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Revision as of 20:19, 3 October 2018
2018 Carolina Panthers season | |
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Owner | David Tepper |
General manager | Marty Hurney |
Head coach | Ron Rivera |
Home field | Bank of America Stadium |
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Record | 2–1 |
Division place | 2nd NFC South |
The 2018 season is the Carolina Panthers' 24th in the National Football League and their eighth under head coach Ron Rivera. This will be the team's first season without former assistant head coach/defensive coordinator Steve Wilks, who became head coach of the Arizona Cardinals in the offseason and former offensive coordinator Mike Shula, who became the quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator of the New York Giants. The Panthers will try to improve upon their 11–5 record where they lost to the New Orleans Saints 26–31 in the Wild Card Round last year.[1]
Draft
Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 24 | D. J. Moore | WR | Maryland | |
2 | 55 | Donte Jackson | CB | LSU | |
3 | 85 | Rashaan Gaulden | CB | Tennessee | From Buffalo |
4 | 101 | Ian Thomas | TE | Indiana | From Green Bay |
4 | 136 | Marquis Haynes | DE | Ole Miss | |
5 | 161 | Jermaine Carter Jr. | LB | Maryland | |
7 | 234 | Andre Smith | LB | North Carolina | From L.A. Chargers via Buffalo |
242 | Kendrick Norton | DT | Miami |
Draft trades
- The Panthers traded wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin to Buffalo in exchange for Buffalo's third-round selection (85th overall) and the seventh-round selection they acquired from the LA Chargers (234th overall).
- The Panthers traded their fourth-round selection (123rd overall) and punter Kasey Redfern to Cleveland in exchange for Cleveland's seventh-round selection in 2017 and punter Andy Lee.
Staff
On August 24, 2018, Tom Glick, COO of Manchester City, was hired as the Panthers team president.[2]
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Current roster
Preseason
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | NFL.com recap |
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1 | August 9 | at Buffalo Bills | W 28–23 | 1–0 | New Era Field | Recap |
2 | August 17 | Miami Dolphins | W 27–20 | 2–0 | Bank of America Stadium | Recap |
3 | August 24 | New England Patriots | W 25–14 | 3–0 | Bank of America Stadium | Recap |
4 | August 30 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 24–39 | 3–1 | Heinz Field | Recap |
Regular season
Schedule
Week | Date | Kickoff (ET) | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | TV | NFL.com recap |
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1 | September 9 | 4:25 p.m. | Dallas Cowboys | W 16–8 | 1–0 | Bank of America Stadium | Fox | Recap |
2 | September 16 | 1:00 p.m. | at Atlanta Falcons | L 24–31 | 1–1 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Fox | Recap |
3 | September 23 | 1:00 p.m. | Cincinnati Bengals | L 31–21 | 2-1 | Bank of America Stadium | CBS | Recap |
4 | Bye | |||||||
5 | October 7 | 1:00 p.m. | New York Giants | Bank of America Stadium | Fox | |||
6 | October 14 | 1:00 p.m. | at Washington Redskins | FedEx Field | Fox | |||
7 | October 21 | 1:00 p.m. | at Philadelphia Eagles | Lincoln Financial Field | Fox | |||
8 | October 28 | 1:00 p.m. | Baltimore Ravens | Bank of America Stadium | CBS | |||
9 | November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Bank of America Stadium | Fox | |||
10 | November 8 | 8:20 p.m. | at Pittsburgh Steelers | Heinz Field | Fox/NFLN | |||
11 | November 18 | 1:00 p.m. | at Detroit Lions | Ford Field | Fox | |||
12 | November 25 | 1:00 p.m. | Seattle Seahawks | Bank of America Stadium | Fox | |||
13 | December 2 | 1:00 p.m. | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Raymond James Stadium | Fox | |||
14 | December 9 | 1:00 p.m. | at Cleveland Browns | First Energy Stadium | Fox | |||
15 | December 17 | 8:15 p.m. | New Orleans Saints | Bank of America Stadium | ESPN | |||
16 | December 23 | 1:00 p.m. | Atlanta Falcons | Bank of America Stadium | Fox | |||
17 | December 30 | 1:00 p.m. | at New Orleans Saints | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | Fox |
Notes
- Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
- Networks and times from Weeks 7–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling, for the exceptions of Week 10 (Thursday Night Football) and Week 15 (Monday Night Football).
