CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Dave Canales went to bed at halftime of the Falcons-Bucs game Thursday night. When the second-year coach woke up Friday morning, he and the Carolina Panthers were in a position the franchise hasn’t seen in 10 years – alone in first place.

The New Orleans Saints wil face off against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday and it sounds like rookie running back Devin Neal will be the team's lead running ba

Every playoff push needs some unlikely heroes. Here are four under-the-radar Panthers who could emerge in the season's final stretch . . .

The New Orleans Saints will be without one of their leaders this week against the Carolina Panthers. Here's the latest on Alvin Kamara's injury report

Saints' offense faces a critical blow as star running back Alvin Kamara misses a third straight game, elevating rookie Devin Neal to lead the backfield.

The Panthers returned another clean attendance record at practice before heading into their Week 15 matchup against the Saints.

Meanwhile in the NFC, the reigning Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles are floundering, the Detroit Lions might not even make the postseason and there's also no clear team-to-beat in their place, with only a single game separating the one seed and the seventh seed.

Nathan MacKinnon was one of six Colorado players to score as the red-hot Avalanche cruised to a 6-2 win over the Florida Panthers on Thursday night.

Carolina isn’t just in the playoff hunt. They’re back in the national spotlight, and every remaining snap could shape the NFC South title race.