Carolina Panthers make big jump in NFL power rankings
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This article was originally published on www.si.com/nfl/panthers/onsi as NFL exec credits David Tepper disappearance for Carolina Panthers' improvement. Something is different about these Carolina Panthers in 2025. In most instances since 2017, Sunday's home game against the Los Angeles Rams would have been an exercise in embarrassment.
The Carolina Panthers have some of the best wins and worst losses across the entire NFL in the 2025 season. But the LA Rams shouldn't worry much.
Panthers quarterback Bryce Young had 206 passing yards and three touchdowns, while Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford tossed 243 yards plus two scores and two interceptions. Carolina also had 164 rushing yards between running backs Chuba Hubbard and Rico Dowdle -- Young pitched in with 23.
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.
The Carolina Panthers are coming off their biggest win in years after upsetting the Los Angeles Rams, one of the NFL’s elite teams, on Sunday. The Panthers now find
The Super Bowl favorites had their six-game winning streak snapped by a team that was 6-6 coming into Week 13.
Andrew Siciliano, Charles Robinson, and Frank Schwab break down the Panthers’ upset over the Rams, Chicago’s rise to the No. 1 seed in the NFC and more.
Rookie Lathan Ransom injured his thumb against the Rams, via Joe Person of The Athletic. Carolina is still figuring out exactly how much time he will miss and what their next procedure is.