Category: Panthers

Panthers owner David Tepper throws drink at Jaguars fans as his team gets embarrassed

Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper was caught on video throwing his drink at Jacksonville Jaguars fans during an embarrassing loss.

Now that Daniel Snyder is mercifully no longer a part of the NFL, there has to be a most capricious and mercurial team owner in the league. Right now, that title would seem to go to Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper, who was not at all happy with the result of Sunday’s game. The Panthers were dragged by the Jacksonville Jaguars 26-0, the Chicago Bears chinched the No. 1 pick which the Panthers traded away for the right to select quarterback Bryce Young, and Young finished his Sunday with 19 completions in 32 attempts for 110 yards, no touchdowns, one interception, and a passer rating of 53.1.

Not that it’s all Young’s fault — the Panthers are a personnel disaster from start to finish, and somebody’s going to have to start fixing that in the offseason. But Tepper, who has fired three different coaches in-season during his five-year reign as owner, seems to be a tough guy to work for, based on some in the league who would know.

At one point in the Jaguars game, there’s video evidence of Tepper throwing his drink at Jaguars fans.

If that’s how Tepper acts in public, imagine how he is in private meetings.

Ex-Panther RB Mike Tolbert breaks drum while firing up fans

Mike Tolbert tried to fire up Panthers fans but his swing broke the drum

This sums up the Carolina Panthers season.

Former Panthers RB had the assignment to pound the drum to fire up whoever showed up for the game against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday.

Tolbert swung and did some damage, breaking the drum. He swung again and the damage continued.

Predictably, the drumbeat of the losing season continued in Carolina.

Worst of the Week for Week 15: Pickens and Toney, Sean Payton’s meltdown, Ron Rivera’s folly

MIke Tomlin, Sean Payton, Kadarius Toney, George Pickens, invisible Panthers fans, and the Jets. It’s time for the NFL’s Worst of the Week!

Football is a wonderful, thrilling, inspiring game that can lift us to new heights in our lives.

But football is also a weird, inexplicable, at times downright stupid game that may force you to perform Keith Moon-level furniture destruction in your own living room.

So, as much as we at Touchdown Wire endeavor to write about what makes the game great, there are also times when it’s important to point out the dumb plays, boneheaded decisions, and officiating errors that make football all too human.

Folks, it’s time for the Worst of the Week for Week 15 of the 2023 NFL season.

Panthers introduce facial recognition technology for fans, nobody shows up

The Carolina Panthers introduced facial recognition technology for their fans this Sunday, and barely any of them showed up.

The Carolina Panthers beat the Atlanta Falcons 9-7 on Sunday to raise their record to 2-12 on the season, but we’re wondering if it matters, because this game looked like a preseason scrimmage. Barely anybody showed up on a drizzly day at Bank of America Stadium, which is a refutation of owner David Tepper and everything that’s gone wrong this season.

There’s good news, though — the Panthers are at the forefront of modern technology, allowing their fans to use facial recognition technology to enter the stadium.

From the release:

The Panthers and Verizon are adding facial recognition technology at Bank of America Stadium that “will allow football fans to get into games faster.” Beginning with this weekend’s home game against the Falcons, Silver Club season ticket holders “will be able to opt in at the north and south stadium gates” to get in without showing their tickets “but instead by being recognized at iPad stations using Verizon’s ‘Express Entry’ technology.” Verizon technology is now in all 30 NFL stadiums, but the Panthers are “one of the first in the league to introduce ‘Express Entry’ facial recognition.” Tepper Sports & Entertainment “declined to disclose” how much the entry system cost. Tepper Sports “plans to make available facial recognition entry to all Panthers’ season ticket holders next season”

Well, the Panthers have two of their last three games of the 2023 season at home — against the Green Bay Packers next Sunday, and the season finale against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on January 7. We’ll just have to wait and see if anybody shows up to test it.

Eddy Pineiro field goal gives Panthers win in front of practically no one

A stunning 90-yard drive in the final minutes leads to a Panthers win

If no one saw the game, does it still count as a loss for the Atlanta Falcons?

