You already know the Carolina Panthers’ opponents for the 2025 season. But the NFL’s release of the full 2025 schedule last week reheated a question that’s worthy of some “way-too-early” answers. That question: What will the Panthers’ record be in 2025?

After showing some signs of progress toward the end of the 2024 season, the Carolina Panthers are entering 2025 with renewed hope for a successful campaign.

Thanks to the NFL’s 17-game schedule, the Panthers have one extra away game this season. They technically had one extra home game last season, that was played in Munich, Germany against the New York Giants. A full list of each team’s home and away opponents can be found here.

Right after last year's schedule was announced, we predicted a 5-12 record for the Panthers. They went 5-12. Here are our predictions for 2025 . . .

Every year, when the NFL rolls out its full regular-season schedule, one of the more interesting storylines is tracking how many prime-time games (if any) teams are awarded. For some clubs that've been downtrodden in recent seasons, getting the call up to prime time signals that they are on the ascent.

Can the Panthers surprise in 2025? USA TODAY Sports is predicting the Panthers record as the 2025 NFL schedule release nears.

This release should be an interesting one for the Carolina Panthers, who were kind of overlooked (and perhaps rightfully so) by the schedule-makers last season. The team received zero primetime games in 2024, with the bulk of their contests slotting into the early Sunday afternoon windows.

The Florida Panthers were an unstoppable force, and the Carolina Hurricanes were a very movable object. That was the story of Game 2 on Thursday night as the Panthers walloped the Hurricanes, 5-0, to take a 2-0 series lead in the Eastern Conference final.