the playoffs for the first time. Luvu started in the league with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2018 and then played for the Carolina Panthers before signing a three-year

With the divisional round set for this weekend, Stacy Rost takes a look at three game-changing moments from past NFL playoffs.

For the seventh consecutive season, the Atlanta Falcons have missed the playoffs. The Falcons had a chance to compete for a division title entering

Mayfield is the quarterback of record for the Cleveland Brown’s lone playoff win since 1995. That on its own should bump him up a notch or two.

After a 5-12, last-place season that included 10 consecutive losses and the in-season firings of coach Matt Eberflus and offensive coordinator Shane Waldron, the Chicago Bears are now embarking on a search to hire the franchise’s next head coach.