2023_Carolina_Panthers_season

2023 Carolina Panthers season
2023 Carolina Panthers season
Owner	David Tepper
General manager	Scott Fitterer
Head coach	Frank Reich (fired November 27; 1–10 record); Chris Tabor (interim; 1–5 record)
Home field	Bank of America Stadium
Results
Record	2–15
Division place	4th NFC South
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	DT Derrick Brown
Uniform
	← 2022; Panthers seasons; 2024 →;

2023 Carolina Panthers season

29th season in franchise history

The 2023 season was the Carolina Panthers' 29th in the National Football League (NFL), their third and final 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. Following the team's Week 12 loss to the Tennessee Titans, not only did the Panthers fail 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 eliminated from playoff contention for the sixth consecutive season.^[2]

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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 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).

In Weeks 17 and 18, they were shut out by the Jacksonville Jaguars^[5] and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, becoming the first team since the 2008 Cleveland Browns to be shutout in back-to-back games.^[6] They finished with a poor 2–15 record, tying the 2001 team for most losses in a regular season.^[7]

Regular season

Game summaries

Standings

Conference

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NFC v t e
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1^{[lower-alpha 1]}	San Francisco 49ers	West	12	5	0	.706	5–1	10–2	.509	.475	L1
2^{[lower-alpha 1]}^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Dallas Cowboys	East	12	5	0	.706	5–1	9–3	.446	.392	W2
3^{[lower-alpha 1]}^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Detroit Lions	North	12	5	0	.706	4–2	8–4	.481	.436	W1
4^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	South	9	8	0	.529	4–2	7–5	.481	.379	W1
Wild cards
5	Philadelphia Eagles	East	11	6	0	.647	4–2	7–5	.481	.476	L2
6	Los Angeles Rams	West	10	7	0	.588	5–1	8–4	.529	.453	W4
7^{[lower-alpha 4]}^{[lower-alpha 5]}	Green Bay Packers	North	9	8	0	.529	4–2	7–5	.474	.458	W3
Did not qualify for the postseason
8^{[lower-alpha 4]}^{[lower-alpha 5]}	Seattle Seahawks	West	9	8	0	.529	2–4	7–5	.512	.392	W1
9^{[lower-alpha 3]}^{[lower-alpha 4]}	New Orleans Saints	South	9	8	0	.529	4–2	6–6	.433	.340	W2
10^{[lower-alpha 6]}^{[lower-alpha 7]}	Minnesota Vikings	North	7	10	0	.412	2–4	6–6	.509	.454	L4
11^{[lower-alpha 7]}^{[lower-alpha 8]}	Chicago Bears	North	7	10	0	.412	2–4	6–6	.464	.370	L1
12^{[lower-alpha 6]}^{[lower-alpha 8]}	Atlanta Falcons	South	7	10	0	.412	3–3	4–8	.429	.462	L2
13	New York Giants	East	6	11	0	.353	3–3	5–7	.512	.353	W1
14^{[lower-alpha 9]}	Washington Commanders	East	4	13	0	.235	0–6	2–10	.512	.338	L8
15^{[lower-alpha 9]}	Arizona Cardinals	West	4	13	0	.235	0–6	3–9	.561	.588	L1
16	Carolina Panthers	South	2	15	0	.118	1–5	1–11	.522	.500	L3
Tiebreakers^{[lower-alpha 10]}
San Francisco finished ahead of Dallas and Detroit based on conference record. Dallas finished ahead of Detroit based on head-to-head victory. Tampa Bay finished ahead of New Orleans based on common record. (Tampa Bay is 8–4 against Minnesota, Chicago, Detroit, Green Bay, Atlanta, Carolina, Houston, Tennessee, Jacksonville, and Indianapolis, while New Orleans is 6–6 against the same teams.) Green Bay and Seattle finished ahead of New Orleans based on conference record. Green Bay finished ahead of Seattle based on strength of victory, claiming the 7th and final playoff spot. Minnesota finished ahead of Atlanta based on head-to-head victory. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Chicago (see below). Minnesota finished ahead of Chicago based on common record. (Minnesota is 5–7 against Tampa Bay, Los Angeles Chargers, Carolina, Kansas City, Green Bay, Atlanta, New Orleans, Denver, Las Vegas, and Detroit, while Chicago is 4–8 against the same teams.) Chicago finished ahead of Atlanta based on head-to-head victory. Washington finished ahead of Arizona based on head-to-head victory. 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.

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[Bears-8] 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.

[49ers-9] San Francisco traded second, third, and fourth-round selections and a 2024 fifth-round selection to Carolina in exchange for running back Christian McCaffrey.