Game summaries
Week 1: vs. Dallas Cowboys
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
Panthers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina
- Date: September 9
- Game time: 4:25 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C), Partly Cloudy
- Game attendance: 74,532
- Referee: Walt Anderson
- TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Erin Andrews
- Recap, Gamebook
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In the Panthers' home opener against the Dallas Cowboys both teams were scoreless in the first quarter. In the second, Cam Newton rushed in for a touchdown to score the first points of the game. Graham Gano later scored a field goal to further the Panthers' lead to 10–0. Both teams were again scoreless in the third quarter. Alexander Armah scored a touchdown in the fourth quarter, but the extra point attempt was no good when the ball slipped out of Michael Palardy's hands. The Cowboys later put points on the board with an Ezekiel Elliott touchdown run followed by a two-point conversion by quarterback Dak Prescott, decreasing the Panthers' lead to eight points. The Panthers managed to hold off the Cowboys by forcing a fumble off Prescott in the Cowboys' last offensive drive, winning 16–8.
Tight end Greg Olsen and offensive tackle Daryl Williams left the game early due to injuries.
Week 2: at Atlanta Falcons
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Panthers | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
Falcons | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
- Date: September 16
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
- Game attendance: 72,528
- Referee: Bill Vinovich
- TV announcers (Fox): Dan Hellie, Greg Jennings and Karyn Bryant
- Recap, Gamebook
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The Falcons are too much for the Panthers and with the loss, the Panthers fell to 1-1.
Week 3: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bengals | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Panthers | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina
- Date: September 23
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C), cloudy
- Game attendance: 72,161
- Referee: John Parry
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon and Steve Tasker
- Recap, Gamebook
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The Bengals were the first to score in the game but the Panthers answered back with a Cam Newton touchdown. Late in the first quarter Andy Dalton threw a pass intended for John Ross but it was intercepted by Donte Jackson. Early in the second Devin Funchess scored a touchdown with a Graham Gano field goal, and Carolina took the lead. Dalton was sacked by Efe Obada, the ball fumbled and was recovered by Carolina but the call was reversed and the Bengals soon tied the game at 14. Carolina took back the lead with a C.J. Anderson touchdown. In the third Dalton was picked off again with an Obada interception. Newton scored again. Cincinnati soon followed with another touchdown decreasing the Panthers' lead by seven. With less than four minutes to go in the game, another Dalton pass intended for Ross was once again intercepted by Jackson. Gano kicked a field goal making the score 31–21. In the last few seconds of the game Dalton threw a pass intended for Tyler Eifert in the end zone but was picked by Luke Kuechly. The Panthers won and improved to 2–1.
Week 5: vs. New York Giants
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Panthers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina
- Date: October 7
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Referee: Jerome Boger
- TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Charles Davis and Pam Oliver
- Preview
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Standings
Division
NFC South | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
(1) New Orleans Saints | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 4–2 | 9–3 | 504 | 353 | L1 |
Atlanta Falcons | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 4–2 | 7–5 | 414 | 423 | W3 |
Carolina Panthers | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 2–4 | 5–7 | 376 | 382 | W1 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 2–4 | 4–8 | 396 | 464 | L4 |
Conference
# | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
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Division leaders | |||||||||||
1[a] | New Orleans Saints | South | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 4–2 | 9–3 | .482 | .488 | L1 |
2[a] | Los Angeles Rams | West | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 6–0 | 9–3 | .480 | .428 | W2 |
3 | Chicago Bears | North | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 5–1 | 10–2 | .430 | .419 | W4 |
4 | Dallas Cowboys | East | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 5–1 | 9–3 | .488 | .444 | W2 |
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5 | Seattle Seahawks | West | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 3–3 | 8–4 | .484 | .400 | W2 |
6 | Philadelphia Eagles | East | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 4–2 | 6–6 | .518 | .486 | W3 |
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7 | Minnesota Vikings | North | 8 | 7 | 1 | .531 | 3–2–1 | 6–5–1 | .504 | .355 | L1 |
8[b] | Atlanta Falcons | South | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 4–2 | 7–5 | .482 | .348 | W3 |
9[b] | Washington Redskins | East | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 2–4 | 6–6 | .486 | .371 | L2 |
10[b] | Carolina Panthers | South | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 2–4 | 5–7 | .508 | .518 | W1 |
11 | Green Bay Packers | North | 6 | 9 | 1 | .406 | 1–4–1 | 3–8–1 | .488 | .417 | L1 |
12 | Detroit Lions | North | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 2–4 | 4–8 | .504 | .427 | W1 |
13[c] | New York Giants | East | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 1–5 | 4–8 | .527 | .487 | L3 |
14[c] | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | South | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 2–4 | 4–8 | .523 | .506 | L4 |
15 | San Francisco 49ers | West | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 1–5 | 2–10 | .504 | .406 | L2 |
16 | Arizona Cardinals | West | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 2–4 | 3–9 | .527 | .302 | L4 |
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