It’s an NFL franchise that appears to be headed upwards. Good thing, because the Carolina Panthers have not reached the playoffs since 2017, and haven’t won a postseason since the NFC Championship Game 10 years ago. “I remember ’15 when Cam Newton was here” said Panthers’ right guard Robert Hunt (via Joseph Person of The Athletic). After a 1-7 start in ’24, Dave Canales’s sqaud won four of its final nine games, and pushed both the Chiefs (30-27) and Eagles (22-16) in losing efforts in Weeks 12 and 14, respectively.