NFL analyst predicts Panthers will win the NFC South in 2025
As he's done in years past, Rank predicted the outcome of every single game for the upcoming campaign. And in what may be a shocker to many, he has the Panthers going 9-8 and knocking off the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for the NFC South crown.
Here's how Rank sorted each of Carolina's contests . . .
Week 1 (at Jacksonville Jaguars): Loss
Week 2 (at Arizona Cardinals): Win
Week 3 (vs. Atlanta Falcons): Win
Week 4 (at New England Patriots): Loss
Week 5 (vs. Miami Dolphins): Win
Week 6 (vs. Dallas Cowboys): Win
Week 7 (at New York Jets): Loss
Week 8 (vs. Buffalo Bills): Loss
Week 9 (at Green Bay Packers): Loss
Week 10 (vs. New Orleans Saints): Win
Week 11 (at Atlanta Falcons): Loss
Week 12 (at San Francisco 49ers): Loss
Week 13 (vs. Los Angeles Rams): Win
Week 15 (at New Orleans Saints): Win
Week 16 (vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers): Win
Week 17 (vs. Seattle Seahawks): Win
Week 18 (at Tampa Bay Buccaneers): Loss
If Rank's forecast comes true, then the Panthers would clinch their first winning season since 2017 and their first division title since 2015. They'd also break a seven-year playoff drought, which currently stands as the longest such streak in franchise history.
Each of those seven seasons has come under owner David Tepper, who purchased the team back in 2018. Carolina has gone a combined 36-80 over that span.
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