Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.” – Forrest Gump Forrest Gump could very well have been describing the 2025-26 Carolina Panthers with that infamous quote.

The Panthers can't seem to find any consistency, but when they're good they can apparently beat anybody in the NFC.

If Dave Canales coached a team in a more high-profile market, he’d receive more national attention for the job he’s doing with the Carolina Panthers. The Panthers (7-6) are overachieving in Canales’ second season.

If the Steelers have Styx, and the Bills have the Killers, then the Panthers have Carolina MiC, the homegrown musician and lifelong football fan whose now-viral song "If I Had $150,000" has taken the Carolina fanbase (and the NFL as a whole) by storm.

We have seen the Rams best football, and they’ve been playing amazing,” Canales said. “And I said, ‘No one seen our best yet.’” Until now.