2023 Carolina Panthers season
OwnerDavid Tepper
General managerScott Fitterer
Head coachFrank Reich (fired November 27; 1–10 record)
Chris Tabor (interim)
Home fieldBank of America Stadium
Results
Record1–11
Division place4th NFC South
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Uniform

The 2023 season is the Carolina Panthers' 29th in the National Football League (NFL), their third under the leadership of general manager Scott Fitterer and their only under head coach Frank Reich. The Panthers started 0–6 for the first time since 1998 after losing to the Miami Dolphins in Week 6. Following the team's Week 12 loss to the Tennessee Titans, not only did the Panthers failed to improve upon their 7–10 record from 2022, but they also fired Reich and named Chris Tabor as interim head coach.[1] Reich's firing marks the third firing of a head coach in five years and the second firing in two years for the franchise. Following a Week 13 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Panthers were officially eliminated from playoff contention for the sixth consecutive season.[2]

The team acquired the number one overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft from the Chicago Bears in a trade involving wide receiver D. J. Moore,[3] which they used to draft Alabama quarterback Bryce Young.[4] Young is just the third quarterback drafted by the Panthers in the first round, following Kerry Collins in 1995, and Cam Newton in 2011 (also taken first overall).

Draft

2023 Carolina Panthers Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
11 Bryce YoungQBAlabamaFrom Chicago
9 Traded to the Chicago Bears[upper-alpha 1]
239 Jonathan MingoWROle Miss
61 Traded to the Chicago Bears[upper-alpha 1]From San Francisco[upper-alpha 2]
376 Traded to the New England Patriots[upper-alpha 3]
80 D. J. JohnsonOLBOregonFrom Pittsburgh
4114 Chandler ZavalaGNC State
5145 Jammie RobinsonSFlorida State
6187 Traded to the New England Patriots[upper-alpha 3]
7226 Traded to the Jacksonville Jaguars[upper-alpha 4]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Carolina acquired the No. 1 overall pick from the Chicago Bears in exchange for wide receiver D. J. Moore, the No. 9 overall pick, a second-round pick (No. 61 overall) in the 2023 draft, a first-round pick in 2024, and a second-round pick in 2025.
  2. ↑ San Francisco traded second, third, and fourth-round selections and a 2024 fifth-round selection to Carolina in exchange for running back Christian McCaffrey.
  3. 1 2 Carolina traded a sixth-round selection to New England in exchange for cornerback Stephon Gilmore.
  4. ↑ Carolina traded a seventh-round selection and a 2024 sixth-round selection to Jacksonville in exchange for wide receiver Laviska Shenault.
2023 Carolina Panthers undrafted free agents
Name Position College Ref.
Austin Ajiake MLB UNLV [5]
Nico Bolden S Kent State
Nash Jensen G North Dakota State
Ricky Lee OT North Carolina A&T
Eku Leota OLB Auburn
Mark Milton CB Baylor
Travez Moore OLB Arizona State
Camerun Peoples RB Appalachian State
Bumper Pool MLB Arkansas
Jalen Redmond DE Oklahoma
Colby Richardson CB LSU
Josh Vann WR South Carolina
Rejzohn Wright CB Oregon State

Staff

Carolina Panthers staff
Front office
  • Owner – David Tepper
  • President – Kristi Coleman
  • General manager – Scott Fitterer
  • Assistant general manager – Dan Morgan
  • Vice president of football administration – Samir Suleiman
  • Vice president of player personnel – Adrian Wilson
  • Director of player personnel – Cole Spencer
  • Senior personnel executive – Jeff Morrow
  • Director of football operations – Mike Anderson
  • Director of college scouting – Jared Kirksey
  • Director of pro scouting – Rob Hanrahan
  • Assistant director of pro scouting – Tyler Ramsey
  • Director of football analytics – Taylor Rajack
  • Vice president of team development – Brian Decker
Head coaches
  • Interim head coach/special teams coordinator – Chris Tabor
Offensive coaches
  • Offensive coordinator – Thomas Brown
  • Passing game coordinator – Parks Frazier
  • Quarterbacks – Vacant
  • Running backs – Vacant
  • Wide receivers – Shawn Jefferson
  • Tight ends – John Lilly
  • Offensive line – James Campen
  • Assistant offensive line – Robert Kugler
  • Offensive assistant – Mike Bercovici
  • Offensive assistant – Jamel Mutunga
  • Offensive quality control/assistant to the head coach – Tyler Boyles
  
Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator – Ejiro Evero
  • Defensive line – Todd Wash
  • Linebackers – Peter Hansen
  • Outside linebackers – Tem Lukabu
  • Secondary/cornerbacks – Jonathan Cooley
  • Safeties – Bert Watts
  • Assistant defensive backs – DeAngelo Hall
  • Senior defensive assistant – Dom Capers
  • Defensive assistant – Mayur Chaudhari
  • Defensive quality control – Bobby Maffei
Special teams coaches
  • Assistant special teams – Devin Fitzsimmons
Support staff
  • Senior assistant – Jim Caldwell
  • Vice president of team development – Brian Decker
  • Game management coordinator – George Li
Strength and conditioning
  • Head athletic trainer – Kevin King
  • Strength and conditioning – Jeremy Scott
  • Strength and conditioning assistant – Thomas Barbeau
  • Human performance assistant – Timothy Rabas

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Current roster

Carolina Panthers roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists

Practice squad


Rookies in italics

Roster updated December 2, 2023

53 active, 12 inactive, 15 practice squad (+2 exempt)

→ AFC rosters → NFC rosters

Preseason

The Panthers' preseason opponents and schedule was announced in the spring.

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 12 New York Jets L 0–27 0–1 Bank of America Stadium Recap
2 August 18 at New York Giants L 19–21 0–2 MetLife Stadium Recap
3 August 25 Detroit Lions L 17–26 0–3 Bank of America Stadium Recap

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Time (ET) Opponent Result Record Venue TV Recap
1 September 10 1:00 p.m. at Atlanta Falcons L 10–24 0–1 Mercedes-Benz Stadium Fox Recap
2 September 18 7:15 p.m. New Orleans Saints L 17–20 0–2 Bank of America Stadium ESPN Recap
3 September 24 4:05 p.m. at Seattle Seahawks L 27–37 0–3 Lumen Field CBS Recap
4 October 1 1:00 p.m. Minnesota Vikings L 13–21 0–4 Bank of America Stadium Fox Recap
5 October 8 1:00 p.m. at Detroit Lions L 24–42 0–5 Ford Field Fox Recap
6 October 15 1:00 p.m. at Miami Dolphins L 21–42 0–6 Hard Rock Stadium CBS Recap
7 Bye
8 October 29 1:00 p.m. Houston Texans W 15–13 1–6 Bank of America Stadium Fox Recap
9 November 5 4:05 p.m. Indianapolis Colts L 13–27 1–7 Bank of America Stadium CBS Recap
10 November 9 8:15 p.m. at Chicago Bears L 13–16 1–8 Soldier Field Prime Video Recap
11 November 19 1:00 p.m. Dallas Cowboys L 10–33 1–9 Bank of America Stadium Fox Recap
12 November 26 1:00 p.m. at Tennessee Titans L 10–17 1–10 Nissan Stadium Fox Recap
13 December 3 4:05 p.m. at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 18–21 1–11 Raymond James Stadium CBS Recap
14 December 10 1:00 p.m. at New Orleans Saints Caesars Superdome Fox
15 December 17 1:00 p.m. Atlanta Falcons Bank of America Stadium Fox
16 December 24 1:00 p.m. Green Bay Packers Bank of America Stadium Fox
17 December 31 1:00 p.m. at Jacksonville Jaguars EverBank Stadium CBS
18 TBD (January 6/7) TBD Tampa Bay Buccaneers Bank of America Stadium TBD

Notes

  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
  • Networks and times for games in Weeks 16 and 17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
  • The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Atlanta Falcons

Week 1: Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Panthers 0 7 3010
Falcons 0 7 31424

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

Game information

In the Panther's opening drive, they came close to scoring, but when they went for it on the fourth, Atlanta stopped them. On their next drive, after two penalties, rookie Bryce Young's pass was intercepted by the Falcons' Jessie Bates. The Falcons score. Carolina gets the ball back, and Young passes it to Hayden Hurst, who ties the game at 7. The Panthers only score three points in the second half, while Atlanta scores 17. Carolina loses 10–24 and starts the season 0–1.

