2014 Carolina Panthers season

20th season in franchise history January 2015 March 2026 Carolina Panthers Carolina_Panthers_20th.png 2014 Ron Rivera Mike Shula Sean McDermott Dave Gettleman Jerry Richardson Bank of America Stadium 7–8–1 1st NFC South TE Greg OlsenLB Luke Kuechly LB Luke Kuechly (1st team) Won Wild Card Playoffs(vs. Cardinals) 27–16 Lost Divisional Playoffs(at Seahawks) 17–31 250px Panthers seasons The 2014 season was the Carolina Panthers' 20th in the National Football League (NFL) and their fourth under head coach Ron Rivera. The Panthers captured their second straight NFC South division title and qualified for the postseason for the first time in back-to-back years despite failing to improve on a 12–4 record and finishing with a losing record of 7–8–1. Additionally, they became the first team in NFC South history to have back-to-back division titles and also became the second team to win a division title with a sub-.500 record in a full season after the 2010 Seattle Seahawks, and would be followed by the 2020 Washington Football Team, a team that Rivera also coached, and the 2022 Tampa Bay Buccaneers and their 2025 Carolina Panthers team. The Panthers defeated the Arizona Cardinals in the Wild Card round, but lost to the Seattle Seahawks in the Divisional round. The Panthers' four-game winning streak to close out the regular season, combined with a 14–0 start the following season, would achieve a tie with the 2003–2004 New England Patriots for the third longest regular season winning streak in NFL history, at 18. This was the first season since 2000 that Steve Smith Sr. was not on the opening-day roster, as he signed with the Baltimore Ravens. 3 2014 Draft Class 2014 NFL draft 2014 Carolina Panthers Draft Round Selection Player Position College 1 28 Kelvin Benjamin Wide receiver Florida State 2 60 Kony Ealy Defensive end Missouri 3 92 Trai Turner Offensive guard LSU 4 128 Tre Boston Safety North Carolina 5 148Vikings/Giants The Panthers traded their original fifth- and one of their two seventh-round selections — Nos. 168 and 225 overall, respectively — to the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for the Vikings' fifth-round selection (No. 148 overall). The Panthers previously acquired the No. 225 overall selection in a trade that sent linebacker Jon Beason to the New York Giants. Bené Benwikere Cornerback San Jose State 6 204 Tyler Gaffney Running back Stanford 7 NoneVikings/GiantsThe Panthers traded their original seventh-round selection (No. 243 overall) to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for safety Colin Jones. Staff 2014 Carolina Panthers Owner/founder – Jerry Richardson President – Danny Morrison General manager – Dave Gettleman Director of football operations – Brandon Beane Director of team administration – Rob Rogers Football operations manager – Bryan Porter Football operations assistant – Matt Allen Football operations assistant – Mike Anderson Director of pro scouting – Mark Koncz Director of college scouting – Don Gregory National scout – Jeff Morrow National scout – Mike Szabo Director of player development – Mark Carrier Executive assistant to the Head Coach – Linda O'Hora Head coach – Ron Rivera Offensive coordinator – Mike Shula Quarterbacks – Ken Dorsey Running backs – Jim Skipper Wide receivers – Ricky Proehl Tight ends – Pete Hoener Offensive line – John Matsko Assistant offensive line – Ray Brown Senior offensive assistant – John Ramsdell Defensive coordinator – Sean McDermott Defensive line – Eric Washington Assistant defensive line – Sam Mills III Linebackers – Al Holcomb Passing defense coordinator/secondary – Steven Wilks Defensive assistant/defensive backs – Curtis Fuller Special teams coordinator – Richard Rodgers Assistant special teams – Bruce DeHaven Strength and conditioning – Joe Kenn Assistant strength and conditioning – Jason Benguche Final roster 2014 Carolina Panthers 53 9 10  3 Derek Anderson American football  1 Cam Newton 28 Jonathan Stewart 35 Mike Tolbert FB 43 Fozzy Whittaker KR 34 DeAngelo Williams 13 Kelvin Benjamin y 11 Brenton Bersin PR 16 Corey Brown American football y 82 Jerricho Cotchery 14 Joe Webb 84 Ed Dickson 88 Greg Olsen American football 86 Brandon Williams tight end 77 Byron Bell T 64 Brian Folkerts C 63 David Foucault T y 67 Ryan Kalil C 68 Andrew Norwell G y 74 Mike Remmers T 79 Chris Scott offensive lineman G 66 Amini Silatolu G 70 Trai Turner G y 75 Fernando Velasco American football G 97 Mario Addison DE 90 Frank Alexander American football DE 91 Colin Cole American football DT 94 Kony Ealy DE y 92 Dwan Edwards DT 96 Wes Horton DE 95 Charles Johnson defensive end DE 98 Star Lotulelei DT 61 Kyle Love DT 99 Kawann Short DT 58 Thomas Davis Sr. OLB 53 Ben Jacobs American football MLB 56 A. J. Klein OLB 59 Luke Kuechly MLB 52 Kevin Reddick OLB 57 Adarius Taylor OLB y 25 Bené Benwikere CB y 33 Tre Boston FS y 37 Carrington Byndom y CB 21 Thomas DeCoud FS 31 James Dockery CB 41 Roman Harper SS 42 Colin Jones American football FS 38 Robert Lester American football SS 24 Josh Norman cornerback CB 23 Melvin White American football CB  9 Graham Gano K 44 J. J. Jansen LS  8 Brad Nortman P 93 Chase Blackburn LB IR 47 Richie Brockel FB IR 78 Nate Chandler T IR 76 Greg Hardy DE Exempt 72 Kevin Hughes American football T IR 71 Edmund Kugbila G IR 60 Kevin Matthews American football C IR 10 De'Andre Presley WR IR 65 Garry Williams gridiron football T IR 62 Derek Dennis G 80 Kevin Greene tight end y TE 87 Stephen Hill American football WR 83 Marcus Lucas y TE 27 Kimario McFadden y S 55 Horace Miller American football y LB 36 Darrin Reaves y RB 72 Micanor Regis DT 73 Martin Wallace American football T 22 Lou Young cornerback y CB Schedule Preseason The Panthers' preseason opponents were announced on April 9, 2014. Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 August 8, 2014 Buffalo Bills L 18–20 0–1 Bank of America Stadium Recap 2 August 17 Kansas City Chiefs W 28–16 1–1 Bank of America Stadium Recap 3 August 22, 2014 at New England Patriots L 7–30 1–2 Gillette Stadium Recap 4 August 28, 2014 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 10–0 2–2 Heinz Field Recap Regular season Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 7 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 20–14 1–0 Raymond James Stadium Recap 2 September 14 Detroit Lions W 24–7 2–0 Bank of America Stadium Recap 3 September 21 Pittsburgh Steelers L 19–37 2–1 Bank of America Stadium Recap 4 September 28 at Baltimore Ravens L 10–38 2–2 M&T Bank Stadium Recap 5 October 5 Chicago Bears W 31–24 3–2 Bank of America Stadium Recap 6 October 12 at Cincinnati Bengals T 37–37 (OT) 3–2–1 Paul Brown Stadium Recap 7 October 19 at Green Bay Packers L 17–38 3–3–1 Lambeau Field Recap 8 October 26 Seattle Seahawks L 9–13 3–4–1 Bank of America Stadium Recap 9 October 30, 2014 New Orleans Saints L 10–28 3–5–1 Bank of America Stadium Recap 10 November 10, 2014 at Philadelphia Eagles L 21–45 3–6–1 Lincoln Financial Field Recap 11 November 16 Atlanta Falcons L 17–19 3–7–1 Bank of America Stadium Recap 12Bye 13 November 30 at Minnesota Vikings L 13–31 3–8–1 TCF Bank Stadium Recap 14 December 7 at New Orleans Saints W 41–10 4–8–1 Mercedes-Benz Superdome Recap 15 December 14 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 19–17 5–8–1 Bank of America Stadium Recap 16 December 21 Cleveland Browns W 17–13 6–8–1 Bank of America Stadium Recap 17 December 28 at Atlanta Falcons W 34–3 7–8–1 Georgia Dome RecapNote: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Postseason 2014–15 NFL playoffs Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Recap Wild Card January 3, 2015 F j, Y Arizona Cardinals (5) W 27–16 1–0 Bank of America Stadium Recap Divisional January 10, 2015 F j, Y at Seattle Seahawks (1) L 17–31 1–1 CenturyLink Field Recap Game summaries Regular season Week 1: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Carolina Panthers; border:2px solid black;text-align:center; autocollapse Week One: Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary September 7 4:25 p.m. EDT Panthers 0 10 0 10 Buccaneers 0 0 0 14 Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida 62,442 88 F C, cloudy Pete Morelli Fox Chris Myers, Ronde Barber and Jennifer Hale Recap, Gamebook First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter CAR – Greg Olsen 5-yard pass from Derek Anderson (Graham Gano kick), 7:59. Panthers 7–0. Drive: 15 plays, 69 yards, 9:00. CAR – Graham Gano 28-yard field goal, 0:00. Panthers 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 1:53. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter CAR – Kelvin Benjamin 26-yard pass from Derek Anderson (Graham Gano kick), 14:53. Panthers 17–0. Drive: 4 plays, 37 yards, 1:05. TB – Chris Owusu 19-yard pass from Josh McCown (Patrick Murray kick), 7:23. Panthers 17–7. Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 2:11. TB – Bobby Rainey 6-yard pass from Josh McCown (Patrick Murray kick), 2:06. Panthers 17–14. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 2:17. CAR – Graham Gano 33-yard field goal, 0:23. Panthers 20–14. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:04. Top passers CAR – Derek Anderson – 24/34, 230 yards, 2 TD TB – Josh McCown – 22/35, 183 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers CAR – DeAngelo Williams – 14 rushes, 72 yards TB – Jorvorskie Lane – 1 rush, 54 yards Top receivers CAR – Kelvin Benjamin – 6 receptions, 92 yards, TD TB – Brandon Myers – 6 receptions, 41 yards Quarterback Derek Anderson made his first start, substituting for Cam Newton who was nursing a rib injury he'd sustained during the preseason. Week 2: vs. Detroit Lions Carolina Panthers 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Two: Detroit Lions at Carolina Panthers – Game summary September 14 1:00 p.m. EDT Lions 0 0 7 0 Panthers 0 6 7 11 Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina 73,586 70 F C, cloudy Jerome Boger Fox Chris Myers, Ronde Barber and Jennifer Hale Recap, Gamebook First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter CAR – Graham Gano 29-yard field goal, 7:58. Panthers 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 77 yards, 6:04. CAR – Graham Gano 53-yard field goal, 1:11. Panthers 6–0. Drive: 6 plays, 26 yds, 2:06. Third quarter DET – Jed Collins 1-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Nate Freese kick), 9:28. Lions 7–6. Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 4:01. CAR – Jason Avant 14-yard pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick), 2:30. Panthers 13–7. Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 3:21. Fourth quarter CAR – Jonathan Stewart 2-yard run (Cam Newton-Jerricho Cotchery pass), 7:26. Panthers 21–7. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:53. CAR – Graham Gano 38-yard field goal, 4:45. Panthers 24–7. Drive: 4 plays, 13 yards, 2:31. Top passers DET – Matthew Stafford – 27/48, 291 yards, TD, INT CAR – Cam Newton – 22/34, 281 yards, TD Top rushers DET – Joique Bell – 10 rushes, 36 yards CAR – Jonathan Stewart – 15 rushes, 37 yards, TD Top receivers DET – Calvin Johnson – 6 receptions, 83 yards CAR – Greg Olsen – 6 receptions, 72 yards Newton returned to the starting lineup with some added padding around his ribs. Week 3: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers Carolina Panthers; border:2px solid black;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Three: Pittsburgh Steelers at Carolina Panthers – Game summary September 21 8:30 p.m. EDT Steelers 3 6 14 14 Panthers 3 0 3 13 Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina 73,945 79 F C, clear Ron Torbert NBC Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya Recap, Gamebook First quarter CAR – Graham Gano 40-yard field goal, 6:40. Panthers 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 3:55. PIT – Shaun Suisham 42-yard field goal, 0:07. Tied 3–3. Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 2:31. Second quarter PIT – Shaun Suisham 24-yard field goal, 5:37. Steelers 6–3. Drive: 16 plays, 87 yards, 8:00. PIT – Shaun Suisham 45-yard field goal, 0:00. Steelers 9–3. Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 1:35. Third quarter PIT – Antonio Brown 7-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Shaun Suisham kick), 11:02. Steelers 16–3. Drive: 4 plays, 17 yards, 1:30. CAR – Graham Gano 40-yard field goal, 6:21. Steelers 16–6. Drive: 12 plays, 58 yards, 4:41. PIT – Antonio Brown 7-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Shaun Suisham kick), 2:22. Steelers 23–6. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 3:59. Fourth quarter CAR – Greg Olsen 37-yard pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick), 13:28. Steelers 23–13. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:54. PIT – Robert Golden fumble recovery in endzone (Shaun Suisham kick), 11:00. Steelers 30–13. PIT – LeGarrette Blount 8-yard run (Shaun Suisham kick), 5:38. Steelers 37–13. Drive: 8 plays, 98 yards, 4:29. CAR – Kelvin Benjamin 35-yard pass from Derek Anderson (pass failed), 3:53. Steelers 37–19. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 1:45. Top passers PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 22/30, 196 yards, 2 TD CAR – Cam Newton – 24/35, 250 yards, TD Top rushers PIT – Le'Veon Bell – 21 rushes, 147 yards CAR – Jonathan Stewart – 5 rushes, 31 yards Top receivers PIT – Antonio Brown – 10 receptions, 90 yards, 2 TD CAR – Kelvin Benjamin – 8 receptions, 115 yards, TD Week 4: at Baltimore Ravens Carolina Panthers 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Four: Carolina Panthers at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary September 28 1:00 p.m. EDT Panthers 0 7 3 0 Ravens 0 21 7 10 M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland 71,218 78 F C, sunny Craig Wrolstad CBS Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Evan Washburn Recap, Gamebook First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter BAL – Steve Smith Sr. 61-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Justin Tucker kick), 13:12. Ravens 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:30. CAR – Kelvin Benjamin 28-yard pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick), 8:35. Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:37. BAL – Justin Forsett 11-yard run (Justin Tucker kick), 5:22. Ravens 14–7. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:13. BAL – Steve Smith Sr. 21-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Justin Tucker kick), 1:53. Ravens 21–7. Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 2:36. Third quarter BAL – Torrey Smith 24-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Justin Tucker kick), 9:51. Ravens 28–7. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:09. CAR – Graham Gano 38-yard field goal, 3:30. Ravens 28–10. Drive: 12 plays, 64 yards, 6:21. Fourth quarter BAL – Lorenzo Taliaferro 1-yard run (Justin Tucker kick), 11:34. Ravens 35–10. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 6:56. BAL – Justin Tucker 38-yard field goal, 3:33. Ravens 38–10. Drive: 9 plays, 37 yards, 5:50. Top passers CAR – Cam Newton – 14/25, 197 yards, TD BAL – Joe Flacco – 22/31, 327 yards, 3 TD Top rushers CAR – DeAngelo Williams – 11 rushes, 34 yards BAL – Justin Forsett – 14 rushes, 66 yards, TD Top receivers CAR – Jerricho Cotchery – 5 receptions, 80 yards BAL – Steve Smith Sr. – 7 receptions, 139 yards, 2 TD This game marked the first time WR Steve Smith Sr. played against his former team after being released in the offseason. Week 5: vs. Chicago Bears Carolina Panthers 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Five: Chicago Bears at Carolina Panthers – Game summary October 5 1:00 p.m. EDT Bears 14 7 3 0 Panthers 7 7 7 10 Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina 73,659 60 F C, sunny Tony Corrente Fox Thom Brennaman, David Diehl and Laura Okmin Recap, Gamebook First quarter CAR – Corey Brown 79-yard punt return (Graham Gano kick), 10:56. Panthers 7–0. CHI – Matt Forte 10-yard pass from Jay Cutler (Robbie Gould kick), 4:31. Tied 7–7. Drive: 3 plays, 28 yards, 0:47. CHI – Jay Cutler 10-yard run (Robbie Gould kick), 2:13. Bears 14–7. Drive: 3 plays, 13 yards, 1:21. Second quarter CHI – Alshon Jeffery 25-yard pass from Jay Cutler (Robbie Gould kick), 10:51. Bears 21–7. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 5:20. CAR – Greg Olsen 9-yard pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick), 0:12. Bears 21–14. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:39. Third quarter CAR – Chris Ogbonnaya 1-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 7:16. Tied 21–21. Drive: 9 plays, 86 yards, 4:00. CHI – Robbie Gould 45-yard field goal, 2:38. Bears 24–21. Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 4:38. Fourth quarter CAR – Graham Gano 44-yard field goal, 4:29. Tied 24–24. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:27. CAR – Greg Olsen 6-yard pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick), 2:18. Panthers 31–24. Drive: 6 plays, 23 yards, 2:00. Top passers CHI – Jay Cutler – 28/36, 289 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT CAR – Cam Newton – 19/35, 255 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers CHI – Matt Forte – 17 rushes, 61 yards CAR – Darrin Reaves – 10 rushes, 36 yards Top receivers CHI – Matt Forte – 12 receptions, 105 yards, TD CAR – Greg Olsen – 6 receptions, 72 yards, 2 TD Week 6: at Cincinnati Bengals Carolina Panthers 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Six: Carolina Panthers at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary October 12 1:00 p.m. EDT Panthers 7 3 14 10 3 Bengals 0 17 0 17 3 Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio 57,053 60 F C, cloudy Carl Cheffers Fox Chris Myers, Ronde Barber and Jennifer Hale Recap, Gamebook First quarter CAR – Kelvin Benjamin 3-yard pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick), 5:45. Panthers 7–0. Drive: 15 plays, 86 yards, 9:16. Second quarter CIN – Brandon Tate 5-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 14:21. Tied 7–7. Drive: 14 plays, 69 yards, 6:29. CIN – Giovani Bernard 89-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 11:50. Bengals 14–7. Drive: 1 play, 89 yards, 0:15. CAR – Graham Gano 39-yard field goal, 6:20. Bengals 14–10. Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 5:30. CIN – Mike Nugent 44-yard field goal, 0:03. Bengals 17–10. Drive: 12 plays, 54 yards, 6:17. Third quarter CAR – Fozzy Whittaker 4-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 9:07. Tied 17–17. Drive: 2 plays, 10 yards, 0:42. CAR – Cam Newton 12-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 3:54. Panthers 24–17. Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 2:11. Fourth quarter CIN – Mohamed Sanu 34-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 11:38. Tied 24–24. Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 3:11. CAR – Greg Olsen 13-yard pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick), 4:50. Panthers 31–24. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 6:48. CIN – Jeremy Hill 3-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 4:32. Tied 31–31. Drive: 1 play, 3 yards, 0:18. CIN – Mike Nugent 38-yard field goal, 2:11. Bengals 34–31. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:11. CAR – Graham Gano 44-yard field goal, 0:00. Tied 34–34. Drive: 12 plays, 54 yards, 2:11. Overtime CIN – Mike Nugent 42-yard field goal, 8:35. Bengals 37–34. Drive: 13 plays, 56 yards, 6:25. CAR – Graham Gano 36-yard field goal, 2:19. Tied 37–37. Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards, 6:16. Top passers CAR – Cam Newton – 29/46, 284 yards, 2 TD, INT CIN – Andy Dalton – 33/43, 323 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers CAR – Cam Newton – 17 rushes, 107 yards, TD CIN – Giovani Bernard – 18 rushes, 137 yards, TD Top receivers CAR – Greg Olsen – 6 receptions, 62 yards, TD CIN – Mohamed Sanu – 10 receptions, 120 yards, TD Both teams went back and forth scoring in a shootout. This would be the highest-scoring overtime tie in NFL history until 2025,https://www.nfl.com/news/bengals-panthers-have-highest-scoring-tie-game-ever-0ap3000000409619 Bengals, Panthers have highest-scoring tie game ever as well as the first tie in franchise history. Week 7: at Green Bay Packers Carolina Panthers 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Seven: Carolina Panthers at Green Bay Packers – Game summary October 19 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT Panthers 0 3 0 14 Packers 21 7 10 0 Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin 78,106 48 F C, cloudy Jeff Triplette Fox Sam Rosen, John Lynch and Pam Oliver Recap, Gamebook First quarter GB – Jordy Nelson 59-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 11:51. Packers 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 3:09. GB – Eddie Lacy 5-yard run (Mason Crosby kick), 5:53. Packers 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 4:10. GB – James Starks 13-yard run (Mason Crosby kick), 2:07. Packers 21–0. Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 2:08. Second quarter GB – Randall Cobb 3-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 4:07. Packers 28–0. Drive: 9 plays, 94 yards, 5:57. CAR – Graham Gano 33-yard field goal, 0:00. Packers 28–3. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 1:51. Third quarter GB – Davante Adams 21-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 10:20. Packers 35–3. Drive: 4 plays, 58 yards, 1:54. GB – Mason Crosby 34-yard field goal, 0:08. Packers 38–3. Drive: 5 plays, 33 yards, 2:10. Fourth quarter CAR – Kelvin Benjamin 13-yard pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick), 9:39. Packers 38–10. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 4:29. CAR – Brenton Bersin 1-yard pass from Derek Anderson (Graham Gano kick), 1:24. Packers 38–17. Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 2:57. Top passers CAR – Cam Newton – 17/31, 205 yards, TD, INT GB – Aaron Rodgers – 19/22, 255 yards, 3 TD Top rushers CAR – Jonathan Stewart – 13 rushes, 50 yards GB – Eddie Lacy – 12 rushes, 63 yards, TD Top receivers CAR – Greg Olsen – 8 receptions, 105 yards GB – Randall Cobb – 6 receptions, 121 yards, TD Week 8: vs. Seattle Seahawks Carolina Panthers 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks at Carolina Panthers – Game summary October 26 1:00 p.m. EDT Seahawks 0 3 3 7 Panthers 3 3 0 3 Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina 74,042 77 F C, sunny Walt Coleman CBSFlexibleScheduling The kickoff time and/or network were changed after the initial schedule release as a result of flexible scheduling. The kickoff time and/or network were changed after the initial schedule release as a result of flexible scheduling. Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Jenny Dell Recap, Gamebook First quarter CAR – Graham Gano 31-yard field goal, 6:21. Panthers 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 6:26. Second quarter CAR – Graham Gano 26-yard field goal, 13:23. Panthers 6–0. Drive: 12 plays, 46 yards, 6:21. SEA – Stephen Hauschka 58-yard field goal, 11:00. Panthers 6–3. Drive: 5 plays, 13 yards, 2:23. Third quarter SEA – Stephen Hauschka 29-yard field goal, 7:13. Tied 6–6. Drive: 12 plays, 29 yards, 6:00. Fourth quarter CAR – Graham Gano 46-yard field goal, 4:37. Panthers 9–6. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 4:56. SEA – Luke Willson 23-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Stephen Hauschka kick), 0:47. Seahawks 13–9. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:50. Top passers SEA – Russell Wilson – 20/32, 199 yards, TD, INT CAR – Cam Newton – 12/22, 171 yards, INT Top rushers SEA – Marshawn Lynch – 14 rushes, 62 yards CAR – Jonathan Stewart – 16 rushes, 79 yards Top receivers SEA – Doug Baldwin – 6 receptions, 61 yards CAR – Kelvin Benjamin – 4 receptions, 94 yards Week 9: vs. New Orleans Saints Carolina Panthers 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Nine: New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers – Game summary October 30 Thursday 8:25 p.m. EDT Saints 0 14 7 7 Panthers 0 0 7 3 Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina 73,663 58 F C, clear Clete Blakeman NFLNWBTV Simulcast on WBTV. Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson Recap, Gamebook First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter NO – Mark Ingram 3-yard run (Shayne Graham kick), 2:38. Saints 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 4 yards, 0:42. NO – Jimmy Graham 1-yard pass from Drew Brees (Shayne Graham kick), 0:03. Saints 14–0. Drive: 10 plays, 85 yards, 1:46. Third quarter CAR – Cam Newton 10-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 10:14. Saints 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 4:46. NO – Drew Brees 1-yard run (Shayne Graham kick), 4:04. Saints 21–7. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 6:10. Fourth quarter CAR – Graham Gano 31-yard field goal, 12:57. Saints 21–10. Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 2:53. NO – Mark Ingram 3-yard run (Shayne Graham kick), 5:30. Saints 28–10. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 7:27. Top passers NO – Drew Brees – 24/34, 297 yards, TD, INT CAR – Cam Newton – 10/28, 151 yards, INT Top rushers NO – Mark Ingram – 30 rushes, 100 yards, 2 TD CAR – Jonathan Stewart – 8 rushes, 46 yards Top receivers NO – Jimmy Graham – 7 receptions, 83 yards, TD CAR – Jerricho Cotchery – 5 receptions, 59 yards Week 10: at Philadelphia Eagles Carolina Panthers 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Ten: Carolina Panthers at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary November 10 Monday 8:30 p.m. EST Panthers 7 0 0 14 Eagles 17 14 7 7 Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 69,596 52 F C, mostly clear Gene Steratore ESPNWSOC Simulcast on WSOC-TV. Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters Recap, Gamebook First quarter PHI – Cody Parkey 39-yard field goal, 13:25. Eagles 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 0:40. PHI – Darren Sproles 8-yard run (Cody Parkey kick), 11:25. Eagles 10–0. Drive: 5 plays, 43 yards, 1:45. CAR – Jonathan Stewart 1-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 6:00. Eagles 10–7. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:25. PHI – Darren Sproles 65-yard punt return (Cody Parkey kick), 3:29. Eagles 17–7. Second quarter PHI – Jordan Matthews 13-yard pass from Mark Sanchez (Cody Parkey kick), 11:33. Eagles 24–7. Drive: 10 plays, 91 yards, 3:35. PHI – Bradley Fletcher 34-yard interception return (Cody Parkey kick), 2:13. Eagles 31–7. Third quarter PHI – LeSean McCoy 1-yard run (Cody Parkey kick), 7:40. Eagles 38–7. Drive: 2 plays, 30 yards, 0:17. Fourth quarter PHI – Jordan Matthews 18-yard pass from Mark Sanchez (Cody Parkey kick), 11:43. Eagles 45–7. Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 2:41. CAR – Kelvin Benjamin 21-yard pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick), 9:05. Eagles 45–14. Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 2:38. CAR – Kelvin Benjamin 40-yard pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick), 5:30. Eagles 45–21. Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:22. Top passers CAR – Cam Newton – 25/40, 306 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT PHI – Mark Sanchez – 20/37, 332 yards, 2 TD Top rushers CAR – Jonathan Stewart – 11 rushes, 36 yards, TD PHI – LeSean McCoy – 12 rushes, 19 yards, TD Top receivers CAR – Greg Olsen – 6 receptions, 119 yards PHI – Jordan Matthews – 7 receptions, 138 yards, 2 TD Week 11: vs. Atlanta Falcons Carolina Panthers 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eleven: Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers – Game summary November 16 1:00 p.m. EST Falcons 0 6 10 3 Panthers 0 3 0 14 Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina 73,314 48 F C, cloudy Walt Anderson Fox Dick Stockton, Kirk Morrison and Kristina Pink Recap, Gamebook First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter CAR – Graham Gano 23-yard field goal, 14:57. Panthers 3–0. Drive: 17 plays, 83 yards, 9:05. ATL – Matt Bryant 34-yard field goal, 9:26. Tied 3–3. Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, 5:31. ATL – Matt Bryant 42-yard field goal, 0:02. Falcons 6–3. Drive: 10 plays, 48 yards, 1:33. Third quarter ATL – Matt Bryant 26-yard field goal, 12:07. Falcons 9–3. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:28. ATL – Roddy White 2-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 6:34. Falcons 16–3. Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 3:49. Fourth quarter CAR – Kelvin Benjamin 22-yard pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick), 9:12. Falcons 16–10. Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 1:50. CAR – Corey Brown 47-yard pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick), 6:20. Panthers 17–16. Drive: 2 plays, 69 yards, 0:41. ATL – Matt Bryant 44-yard field goal, 2:08. Falcons 19–17. Drive: 12 plays, 54 yards, 4:12. Top passers ATL – Matt Ryan – 31/45, 268 yards, TD CAR – Cam Newton – 23/37, 292 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers ATL – Steven Jackson – 17 rushes, 41 yards CAR – DeAngelo Williams – 10 rushes, 41 yards Top receivers ATL – Roddy White – 8 receptions, 75 yards, TD CAR – Kelvin Benjamin – 9 receptions, 109 yards, TD Week 13: at Minnesota Vikings Carolina Panthers 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Thirteen: Carolina Panthers at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary November 30 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST Panthers 3 3 7 0 Vikings 14 14 0 3 TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota 52,016 12 F C, sunny Brad Allen Fox Chris Myers, Ronde Barber and Jennifer Hale Recap, Gamebook First quarter MIN – Kyle Rudolph 4-yard pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Blair Walsh kick), 9:41. Vikings 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 3:07. MIN – Adam Thielen 30-yard return of blocked punt (Blair Walsh kick), 7:00. Vikings 14–0. CAR – Graham Gano 30-yard field goal, 0:37. Vikings 14–3. Drive: 14 plays, 68 yards, 6:23. Second quarter MIN – Everson Griffen 43-yard return of blocked punt (Blair Walsh kick), 9:35. Vikings 21–3. CAR – Graham Gano 35-yard field goal, 3:28. Vikings 21–6. Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards, 6:07. MIN – Greg Jennings 17-yard pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Blair Walsh kick), 0:16. Vikings 28–6. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 3:12. Third quarter CAR – Corey Brown 32-yard pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick), 9:15. Vikings 28–13. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:13. Fourth quarter MIN – Blair Walsh 39-yard field goal, 8:55. Vikings 31–13. Drive: 6 plays, 19 yards, 3:25. Top passers CAR – Cam Newton – 18/35, 194 yards, TD, INT MIN – Teddy Bridgewater – 15/21, 138 yards, 2 TD Top rushers CAR – Jonathan Stewart – 12 rushes, 85 yards MIN – Matt Asiata – 14 rushes, 52 yards Top receivers CAR – Greg Olsen – 5 receptions, 59 yards MIN – Greg Jennings – 5 receptions, 45 yards, TD Week 14: at New Orleans Saints Carolina Panthers 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Fourteen: Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saints – Game summary December 7 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST Panthers 17 7 14 3 Saints 0 3 0 7 Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana 73,006 Played indoors (dome stadium) Walt Coleman Fox Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Tony Siragusa Recap, Gamebook First quarter CAR – Kelvin Benjamin 9-yard pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick), 11:42. Panthers 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:18. CAR – Graham Gano 37-yard field goal, 9:57. Panthers 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:02. CAR – Cam Newton 2-yard run, 6:41. Panthers 17–0. Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 3:11. Second quarter NO – Shayne Graham 37-yard field goal, 13:19. Panthers 17–3. Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards, 3:28. CAR – Greg Olsen 16-yard pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick), 2:14. Panthers 24–3. Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 4:46. Third quarter CAR – Jonathan Stewart 69-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 13:59. Panthers 31–3. Drive: 1 play, 69 yards, 0:11. CAR – Fozzy Whittaker 26-yard pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick), 5:13. Panthers 38–3. Drive: 9 plays, 86 yards, 5:49. Fourth quarter CAR – Graham Gano 41-yard field goal, 14:10. Panthers 41–3. Drive: 11 plays, 38 yards, 5:05. NO – Benjamin Watson 7-yard pass from Drew Brees (Shayne Graham kick), 5:29. Panthers 41–10. Drive: 12 plays, 83 yards, 3:31. Top passers CAR – Cam Newton – 21/33, 226 yards, 3 TD NO – Drew Brees – 29/45, 235 yards, TD, INT Top rushers CAR – Jonathan Stewart – 20 rushes, 155 yards, TD NO – Mark Ingram – 10 rushes, 43 yards Top receivers CAR – Greg Olsen – 10 receptions, 72 yards, TD NO – Marques Colston – 5 receptions, 72 yards Week 15: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Carolina Panthers 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Fifteen: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Carolina Panthers – Game summary December 14 1:00 p.m. EST Buccaneers 7 3 0 7 Panthers 6 3 7 3 Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina 72,842 60 F C, sunny Ron Torbert Fox Dick Stockton, Kirk Morrison and Kristina Pink Recap, Gamebook First quarter CAR – Graham Gano 29-yard field goal, 8:19. Panthers 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 73 yards, 6:41. TB – Mike Evans 8-yard pass from Josh McCown (Patrick Murray kick), 5:54. Buccaneers 7–3. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:25. CAR – Graham Gano 49-yard field goal, 1:14. Buccaneers 7–6. Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 4:41. Second quarter CAR – Graham Gano 38-yard field goal, 1:10. Panthers 9–7. Drive: 15 plays, 68 yards, 6:03. TB – Patrick Murray 48-yard field goal, 0:02. Buccaneers 10–9. Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 1:08. Third quarter CAR – Jerricho Cotchery 2-yard pass from Derek Anderson (Graham Gano kick), 13:53. Panthers 16–10. Drive: 2 plays, 4 yards, 0:48. Fourth quarter CAR – Graham Gano 45-yard field goal, 8:31. Panthers 19–10. Drive: 12 plays, 46 yards, 6:24. TB – Josh McCown 16-yard run (Patrick Murray kick), 3:11. Panthers 19–17. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:20. Top passers TB – Josh McCown – 13/28, 154 yards, TD, INT CAR – Derek Anderson – 25/40, 277 yards, TD Top rushers TB – Doug Martin – 14 rushes, 96 yards CAR – Jonathan Stewart – 22 rushes, 75 yards Top receivers TB – Vincent Jackson – 6 receptions, 70 yards CAR – Greg Olsen – 10 receptions, 110 yards Derek Anderson made his second start this season as Cam Newton had injured his back in a car accident earlier that week. Week 16: vs. Cleveland Browns Carolina Panthers 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Sixteen: Cleveland Browns at Carolina Panthers – Game summary December 21 1:00 p.m. EST Browns 0 3 3 7 Panthers 3 7 0 7 Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina 73,810 48 F C, mostly cloudy Ed Hochuli CBS Tom McCarthy and Adam Archuleta Recap, Gamebook First quarter CAR – Graham Gano 23-yard field goal, 2:47. Panthers 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 77 yards, 6:25. Second quarter CLE – Garrett Hartley 43-yard field goal, 13:25. Tied 3–3. Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 4:22. CAR – Cam Newton 2-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 1:55. Panthers 10–3. Drive: 12 plays, 57 yards, 6:26. Third quarter CLE – Garrett Hartley 31-yard field goal, 3:14. Panthers 10–6. Drive: 9 plays, 43 yards, 5:06. Fourth quarter CLE – Jordan Cameron 81-yard pass from Brian Hoyer (Garrett Hartley kick), 9:59. Browns 13–10. Drive: 3 plays, 85 yards, 1:23. CAR – Jonathan Stewart 9-yard pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick), 7:07. Panthers 17–13. Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 2:52. Top passers CLE – Brian Hoyer – 7/13, 134 yards, TD, INT CAR – Cam Newton – 18/31, 201 yards, TD, INT Top rushers CLE – Isaiah Crowell – 16 rushes, 55 yards CAR – Jonathan Stewart – 24 rushes, 122 yards Top receivers CLE – Jordan Cameron – 3 receptions, 88 yards, TD CAR – Kelvin Benjamin – 5 receptions, 47 yards As of 2026, this remains their last win over Cleveland. Week 17: at Atlanta Falcons Carolina Panthers 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Seventeen: Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary December 28 4:25 p.m. ESTFlexibleScheduling Panthers 10 14 10 0 Falcons 3 0 0 0 Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia 71,015 Played indoors (dome stadium) Bill Leavy CBSFlexibleScheduling Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson Recap, Gamebook First quarter CAR – Graham Gano 21-yard field goal, 7:50. Panthers 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 77 yards, 7:10. CAR – Ed Dickson 5-yard pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick), 0:04. Panthers 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 87 yards, 4:45. Second quarter ATL – Matt Bryant 21-yard field goal, 10:36. Panthers 10–3. Drive: 10 plays, 35 yards, 4:28. CAR – Roman Harper 31-yard interception return (Graham Gano kick), 4:18. Panthers 17–3. CAR – Cam Newton 4-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 1:47. Panthers 24–3. Drive: 1 play, 4 yards, 0:07. Third quarter CAR – Graham Gano 48-yard field goal, 8:43. Panthers 27–3. Drive: 8 plays, 29 yards, 4:35. CAR – Tre Boston 84-yard interception return (Graham Gano kick), 0:07. Panthers 34–3. Fourth quarter No scoring plays. Top passers CAR – Cam Newton – 10/16, 114 yards, TD ATL – Matt Ryan – 29/47, 260 yards, 2 INT Top rushers CAR – Cam Newton – 6 rushes, 51 yards, TD ATL – Jacquizz Rodgers – 9 rushes, 44 yards Top receivers CAR – Corey Brown – 1 reception, 28 yards ATL – Roddy White – 8 receptions, 104 yards Postseason 2014–15 NFL playoffs NFC Wild Card Playoffs: vs. (5) Arizona Cardinals Carolina Panthers 2;text-align:center; autocollapse NFC Wild Card Playoffs: (5) Arizona Cardinals at (4) Carolina Panthers – Game summary January 3, 2015 F j, Y 4:35 p.m. EST Cardinals 0 14 0 2 Panthers 10 3 14 0 Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina 71,849 51 F C, rain Ed Hochuli ESPNWJZY Simulcast on WJZY. Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters Recap, Gamebook First quarter CAR – Graham Gano 47-yard field goal, 11:27. Panthers 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 19 yards, 2:03. CAR – Jonathan Stewart 13-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 5:21. Panthers 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 3:51. Second quarter ARI – Darren Fells 1-yard pass from Ryan Lindley (Chandler Catanzaro kick), 14:56. Panthers 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, 2:15. ARI – Marion Grice 1-yard run (Chandler Catanzaro kick), 2:50. Cardinals 14–10. Drive: 4 plays, 17 yards, 2:04. CAR – Graham Gano 39-yard field goal, 0:15. Cardinals 14–13. Drive: 9 plays, 95 yards, 2:35. Third quarter CAR – Fozzy Whittaker 39-yard pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick), 5:36. Panthers 20–14. Drive: 1 play, 39 yards, 0:14. CAR – Mike Tolbert 1-yard pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick), 4:04. Panthers 27–14. Drive: 3 plays, 3 yards, 1:24. Fourth quarter ARI – Brad Nortman tackled in end zone by Justin Bethel, 0:03. Panthers 27–16. Top passers ARI – Ryan Lindley – 16/28, 82 yards, TD, 2 INT CAR – Cam Newton – 18/32, 198 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers ARI – Kerwynn Williams – 10 rushes, 23 yards CAR – Jonathan Stewart – 24 rushes, 123 yards, TD Top receivers ARI – John Brown – 4 receptions, 34 yards CAR – Fozzy Whittaker – 1 reception, 39 yards, TD NFC Divisional Playoffs: at (1) Seattle Seahawks Carolina Panthers 2;text-align:center; autocollapse NFC Divisional Playoffs: (4) Carolina Panthers at (1) Seattle Seahawks – Game summary January 10, 2015 F j, Y 8:15 p.m. EST/5:15 p.m. PST Panthers 0 10 0 7 Seahawks 7 7 0 17 CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington 68,524 48 F C, cloudy Terry McAulay Fox Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Pam Oliver Recap, Gamebook 1st Quarter SEA – Doug Baldwin 16-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Steven Hauschka kick), 0:56. Seahawks 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 28 yards, 1:26. 2nd Quarter CAR – Kelvin Benjamin 7-yard pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick), 7:44. Tied 7–7. Drive: 14 plays, 79 yards, 8:12. SEA – Jermaine Kearse 63-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Steven Hauschka kick), 4:54. Seahawks 14–7. Drive: 5 plays, 77 yards, 2:50. CAR – Graham Gano 35-yard field goal, 0:00. Seahawks 14–10. Drive: 13 plays, 62 yards, 4:54. 3rd Quarter No scoring 4th Quarter SEA – Steven Hauschka 37-yard field goal, 14:55. Seahawks 17–10. Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, 6:32. SEA – Luke Willson 25-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Steven Hauschka kick), 10:26. Seahawks 24–10. Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 2:27. SEA – Kam Chancellor 90-yard interception return (Steven Hauschka kick), 5:55. Seahawks 31–10. CAR – Kelvin Benjamin 15-yard pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick), 2:34. Seahawks 31–17. Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 3:21. Leading passers CAR – Cam Newton – 23/36, 246 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT SEA – Russell Wilson – 15/22, 268 yards, 3 TD Leading rushers CAR – Jonathan Stewart – 13 rushes, 70 yards SEA – Marshawn Lynch – 14 rushes, 59 yards Leading receivers CAR – Kelvin Benjamin – 7 rec, 75 yards, 2 TD SEA – Jermaine Kearse – 3 rec, 129 yards, TD Standings Division CAR Conference CAR Notes References External links http://www.panthers.com Carolina Category:Carolina Panthers seasons Category:NFC South championship seasons Carolina