The NFL season continues in Week 18 when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers host the Carolina Panthers on Saturday. Start time, how to watch, stream and NFL TV schedule.

The Carolina Panthers are NFC South champions, a sentence that felt very improbable after yesterday's letdown. They fell short of beating the Tampa Bay Buccanee

The Panthers will host the Rams in the wild-card round of the 2026 playoffs. The NFL has set a date and time for the postseason matchup.

The NFL announced on Sunday night the full wild-card schedule for next weekend, including the Rams' matchup with the Panthers. That game will be played at 4:30 p.m. ET on Saturday afternoon, the first game of the playoff slate.

The Carolina Panthers needed help to get into the playoffs. Because they failed to take care of business on Saturday, they needed the Atlanta Falcons to win on

Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper received a long-awaited call on Sunday. Seven years after his purchase of the franchise, Tepper is now the chairman of an NFL playoff team. His Panthers clinched the NFC South title, their first in a decade, this afternoon—when the Atlanta Falcons defeated the New Orleans Saints.

The Panthers won the NFC South in 2025. We already know their 2026 opponents and we’ll take an early look at the slate.

Carolina Panthers head coach Dave Canales couldn’t suppress his excitement after earning a playoff berth: “I’m just so excited for Panthers fans everywhere.”

Atlanta Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts secures an onside kick recovery to seal the Falcons Week 18 win against the New Orleans Saints and send the Carolina Panthers to the NFL playoffs.