[Patriots-10] Carolina traded a sixth-round selection to New England in exchange for cornerback Stephon Gilmore.

[Jaguars-11] Carolina traded a seventh-round selection and a 2024 sixth-round selection to Jacksonville in exchange for wide receiver Laviska Shenault.

[12-5a-14] San Francisco finished ahead of Dallas and Detroit based on conference record.

[12-5b-15] Dallas finished ahead of Detroit based on head-to-head victory.

[9-8a-16] Tampa Bay finished ahead of New Orleans based on common record. (Tampa Bay is 8–4 against Minnesota, Chicago, Detroit, Green Bay, Atlanta, Carolina, Houston, Tennessee, Jacksonville, and Indianapolis, while New Orleans is 6–6 against the same teams.)

[9-8b-17] Green Bay and Seattle finished ahead of New Orleans based on conference record.

[9-8c-18] Green Bay finished ahead of Seattle based on strength of victory, claiming the 7th and final playoff spot.

[7-10a-19] Minnesota finished ahead of Atlanta based on head-to-head victory. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Chicago (see below).

[7-10b-20] Minnesota finished ahead of Chicago based on common record. (Minnesota is 5–7 against Tampa Bay, Los Angeles Chargers, Carolina, Kansas City, Green Bay, Atlanta, New Orleans, Denver, Las Vegas, and Detroit, while Chicago is 4–8 against the same teams.)

[7-10c-21] Chicago finished ahead of Atlanta based on head-to-head victory.

[4-13-22] Washington finished ahead of Arizona based on head-to-head victory.

[23] 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.

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"Panthers officially eliminated from playoff contention with Week 13 loss to Bucs". Yahoo Sports. December 4, 2023. Retrieved December 4, 2023.

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https://www.nfl.com/news/panthers-select-alabama-qb-bryce-young-with-no-1-overall-pick-in-2023-nfl-draft

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"Panthers lock up NFL's worst record with first shutout in over 20 years". WCNC.com. December 31, 2023. Retrieved December 31, 2023.

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"Panthers suffer second shutout loss in a row as Buccaneers win NFC South". WCNC.com. January 7, 2024. Retrieved January 7, 2024.

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"Tampa Bay Buccaneers clinch third straight NFC South title". NFL.com. January 7, 2024. Retrieved January 7, 2024.

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"Panthers agree to terms with undrafted rookies". panthers.com. April 29, 2023.

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Gantt, Darin (August 30, 2023). "Panthers add 11 players to the practice squad". Carolina Panthers.

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Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	1	Bryce Young	QB	Alabama	From Chicago
1	9	Traded to the Chicago Bears^{[upper-alpha 1]}
2	39	Jonathan Mingo	WR	Ole Miss
2	61	Traded to the Chicago Bears^{[upper-alpha 1]}			From San Francisco^{[upper-alpha 2]}
3	76	Traded to the New England Patriots^{[upper-alpha 3]}
3	80	D. J. Johnson	OLB	Oregon	From Pittsburgh
4	114	Chandler Zavala	G	NC State
5	145	Jammie Robinson	S	Florida State
6	187	Traded to the New England Patriots^{[upper-alpha 3]}
7	226	Traded to the Jacksonville Jaguars^{[upper-alpha 4]}

Name	Position	College	Ref.
Austin Ajiake	MLB	UNLV	^[8]
Nico Bolden	S	Kent State	^[8]
J. D. DiRenzo	OL	Rutgers	^[9]
Nash Jensen	G	North Dakota State	^[8]
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


