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The Panthers aren’t ready to turn their focus toward next season yet, but we do now know which teams Carolina will face in 2026, plus which matchups will be at home and on the road.
Carolina finished the 2026 season with an 8-9 record and won the NFC South, which lands them a tougher schedule — on paper, at least — than the 8-9 Falcons and Buccaneers. In addition to the regular home and away matchups against the rest of the NFC South, the Falcons, Buccaneers and Saints, the Panthers will face the NFC North
(the Bears, Packers, Vikings and Lions), the AFC North (Bengals, Browns, Ravens and Steelers), and the Broncos, Seahawks, and Eagles.
Here’s the full slate of opponents for the 2026 Panthers and the home and away matchups for next season.
Carolina Panthers 2026 opponents
- Atlanta Falcons (home/away)
- New Orleans Saints (home/away)
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (home/away)
- Chicago Bears
- Detroit Lions
- Baltimore Ravens
- Cincinnati Bengals
- Seattle Seahawks
- Denver Broncos
- Cleveland Browns
- Green Bay Packers
- Minnesota Vikings
- Pittsburgh Steelers
- Philadelphia Eagles.
Carolina Panthers 2026 home game schedule
- Atlanta Falcons
- New Orleans Saints
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Chicago Bears
- Detroit Lions
- Baltimore Ravens
- Cincinnati Bengals
- Seattle Seahawks
- Denver Broncos
Carolina Panthers 2026 away game schedule
- Atlanta Falcons
- Cleveland Browns
- Green Bay Packers
- Minnesota Vikings
- New Orleans Saints
- Pittsburgh Steelers
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Philadelphia Eagles