Week 2: vs. New Orleans Saints

Week 2: New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Saints 3 3 7720
Panthers 3 0 31117

at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

Game information

In the Panthers' home opener, both Carolina and New Orleans scored a field goal in the first quarter. In the second, the Saints scored another field goal. Later, Vonn Bell intercepted the ball from Derek Carr. As the Panthers approach the end zone, Bryce Young is sacked, and the ball is knocked out of his hands. New Orleans recovers the ball. Carolina ties it in the third. The Saints follow with a touchdown. In the fourth, the Panthers kicked another field goal. With 3:14 to go, New Orleans scores a touchdown. The Panthers try to come back at the end with a touchdown and two-point conversion, but it was not enough. The Saints beat the Panthers 20–17, and Carolina starts off the season 0–2. This loss gave the Panthers their fourth 0–2 start in five seasons.

Week 3: at Seattle Seahawks

Week 3: Carolina Panthers at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Panthers 3 10 01427
Seahawks 3 9 101537

at Lumen Field, Seattle, Washington

Game information

Carolina loses to Seattle 27–37, and start the season 0–3.

Week 4: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Week 4: Minnesota Vikings at Carolina Panthers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Vikings 0 7 14021
Panthers 7 6 0013

at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

Game information

On the Vikings' opening drive, as they were about to score, Sam Franklin intercepted the ball and scored a 99-yard pick-six. In the beginning of the second, Eddy Piñeiro made a field goal, giving Carolina a 10–0 lead. Minnesota decreased the lead with a Justin Jefferson touchdown. At the end of the half, Kirk Cousins threw another interception to Carolina's Kamu Grugier-Hill. Piñeiro made another field goal, giving Carolina a 13–7 lead at the half. In the third, Bryce Young lost the ball on a strip sack and Minnesota's D.J. Wonnum recovered the fumble and returned it for a touchdown, giving the Vikings a one-point lead. The Vikings would add another touchdown on a 30-yard pass from Cousins to Jefferson, and Minnesota's defense held on in the fourth quarter to secure a 21–13 victory.

With the loss, Carolina dropped to 0–4.

Week 5: at Detroit Lions

Week 5: Carolina Panthers at Detroit Lions – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Panthers 0 10 01424
Lions 14 14 01442

at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan

Game information

Detroit defeats the Panthers 24–42, and Carolina falls to 0–5. With the Bears defeating the Commanders the previous Thursday, the Panthers are now the only winless team in the NFL in 2023.

Week 6: at Miami Dolphins

Week 6: Carolina Panthers at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Panthers 14 0 0721
Dolphins 0 21 71442

at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

Game information

Carolina starts off the game with a fourteen-point lead in the first but things take a turn in the second. Miami scored 42 points in the last three quarters while Carolina only scored seven. The Dolphins beat the Panthers 42–21, and Carolina falls to 0–6.

Week 8: vs. Houston Texans

Week 8: Houston Texans at Carolina Panthers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Texans 0 7 6013
Panthers 0 6 6315

at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

Game information

It was a scoreless first quarter for both Carolina and Houston. In the second quarter, Houston scored with a touchdown. With less than two minutes to go in the half, Bryce Young passes it to Tommy Tremble for a touchdown but the PAT is no good. Early in the third, Eddy Piñeiro kicked a field goal giving the Panthers a two-point lead. Houston fumbles the ball and it is recovered by the Panthers. Piñeiro makes another field goal. Texans follow with a touchdown but the attempt for a two-point conversion is no good. With three seconds to go in the game, Piñeiro kicks the game winning field goal and Panthers win 15–13. They improve to 1–6.

Week 9: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week 9: Indianapolis Colts at Carolina Panthers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Colts 0 20 0727
Panthers 0 3 7313

at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

  • Date: November 5
  • Game time: 4:05 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Clear, 75 °F (24 °C)
  • Game attendance: 72,301
  • Referee: Bill Vinovich
  • TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Trent Green and Melanie Collins
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Carolina loses to Indianapolis 13–27, and they fall to 1–7

Week 10: at Chicago Bears

Week 10: Carolina Panthers at Chicago Bears – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Panthers 7 3 0313
Bears 3 6 7016

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Game information

In Carolina's second drive of the game, Ihmir Smith-Marsette scores a 79-yard punt return touchdown. Chicago follows with a field goal. At the top of the second, Eddy Piñeiro kicks a field goal. The Bears scored at the end of the second, giving Carolina a 10–9 lead at the half. Chicago is the first to score in the second half with a touchdown by former Panther, D'Onta Foreman. Panthers kick another field goal early in the fourth. The Bears defeat Carolina 16–13, and the Panthers fall to 1–8.