In front of no one at Bank of America Stadium on Sunday, Eddy Pineiro kicked a 23-yard field goal as time ran out to give the Carolina Panthers a 9-7 win over the Falcons.

The game was played in soggy Charlotte and somehow, Bryce Young led a 17-play, 90-yard drive to end the game.

The Panthers, who currently sit in the first slot in the 2024 NFL draft but have dealt that to the Chicago Bears, had 283 yards of total offense, 90 on the final drive.

The Falcons came up empty in falling to 6-8. They wound up with 204 total yards, 52 on the ground in 31 attempts.

Falcons, Panthers playing to near-empty stadium in Charlotte

There were not many people who showed up for the Falcons-Panthers game in Charlotte

There were no takers for the 45-cent tickets on the secondary market for Sunday’s Atlanta Falcons-Panthers game in Charlotte.

There were not many takers for any other ducats in the rainy weather in the Mid-Atlantic.

Bank of American Stadium was practically empty at kickoff.

The NFL’s Worst of the Week: Jamal Adams, Kadarius Toney, and the NFL doesn’t care about concussions

This week’s Worst of the Week in the NFL features Kadarius Toney, Jamal Adams, and a league that still doesn’t care about head trauma.

Football is a wonderful, thrilling, inspiring game that can lift us to new heights in our lives.

But football is also a weird, inexplicable, at times downright stupid game that may force you to perform Keith Moon-level furniture destruction in your own living room.

So, as much as we at Touchdown Wire endeavor to write about what makes the game great, there are also times when it’s important to point out the dumb plays, boneheaded decisions, and officiating errors that make football all too human.

Folks, it’s time for the Worst of the Week for Week 14 of the 2023 NFL season. And we’re not covering officiating errors as we generally do, because we have a more important issue to discuss — the NFL still doesn’t care one bit about head trauma.

Panthers TE Hayden Hurst offers update after diagnosis of post-traumatic amnesia

Hayden Hurst took to Twitter to explain where he is at in recovering from post-traumatic amnesia

The father of Carolina Panthers tight end Hayden Hurst tweeted on Wednesday his son is suffering from post-traumatic amnesia.

Jerry Hurst asked for prayers for his son and said he did not know when Hayden Hurst would return to the team.

The tight end offered some insight into how he is doing via tweets on Thursday.

4-Down Territory: Best/Worst NFL teams, next coach fired, Worst of the Week

The NFL’s best and worst teams, the next head coach fired, and the Worst of the Week for Week 13. It’s time for “4-Down Territory!”

With 13 weeks of actual football in the books for the 2023 NFL season, and the Thanksgiving slate behind us, it’s time for Doug Farrar of Touchdown Wire, and Kyle Madson of Niners Wire, to come to the table with their own unique brand of analysis in “4-Down Territory.”

This week, the guys have some serious questions to answer:

  1. Which team is the NFL’s best right now?
  2. And which team is the NFL’s worst?
  3. Which head coach will be the next one fired?
  4. What was the Worst of the Week?

You can watch this week’s “4-Down Territory” right here:

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You can also listen and subscribe to the “4-Down Territory” podcast on Spotify…

…and on Apple Podcasts.

4-Down Territory: MVP race, best under-the-radar team, mercy trades, Worst of the Week

NFL MVP? Most dangerous non-playoff team? Players in mercy trades? Worst of the Week? It’s time for this week’s “4-Down Territory!”

With 12 weeks of actual football in the books for the 2023 NFL season, and the Thanksgiving slate behind us, it’s time for Doug Farrar of Touchdown Wire, and Kyle Madson of Niners Wire, to come to the table with their own unique brand of analysis in “4-Down Territory.”

This week, the guys have some serious questions to answer:

  1. Who’s the NFL’s Most Valuable Player at this point of the season?
  2. Which current non-playoff team is the league’s most dangerous?
  3. Which player deserves to be traded from his current team as an act of mercy?
  4. What was the Worst of the Week for Week 12?

You can watch this week’s “4-Down Territory” right here:

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You can also listen and subscribe the “4-Down Territory” podcast on Spotify…

…and on Apple Podcasts.