Carolina is once again an afterthought in the NFC South and the NFL
The disrespect for the Carolina Panthers is beginning bright and early in the 2026 offseason. This year’s first bit of bulletin board material comes courtesy of FanDuel’s odds for the winner of Super Bowl LXI. The top of the board is a list of the usual suspects with the Seattle Seahawks (+750) as favorites to repeat with the Los Angeles Rams (+800) and Baltimore Ravens (+1200) hot on their heels.
The first surprise of the opening odds for the Super Bowl LXI winner is that the Buffalo Bills (+1200) are tied with the Ravens at the top of the AFC. The faith in Josh Allen is strong despite their surprise change in head coaches this year. Must be nice for Bills fans.
After that, the first non-playoff teams to show up in the odds are the Detroit Lions (+1600) and the Kansas City Chiefs (+1600) tied in eighth place. The rest of the non-playoff field of NFL teams begins at 17th place with the Dallas Cowboys (+3000). Tied-19th is where the NFC South comes in to play, but we’re still not to the Carolina Panthers yet. That dubious honor is reserved for the Atlanta Falcons (+5000) and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (+5000).
The Panthers finally (+15000) finally grace the list tied at 27th with the Tennessee Titans and just ahead of the of 29th place New Orleans Saints (+17500). It’s like nobody actually watched the NFC South this season or saw the Panthers go toe to toe with Matt Stafford and the Rams in the Wildcard round.
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