Week 11: vs. Dallas Cowboys

Week 11: Dallas Cowboys at Carolina Panthers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cowboys 7 10 01633
Panthers 0 3 7010

at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

Game information

Week 12: at Tennessee Titans

Week 12: Carolina Panthers at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Panthers 0 3 7010
Titans 7 10 0017

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Game information

Week 13: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 13: Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Panthers 0 3 7818
Buccaneers 7 0 7721

at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

Game information

With the loss, the Panthers were eliminated from NFC South contention and from playoff contention, becoming the first team in the 2023 season to do so.

Week 14: at New Orleans Saints

Week 14: Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Panthers 0 0 000
Saints 0 0 000

at Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Standings

Division

NFC South
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Atlanta Falcons 6 6 0 .500 3–0 4–4 226 240 W2
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 5 7 0 .417 2–1 4–4 233 245 W1
New Orleans Saints 5 7 0 .417 1–2 2–5 257 255 L3
Carolina Panthers † 1 11 0 .083 0–3 0–8 191 313 L5

Conference

NFC
# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1 Philadelphia Eagles East 10 2 0 .833 3–0 6–1 .493 .484 L1
2[lower-alpha 1] San Francisco 49ers West 9 3 0 .750 3–0 7–1 .531 .532 W4
3[lower-alpha 1] Detroit Lions North 9 3 0 .750 2–1 6–2 .458 .417 W1
4 Atlanta Falcons South 6 6 0 .500 3–0 4–4 .425 .389 W2
Wild cards
5 Dallas Cowboys East 9 3 0 .750 3–1 6–3 .397 .330 W4
6[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3] Minnesota Vikings North 6 6 0 .500 2–1 6–3 .479 .431 L2
7[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 4] Green Bay Packers North 6 6 0 .500 2–2 4–3 .528 .514 W3
In the hunt
8[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 4][lower-alpha 5] Los Angeles Rams West 6 6 0 .500 4–1 4–4 .541 .432 W3
9[lower-alpha 5] Seattle Seahawks West 6 6 0 .500 1–3 5–4 .500 .378 L3
10[lower-alpha 6] Tampa Bay Buccaneers South 5 7 0 .417 2–1 4–4 .514 .333 W1
11[lower-alpha 6] New Orleans Saints South 5 7 0 .417 1–2 2–5 .451 .300 L3
12[lower-alpha 7] New York Giants East 4 8 0 .333 2–2 3–4 .476 .255 W2
13[lower-alpha 7] Chicago Bears North 4 8 0 .333 1–3 3–5 .455 .327 W1
14 Washington Commanders East 4 9 0 .308 0–5 2–7 .503 .347 L4
15 Arizona Cardinals West 3 10 0 .231 0–4 2–6 .548 .611 W1
Eliminated from postseason contention
16 Carolina Panthers South 1 11 0 .083 0–3 0–8 .535 .583 L5
Tiebreakers[lower-alpha 8]
  1. 1 2 San Francisco wins tie break over Detroit based on conference record.
  2. 1 2 Minnesota wins tie break over LA Rams based on conference record. Division tie breaks were initially used to eliminate Green Bay and Seattle (see below).
  3. 1 2 Minnesota wins tie break over Green Bay based on head-to-head victory.
  4. 1 2 Green Bay wins tie break over LA Rams based on head-to-head victory. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Seattle (see below).
  5. 1 2 LA Rams wins tie break over Seattle based on head-to-head sweep.
  6. 1 2 Tampa Bay wins tie break over New Orleans based on head-to-head victory.
  7. 1 2 NY Giants wins tie break over Chicago based on conference record.
  8. ↑ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

References

  1. ↑ "Panthers part ways with head coach Frank Reich". Panthers.com. November 27, 2023. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Panthers officially eliminated from playoff contention with Week 13 loss to Bucs". Yahoo Sports. December 4, 2023. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  3. ↑ https://www.nfl.com/news/bears-trading-no-1-overall-pick-to-panthers-for-wr-d-j-moore-four-draft-picks
  4. ↑ https://www.nfl.com/news/panthers-select-alabama-qb-bryce-young-with-no-1-overall-pick-in-2023-nfl-draft
  5. ↑ "Panthers agree to terms with undrafted rookies". panthers.com. April 29, 2023.
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