2026 Carolina Panthers Strength of Schedule
How tough the Panthers’ schedule has been, and what’s still ahead.
Updated Oct 20, 2026, 4:30 AM ET
Schedule strength
Measured by the average power rank of the opponents.
- Played
- Remaining
Toughest stretch · Weeks 15–18
- Wk 15CIN#16
- Wk 16@ PIT#14
- Wk 17SEA#2
- Wk 18ATL#20
Average opponent rank 13.0
Record by opponent strength
Opponents by their current place in our power rankings.
- vs Top third (1–11)
- 0-1
- 4 left · 1 on road
- vs Middle (12–22)
- 3-1
- 4 left · 2 on road
- vs Bottom (23–32)
- –
- 4 left · 2 on road
3 of the Panthers’ 4 remaining games against the top third are at home.
NFC South division schedule comparison
SoS Rk is league-wide, 1 = hardest. Opp Rk is the average power rank of the opponents.
| Played | Remaining | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | ||||
 Panthers3-2 | tied for 14 | 16.0 | 8 | 15.3 |
 Falcons2-4 | 10 | 15.2 | 17 | 16.2 |
 Buccaneers1-5 | 9 | 15.0 | 25 | 17.5 |
 Saints2-4 | 11 | 15.3 | 28 | 18.7 |
- SoS Rk
- Strength of schedule rank, league-wide (1 = hardest)
- Opp Rk
- Average Opponent Rank