Carolina Panthers Schedule 2026

The Panthers' next game is Week 4 against the Detroit Lions at Bank of America Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for Sunday, October 4 at 8:20 PM ET. The game is on NBC.

The Panthers play 17 regular-season games in 2026, opening in Week 1 against the Chicago Bears at Bank of America Stadium and finishing in Week 18 against the Atlanta Falcons at Bank of America Stadium. Every week's date, opponent, venue, network and result is listed in the schedule above.

The Panthers are on bye in Week 5 of the 2026 season, between their Week 4 game against the Detroit Lions and their Week 6 game against the Philadelphia Eagles. The bye is listed in the schedule above as its own week, with no fixture against it.

Carolina has 9 home games in 2026, all of them at Bank of America Stadium. Each one is marked HOME in the schedule above.

The Panthers play 6 division games in 2026, home and away against the Atlanta Falcons, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New Orleans Saints. Division games are marked DIV in the schedule above.

Carolina beat the Atlanta Falcons 34-3 in Week 2 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. They meet again in Week 18 at Bank of America Stadium on Sunday, January 10.

The Panthers face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 7 at Bank of America Stadium on Sunday, October 25 at 1:00 PM ET and Week 12 at Raymond James Stadium on Monday, November 30 at 8:15 PM ET.

The Panthers face the New Orleans Saints in Week 10 at Caesars Superdome on Sunday, November 15 at 1:00 PM ET and Week 14 at Bank of America Stadium on Sunday, December 13 at 1:00 PM ET.

2026 Panthers games are scheduled on FOX, CBS, NBC, Prime Video and ESPN. FOX carries the most with 8 games. The network for each week is shown in the schedule above; 2 games have no broadcast window assigned yet and show none.

Every completed game shows its final score in the schedule above, and upcoming games show the date, venue and network instead. The Panthers are 1-2 through 3 games in 2026, most recently lost to the Cleveland Browns 18-21 in Week 3.