2026 Carolina Panthers Strength of Schedule
How tough the Panthers’ schedule has been, and what’s still ahead.
Updated Nov 10, 2026, 3:30 AM ET
Schedule strength
Measured by the average power rank of the opponents.
- Played
- Remaining
Toughest stretch · Weeks 15–18
- Wk 15CIN#10
- Wk 16@ PIT#12
- Wk 17SEA#3
- Wk 18ATL#20
Average opponent rank 11.3
Record by opponent strength
Opponents by their current place in our power rankings.
- vs Top third (1–11)
- 1-3
- 3 left · 1 on road
- vs Middle (12–22)
- 1-2
- 4 left · 2 on road
- vs Bottom (23–32)
- 1-0
- 2 left · 1 on road
2 of the Panthers’ 3 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 | ||||
 Panthers3-5 | 4 | 13.8 | tied for 8 | 15.1 |
 Saints3-5 | tied for 13 | 16.3 | tied for 18 | 16.8 |
 Falcons3-6 | tied for 5 | 13.8 | 20 | 17.0 |
 Buccaneers3-6 | 8 | 14.4 | 26 | 19.0 |
- SoS Rk
- Strength of schedule rank, league-wide (1 = hardest)
- Opp Rk
- Average Opponent Rank