	Quarterbacks 14 Andy Dalton 9 Bryce Young Running backs 3 Raheem Blackshear 30 Chuba Hubbard 6 Miles Sanders Wide receivers 17 D. J. Chark 88 Terrace Marshall Jr. 11 Ihmir Smith-Marsette 86 Michael Strachan 19 Adam Thielen Tight ends 84 Stephen Sullivan 80 Ian Thomas 82 Tommy Tremble		Offensive linemen 56 Bradley Bozeman C 65 J. D. DiRenzo T 79 Ikem Ekwonu T 69 Gabe Jackson G 66 Nash Jensen G 61 Ricky Lee T 73 Ilm Manning T 68 Cade Mays C 72 Taylor Moton T 74 David Sharpe T Defensive linemen 95 Derrick Brown DE 93 LaBryan Ray DE 91 Nick Thurman DE 99 Shy Tuttle NT 96 DeShawn Williams DE 71 Chris Wormley DE		Linebackers 0 Brian Burns OLB 58 Tae Davis ILB 97 Yetur Gross-Matos OLB 54 Kamu Grugier-Hill ILB 98 Marquis Haynes OLB 52 D. J. Johnson OLB 40 Deion Jones ILB 46 Eku Leota OLB 49 Frankie Luvu ILB Defensive backs 24 Vonn Bell SS 21 Jeremy Chinn CB 27 Alex Cook SS 42 Sam Franklin Jr. SS 20 Shaquill Griffin CB 23 C. J. Henderson CB 13 Troy Hill CB 8 Jaycee Horn CB 26 Donte Jackson CB 29 D'Shawn Jamison CB 22 Jammie Robinson FS 25 Xavier Woods FS Special teams 10 Johnny Hekker P 44 J. J. Jansen LS 4 Eddy Piñeiro K		Reserve lists 94 Henry Anderson NT (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 90 Amaré Barno OLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 32 Dicaprio Bootle CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 53 Claudin Cherelus ILB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 70 Brady Christensen G (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 63 Austin Corbett G (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 81 Hayden Hurst TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 67 Justin McCray G (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 15 Jonathan Mingo WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 45 Giovanni Ricci FB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 5 Laviska Shenault WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 7 Shaq Thompson ILB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 43 Luiji Vilain OLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 57 Chandler Wooten OLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 62 Chandler Zavala G (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad 34 Mike Boone RB 77 Deonte Brown G 41 Spencer Brown RB 18 Jalen Camp WR 33 Tarik Cohen RB 43 Ace Eley LB 41 Matthias Farley FS 31 Lamar Jackson CB 85 Jordan Matthews WR 37 A. J. Parker CB 78 Jayden Peevy DE 48 Chris Pierce TE 87 Cam Sims WR 76 Badara Traore T 92 Raequan Williams DE 83 Derek Wright WR (Injured) 16 Matthew Wright K Rookies in italics 53 active, 15 inactive, 16 practice squad (+1 exempt)

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

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 10	at Atlanta Falcons	L 10–24	0–1	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Recap
2	September 18	New Orleans Saints	L 17–20	0–2	Bank of America Stadium	Recap
3	September 24	at Seattle Seahawks	L 27–37	0–3	Lumen Field	Recap
4	October 1	Minnesota Vikings	L 13–21	0–4	Bank of America Stadium	Recap
5	October 8	at Detroit Lions	L 24–42	0–5	Ford Field	Recap
6	October 15	at Miami Dolphins	L 21–42	0–6	Hard Rock Stadium	Recap
7	Bye
8	October 29	Houston Texans	W 15–13	1–6	Bank of America Stadium	Recap
9	November 5	Indianapolis Colts	L 13–27	1–7	Bank of America Stadium	Recap
10	November 9	at Chicago Bears	L 13–16	1–8	Soldier Field	Recap
11	November 19	Dallas Cowboys	L 10–33	1–9	Bank of America Stadium	Recap
12	November 26	at Tennessee Titans	L 10–17	1–10	Nissan Stadium	Recap
13	December 3	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 18–21	1–11	Raymond James Stadium	Recap
14	December 10	at New Orleans Saints	L 6–28	1–12	Caesars Superdome	Recap
15	December 17	Atlanta Falcons	W 9–7	2–12	Bank of America Stadium	Recap
16	December 24	Green Bay Packers	L 30–33	2–13	Bank of America Stadium	Recap
17	December 31	at Jacksonville Jaguars	L 0–26	2–14	EverBank Stadium	Recap
18	January 7	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 0–9	2–15	Bank of America Stadium	Recap

2023_Carolina_Panthers_season

2023 Carolina Panthers season

Draft

Staff

Final roster

Preseason

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1: at Atlanta Falcons

Week 2: vs. New Orleans Saints

Week 3: at Seattle Seahawks

Week 4: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Week 5: at Detroit Lions

Week 6: at Miami Dolphins

Week 8: vs. Houston Texans

Week 9: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week 10: at Chicago Bears

Week 11: vs. Dallas Cowboys

Week 12: at Tennessee Titans

Week 13: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 14: at New Orleans Saints

Week 15: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Week 16: vs. Green Bay Packers

Week 17: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 18: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Standings

Division

Conference

References

External links

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NFC South
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽⁴⁾ Tampa Bay Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529	4–2	7–5	348	325	W1
New Orleans Saints	9	8	0	.529	4–2	6–6	402	327	W2
Atlanta Falcons	7	10	0	.412	3–3	4–8	321	373	L2
Carolina Panthers	2	15	0	.118	1–5	1–11	236	416	L3

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	7	3	0	10
Falcons	0	7	3	14	24

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Saints	3	3	7	7	20
Panthers	3	0	3	11	17

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	3	10	0	14	27
Seahawks	3	9	10	15	37

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	0	7	14	0	21
Panthers	7	6	0	0	13