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.

The Rams' CBs came back down to earth with poor grades against the Panthers, while Blake Corum shined on offense.

If the Panthers make the playoffs, offensive line coach Joe Gilbert is plenty deserving of a raise. Carolina's offensive line has been a revolving door all season, but Gilbert's unit continues to do a decent job of protecting Young and opening holes in the run game.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nfl/panthers/onsi as Where the Carolina Panthers stand in NFL playoff race after Week 13 win. It's hard to believe that at one point this season the Carolina Panthers were 1-3 and their chances of making the playoffs were in the single digits.

Yahoo Sports host Andrew Siciliano and senior NFL writers Frank Schwab and Charles Robinson discuss if the Los Angeles Rams are still the best team in the NFL after losing to the Carolina Panthers. Check out the full conversation on “Inside Coverage” - and subscribe on Apple Podcasts,

Thanks to the biggest play of Brown's NFL career, the Panthers enter their bye week in the middle of the playoff hunt.

The Panthers’ top pick in the 2025 NFL draft was pretty quiet on Sunday. Then he struck gold late in the fourth quarter in Carolina’s upset of the Rams.