Bears took the ball away and took the game with it, 39-25. Haynes King threw for Panthers — 23/42, 293 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT — in a losing effort. Tetairoa McMillan did the catching for Panthers — 8 catches, 116 yards, 2 TD. Through the air: Panthers 293, Bears 126.

Panthers did what they needed to, 23-12. Bryce Young did the damage for Panthers — 25/35, 327 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT. Tetairoa McMillan did the catching for Panthers — 7 catches, 142 yards, 2 TD. Bijan Robinson — 98 overall — was held to 39 rushing yards, against an average of 84. Total yards: Panthers 406, Falcons 164.

Panthers took care of Seahawks, 21-13. Jalen Milroe did the damage for Seahawks — 19/40, 281 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT — in a losing effort. Bryce Young did the damage for Panthers — 25/35, 236 yards, 1 TD. A season best for Bryce Young. Through the air: Seahawks 281, Panthers 236.

Talia Morgan: "Carolina couldn't run (9 yards) and couldn't protect Young—6 sacks will wreck any offense. Burrow threw 6 touchdowns and the Bengals simply overpowered them on both lines." Luca Santana: "Young had his best day of the season—360 yards, 3 touchdowns—and still threw 3 picks while getting hit 6 times; at 7-7, Carolina needed him to be efficient, not prolific, and the turnover margin told you everything about why they lost by 23."

Panthers had no answer. Bengals took it 52-29. Joe Burrow did the damage for Bengals — 26/34, 345 yards, 6 TD. Bryce Young did the damage for Panthers — 16/29, 360 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT — in a losing effort. That is 5 straight games over 250 for Joe Burrow. On the ground: Bengals 39, Panthers 9.

Talia Morgan: "Carolina's ground game disappeared — 49 yards on the day — and then the turnovers piled up. Young threw 3 interceptions against a Saints team that made him pay on every mistake, with Shough throwing 5 touchdown passes in response. When you can't run it and you're giving the ball away 4 times, a 25-point loss is what you deserve."

New Orleans dismantled Carolina 45-20 behind Tyler Shough's 5 touchdown passes and 379 yards, while Jordyn Tyson caught 4 for 196 yards. The Panthers' problem wasn't execution—Bryce Young put up 348 yards, his best of the season, and Tetairoa McMillan gained 192 receiving yards—but discipline: 4 turnovers and 49 rushing yards told the real story, and when you abandon the run game at an 87 percent pass rate while coughing it up that many times, a 25-point loss is what you get. Carolina's at 7-7 now and needs to find balance and ball security before it's too late.

Panthers took care of Buccaneers, 23-6. Tetairoa McMillan did the catching for Panthers — 5 catches, 84 yards, 1 TD. Bucky Irving carried the load for Buccaneers — 16 carries, 71 yards — in a losing effort. Three weeks of this now from Emeka Egbuka: 59 receiving yards a game, well clear of his 43 average. On the ground: Buccaneers 141, Panthers 26.