While the Carolina Panthers managed to salvage the 2024 season during the final stretch to leave most analyst and fans with a positive impression going into the offseason, the rest of season wasn’t exactly filled with sunshine and rainbows.
There were a number of key issues that hindered the Panthers performances, especially early in the season. The most frequently cited reason was the perceived lack of injury luck. While the Panthers did suffer a bevy of injuries, did the organization truly have it worse than other teams in the league?
A fair question, and one that is difficult to answer, but Brett Barnes at Sports Info Solutions put together a methodology to account for the quality of player lost to injury, using the ‘Expected Points Added’ stat.