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The Panthers have one of the league's hardest schedules, but there are a couple of small benefits.
The NFL took notice of the Panthers last year. And now national television audiences will get a chance to as well.
Luke Kuechly explains why a particular two-week stretch may end up being the toughest part of the Panthers' 2026 schedule.
For the first time since 2017, the Carolina Panthers made the NFL playoffs. Still, they finished with a losing record at 8-9 but won the division. Plenty in Carolina still feel as if there is room for improvement going into 2026.
Carolina is scheduled to travel an NFL-low 8,740 air miles in 2026, over 30,000 fewer miles than the San Francisco 49ers.
The NFL has unveiled the full 2026 regular season schedule. While everyone immediately leaps into all of those upcoming matchups, the release of the preseason schedule (which also came out on Thursday) oftentimes falls under the radar.
The NFC South is widely regarded as one of, if not the, worst, divisions in the NFL. The Carolina Panthers won the division in 2025 with a pedestrian 8-9 record, the worst record for a division winner last season.