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2014 Carolina Panthers season
OwnerJerry Richardson
General managerDave Gettleman
Head coachRon Rivera
Home fieldBank of America Stadium
Results
Record7–8–1
Division place1st NFC South
Conference place4th NFC
Playoff finishTBD Wild Card playoffs
Pro BowlersLuke Kuechly, MLB Greg Olsen, TE
Uniform
File:NFCS-Uniform-CAR.PNG

The 2014 Carolina Panthers season is the franchise's 20th season in the National Football League and the fourth under head coach Ron Rivera.

The Panthers captured their second straight NFC South division title and have qualified for postseason contention, despite a losing record of 7–8–1; they became the first team in NFC South history to have back to back division titles and also became the second team to win a division title with a sub-.500 record, the first team being the 2010 Seattle Seahawks.

2014 Draft Class

Main article: 2014 NFL Draft
Round Selection Player Position College
1 28 Kelvin Benjamin Wide receiver Florida State
2 60 Kony Ealy Defensive end Missouri
3 92 Trai Turner Offensive guard LSU
4 128 Tre Boston Safety North Carolina
5 148[A] Bene Benwikere Cornerback San Jose State
6 204 Tyler Gaffney Running back Stanford
7 None[A][B]

Staff

Carolina Panthers staff
Front office
  • Owner – David Tepper
  • President – Kristi Coleman
  • President of football operations/general manager – Dan Morgan
  • Executive vice president of football operations – Brandt Tilis
  • Director of player personnel – Cole Spencer
  • Director of college scouting – Jared Kirksey
  • Assistant director of college scouting – Dave Whittington
  • VP of development/football administration – Brian Decker
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
  
Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator – Ejiro Evero
  • Defensive passing game coordinator – Jonathan Cooley
  • Defensive line – Todd Wash
  • Linebackers – Peter Hansen
  • Outside linebackers – Tem Lukabu
  • Secondary – Bert Watts
  • Assistant defensive backs – DeAngelo Hall
  • Senior defensive assistant – Dom Capers
  • Defensive assistant – Mayur Chaudhari
  • Defensive quality control – Bobby Maffei
Special teams coaches
Support staff
  • Senior assistant – Jim Caldwell
  • Vice president of team development – Brian Decker
  • Director of coaching development – Scott Cooper
  • Game management coordinator – George Li
Strength and conditioning
  • Head athletic trainer – Kevin King
  • Strength and conditioning – Jeremy Scott
  • Strength and conditioning assistant – Thomas Barbeau
  • Human performance assistant – Timothy Rabas

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Current roster

Carolina Panthers roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Practice squad

Reserve


As of December 28, 2024. Rookies in italics.

53 active, 12 reserve, 14 practice squad (+2 exempt)

Schedule

Preseason

The Panthers' preseason opponents were announced on April 9, 2014.

Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game site TV Recap
Final score Team record
1 August 8 7:30 p.m. EDT Buffalo Bills L 18–20 0–1 Bank of America Stadium WCCB Recap
2 August 17 8:00 p.m. EDT Kansas City Chiefs W 28–16 1–1 Bank of America Stadium Fox Recap
3 August 22 7:30 p.m. EDT at New England Patriots L 7–30 1–2 Gillette Stadium WCCB Recap
4 August 28 7:30 p.m. EDT at Pittsburgh Steelers W 10–0 2–2 Heinz Field WCCB Recap

Regular season

Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game site TV NFL.com
recap
Final score Team record
1 September 7 4:25 p.m. EDT at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 20–14 1–0 Raymond James Stadium Fox Recap
2 September 14 1:00 p.m. EDT Detroit Lions W 24–7 2–0 Bank of America Stadium Fox Recap
3 September 21 8:30 p.m. EDT Pittsburgh Steelers L 19–37 2–1 Bank of America Stadium NBC Recap
4 September 28 1:00 p.m. EDT at Baltimore Ravens L 10–38 2–2 M&T Bank Stadium CBS Recap
5 October 5 1:00 p.m. EDT Chicago Bears W 31–24 3–2 Bank of America Stadium Fox Recap
6 October 12 1:00 p.m. EDT at Cincinnati Bengals T 37–37 (OT) 3–2–1 Paul Brown Stadium Fox Recap
7 October 19 1:00 p.m. EDT at Green Bay Packers L 17–38 3–3–1 Lambeau Field Fox Recap
8 October 26 1:00 p.m. EDT Seattle Seahawks L 9–13 3–4–1 Bank of America Stadium CBS[C] Recap
9 October 30 8:25 p.m. EDT New Orleans Saints L 10–28 3–5–1 Bank of America Stadium NFLN[D] Recap
10 November 10 8:30 p.m. EST at Philadelphia Eagles L 21–45 3–6–1 Lincoln Financial Field ESPN[E] Recap
11 November 16 1:00 p.m. EST Atlanta Falcons L 17–19 3–7–1 Bank of America Stadium Fox Recap
12 Bye
13 November 30 1:00 p.m. EST at Minnesota Vikings L 13–31 3–8–1 TCF Bank Stadium Fox Recap
14 December 7 1:00 p.m. EST at New Orleans Saints W 41–10 4–8–1 Mercedes-Benz Superdome Fox Recap
15 December 14 1:00 p.m. EST Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 19–17 5–8–1 Bank of America Stadium Fox Recap
16 December 21 1:00 p.m. EST Cleveland Browns W 17–13 6–8–1 Bank of America Stadium CBS Recap
17 December 28 4:25 p.m. EST[F] at Atlanta Falcons W 34–3 7–8–1 Georgia Dome CBS[F] Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Postseason

