| Panthers | Season Totals | |||||
| Week | Opponent | Points | W/L | Offense effect | Net effect | Defense effect |
| 1 | Rams | 27 | W | 160.80 | 91.38 | 69.42 |
| 2 | Texans | 21 | L | 50.23 | -96.78 | 147.02 |
| 3 | Falcons | 27 | W | 146.83 | 67.55 | 79.28 |
| 4 | Bucs | 7 | L | 25.33 | -54.57 | 79.90 |
| 5 | Saints | 16 | W | 98.82 | 19.05 | 79.77 |
| 6 | Cardinals | 25 | W | 62.53 | -10.00 | 72.53 |
| 7 | x | 0 | x | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 8 | Colts | 7 | L | 77.12 | -20.05 | 97.17 |
| 9 | Titans | 7 | L | 22.67 | -97.57 | 120.23 |
| 10 | Falcons | 13 | L | 35.33 | -43.13 | 78.47 |
| 11 | Packers | 17 | L | 94.37 | 4.17 | 90.20 |
| 12 | Saints | 6 | L | 15.27 | -156.18 | 171.45 |
| 13 | 49ers | 31 | W | 161.28 | 130.08 | 31.20 |
| 14 | Jaguars | 6 | L | 15.33 | -132.23 | 147.57 |
| 15 | Seahawks | 13 | W | 68.40 | 32.23 | 36.17 |
| 16 | Cowboys | 13 | L | 56.83 | -65.50 | 122.33 |
| 17 | Bucs | 31 | W | 165.78 | 66.55 | 99.23 |
| Regular Season Avg | 78.56 | -16.56 | 95.12 | |||
| Panthers | Opponent | Field | Preview | Last Matchup | Actual |
| 9-Sep | Rams | Away | L | L | W |
| 16-Sep | Texans | Home | W | L | L |
| 23-Sep | Falcons | Away | W | L | W |
| 30-Sep | Bucs | Home | W | L | L |
| 7-Oct | Saints | Away | L | W | W |
| 14-Oct | Cardinals | Away | L | W | W |
| Week 7 | BYE | BYE | x | x | |
| 28-Oct | Colts | Home | L | L | L |
| 4-Nov | Titans | Away | L | L | L |
| 11-Nov | Falcons | Home | W | W | L |
| 18-Nov | Packers | Away | W | L | L |
| 25-Nov | Saints | Home | L | L | L |
| 2-Dec | 49ers | Home | W | L | W |
| 9-Dec | Jaguars | Away | L | L | L |
| 16-Dec | Seahawks | Home | W | L | W |
| 22-Dec | Cowboys | Home | W | L | L |
| 30-Dec | Bucs | Away | L | L | W |
| Original Projection | Wins | 8 | 3 | 7 | |
| Losses | 8 | 13 | 9 | ||
| Current Projection /Actual | Wins | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
| Losses | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||
Note: The Matchup column will project the remainder of the season after the 5th week of the regular season.

| Panthers | Preseason Totals | |||||
| Week | Opponent | Points | W/L | Offense effect | Net effect | Defense effect |
| 1 | Giants | 24 | W | 89.63 | 11.62 | 78.02 |
| 2 | Eagles | 10 | L | 68.17 | -31.60 | 99.77 |
| 3 | Patriots | 7 | L | 2.93 | -123.12 | 126.05 |
| 4 | Steelers | 3 | L | 19.13 | -58.00 | 77.13 |
| Pre-Season Avg | 44.97 | -50.28 | 95.24 | |||
Notes: The Panthers' preseason chart looks like someone spilled ketchup all over it. If you don't already know, when a PossessionPoints chart has this much red splattered on it, it isn't a good thing. Their subpar preseason performance has our matchup edge going the Rams way in their first game.