A few NFL greats, including an ardent Panthers supporter, think QB Bryce Young should get locked down in Carolina for the long haul.

General manager Dan Morgan put together as good a 2025 NFL draft class as any team in the league, boosting the Carolina Panthers' roster in several places where

The Carolina Panthers returned to practice at Bank of America Stadium on Monday rested and plenty motivated following the bye week.

ESPN's Dan Graziano, who recently spoke with the Panthers' "people," expects the team to make this decision on Bryce Young's fifth-year option . . .

The Panthers’ win over the Rams on Sunday was the second-biggest upset of this NFL season. Second only to the Panthers’ Week Nine win over the Packers. Carolina was a 10-point underdog to the Rams and a 13-point underdog to the Packers. Other than those two Panthers wins, NFL teams are 0-15 this season when underdogs by 10 or more points.

NFL power rankings examine every team's NFL playoff chances, including 49ers, Bears, Eagles, Chargers, Chiefs, Texans, Colts, Panthers, Buccaneers.

Take: The Carolina Panthers bounced back from last week's embarrassment in San Francisco and beat the hottest team in the NFC. The Panthers aren't playing consistently well enough to feel like legitimate Super Bowl contenders, but they might be the best team in the NFC South.

NFL playoff picture: Broncos jump Patriots for No. 1 seed in AFC as Shedeur Sanders, Browns eliminated from contention Every game matters at this point in the season as teams fight for playoff position and chase division titles. Here's how the NFL playoff picture looks after the late wave of games Sunday in Week 14: