Carolina Panthers fans are entering their team’s bye week on the crest of an unfamiliar wave: a winning streak. This is the team’s first winning streak since Week 3 of the 2021 season. To put that in context, that was five head coaches ago and Sam Darnold was the starting quarterback.
With three wins before the bye week, the Panthers are also on track to surpass their 2023 win total by yesterday. They have won no more than seven games since 2017. They could pass their win total for every season coached fully or partially by Matt Rhule, Steve Wilks, Frank Reich, or Chris Tabor by winning just five of their remaining seven games.