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Falcons are leaning on rookie QB Penix as they try to protect fading playoff hopes against Panthers

Jan. 03, 2025 15:17 PM EST

Carolina (4-12) at Atlanta (8-8) Sunday, 1 p.m., CBS BetMGM NFL Odds: Falcons by 8 1/2 Series record: Falcons lead 37-22 Against the spread: Panthers 7-9, Falcons 7-9 Last meeting: Falcons beat Panthers 38-20 at Carolina on...

Penix, Falcons have to beat Panthers and hope for help in their last chance to end playoff drought

Jan. 02, 2025 16:32 PM EST

ATLANTA (AP) — Michael Penix Jr. knows the Atlanta Falcons can't control their playoff hopes when they close their regular season Sunday against Carolina. That control disappeared with last week's 30-24 overtime loss at Washington. Penix, Atlanta's rookie...

Success of Baker Mayfield, Sam Darnold illustrates Panthers history of failure to develop QBs

Dec. 30, 2024 13:45 PM EST

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Two years ago, the Carolina Panthers had Baker Mayfield and Sam Darnold on their roster. They deemed neither player good enough to be their franchise QB. The Panthers cut Mayfield late in the 2022 season and Darnold was allowed to walk in free...

Panthers place 1,000-yard rusher Chuba Hubbard on IR for final 2 games with strained calf

Dec. 28, 2024 11:21 AM EST

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Chuba Hubbard's season is over. The Panthers placed their leading rusher on injured reserve Saturday with a strained calf. Hubbard was limited in practice on Friday with a knee injury and was listed as questionable to play Sunday against the...

Cowboys RB Rico Dowdle could be in line for a big game against Carolina's 32nd-ranked run defense

Dec. 12, 2024 18:37 PM EST

Dallas (5-8) at Carolina (3-10) Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, FOX. BetMGM Odds: Panthers by 3. Against the spread: Cowboys 4-9, Panthers 6-7. Series record: Cowboys lead 11-3. Last meeting: Cowboys beat Panthers 33-10 on Nov. 19, 2023...

Rookie Bucky Irving relishes opportunity to help Buccaneers any way he can against skidding Raiders

Dec. 05, 2024 18:29 PM EST

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Bucky Irving isn’t choosy. The rookie running back relishes any opportunity he gets to contribute to the success of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who have rebounded from a tough stretch to climb back into a tie for first place in the NFC South. ...

Buccaneers are back to .500 and in position to control their playoff hopes down the stretch

Dec. 02, 2024 18:28 PM EST

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay’s bid for a fourth straight NFC South title and fifth consecutive playoff berth is gaining momentum. Back-to-back wins over a pair of last-place teams, combined with Atlanta’s three-game losing streak, have propelled the Bucs (6-6) to a tie atop the...

Panthers have to take into consideration what benching Bryce Young again would do to his confidence

Nov. 04, 2024 18:31 PM EST

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Coach Dave Canales isn't saying if Bryce Young will remain the Panthers starting quarterback moving forward despite leading Carolina on a late fourth-quarter touchdown drive to beat the New Orleans Saints 23-22 on Sunday. Canales said Monday he and his staff...

Eagles return home looking to defeat struggling Jaguars

Oct. 31, 2024 12:43 PM EDT

Jacksonville (2-6) at Philadelphia (5-2) Sunday, 4:05 p.m. EST, CBS BetMGM NFL odds: Eagles by 7 1/2. Against the spread: Jaguars 4-4; Philadelphia 4-3 Series record: Eagles lead 4-3. Last meeting: On Oct. 2, 2022, Miles...

Panthers send WR Diontae Johnson, 6th-round pick to Ravens, get 5th-rounder in return

Oct. 29, 2024 19:41 PM EDT

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens have added another offensive playmaker for quarterback Lamar Jackson. The Ravens acquired wide receiver Diontae Johnson and a sixth-round pick in 2025 on Tuesday from the Carolina Panthers for a 2025 fifth-rounder. The Panthers announced...