See also: 2014–15 NFL playoffs
Playoff round Date Kickoff Opponent (seed) Results Game site TV NFL.com
recap
Final score Team record
Wild Card January 3, 2015 4:35 p.m. EST Arizona Cardinals (5) Bank of America Stadium ESPN

Game summaries

Regular season

Week 1: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week One: Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Panthers 0 10 01020
Buccaneers 0 0 01414

at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

Game information

Week 2: vs. Detroit Lions

Week Two: Detroit Lions at Carolina Panthers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Lions 0 0 707
Panthers 0 6 71124

at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

  • Date: September 14
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 73,586
  • Referee: Jerome Boger
  • TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Ronde Barber and Jennifer Hale
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

Week 3: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Week Three: Pittsburgh Steelers at Carolina Panthers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Steelers 3 6 141437
Panthers 3 0 31319

at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

Game information

Week 4: at Baltimore Ravens

Week Four: Carolina Panthers at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Panthers 0 7 3010
Ravens 0 21 71038

at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

Game information

Week 5: vs. Chicago Bears

Week Five: Chicago Bears at Carolina Panthers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 14 7 3024
Panthers 7 7 71031

at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

Game information

Week 6: at Cincinnati Bengals

Week Six: Carolina Panthers at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Panthers 7 3 1410337
Bengals 0 17 017337

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Date: October 12
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 57,053
  • Referee: Carl Cheffers
  • TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Ronde Barber and Jennifer Hale
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

This would be the highest-scoring overtime tie in NFL history,[2] as well as the first tie in Panthers history.

Week 7: at Green Bay Packers

Week Seven: Carolina Panthers at Green Bay Packers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Panthers 0 3 01417
Packers 21 7 10038

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Game information

Week 8: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks at Carolina Panthers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 3 3713
Panthers 3 3 039

at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

Game information

Week 9: vs. New Orleans Saints

Week Nine: New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Saints 0 14 7728
Panthers 0 0 7310

at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

Game information

Week 10: at Philadelphia Eagles

Week Ten: Carolina Panthers at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Panthers 7 0 01421
Eagles 17 14 7745

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Game information

Week 11: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Week Eleven: Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Falcons 0 6 10319
Panthers 0 3 01417

at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

Game information

Week 13: at Minnesota Vikings

Week Thirteen: Carolina Panthers at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Panthers 3 3 7013
Vikings 14 14 0331

at TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota

  • Date: November 30
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 12 °F (−11 °C), sunny
  • Game attendance: 52,016
  • Referee: Brad Allen
  • TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Ronde Barber and Jennifer Hale
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

Week 14: at New Orleans Saints

Week Fourteen: Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Panthers 17 7 14341
Saints 0 3 0710

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Game information

Week 15: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week Fifteen: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Carolina Panthers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Buccaneers 7 3 0717
Panthers 6 3 7319

at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

  • Date: December 14
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C), sunny
  • Game attendance: 72,842
  • Referee: Ron Torbert
  • TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Kirk Morrison and Kristina Pink
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

Week 16: vs. Cleveland Browns

Week Sixteen: Cleveland Browns at Carolina Panthers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Browns 0 3 3713
Panthers 3 7 0717

at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

Game information

Week 17: at Atlanta Falcons

Week Seventeen: Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Panthers 10 14 10034
Falcons 3 0 003

at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia

  • Date: December 28
  • Game time: 4:25 p.m. EST[F]
  • Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
  • Game attendance: 71,015
  • Referee: Bill Leavy
  • TV announcers (CBS[F]): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

Postseason

See also: 2014–15 NFL playoffs

NFC Wild Card Playoffs: vs. #5 Arizona Cardinals

NFC Wild Card Playoffs: (#5) Arizona Cardinals at (#4) Carolina Panthers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 0 000
Panthers 0 0 000

at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

Game information

Standings

Division

NFC South
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(4) Carolina Panthers 7 8 1 .469 4–2 6–6 339 374 W4
New Orleans Saints 7 9 0 .438 3–3 6–6 401 424 W1
Atlanta Falcons 6 10 0 .375 5–1 6–6 381 417 L1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2 14 0 .125 0–6 1–11 277 410 L6

Conference

NFC[3]
# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1[a] Seattle Seahawks West 12 4 0 .750 5–1 10–2 .525 .513 W6
2[a] Green Bay Packers North 12 4 0 .750 5–1 9–3 .482 .440 W2
3[a] Dallas Cowboys East 12 4 0 .750 4–2 8–4 .445 .422 W4
4 Carolina Panthers South 7 8 1 .469 4–2 6–6 .490 .357 W4
Wild Cards
5[b] Arizona Cardinals West 11 5 0 .688 3–3 8–4 .523 .477 L2
6[b] Detroit Lions North 11 5 0 .688 5–1 9–3 .471 .392 L1
Did not qualify for the postseason
7 Philadelphia Eagles East 10 6 0 .625 4–2 6–6 .490 .416 W1
8 San Francisco 49ers West 8 8 0 .500 2–4 7–5 .527 .508 W1
9[c] New Orleans Saints South 7 9 0 .438 3–3 6–6 .486 .415 W1
10[c] Minnesota Vikings North 7 9 0 .438 1–5 6–6 .475 .308 W1
11[d] New York Giants East 6 10 0 .375 2–4 4–8 .512 .323 L1
12[d] Atlanta Falcons South 6 10 0 .375 5–1 6–6 .482 .380 L1
13[d] St. Louis Rams West 6 10 0 .375 2–4 4–8 .531 .427 L3
14 Chicago Bears North 5 11 0 .313 1–5 4–8 .529 .338 L5
15 Washington Redskins East 4 12 0 .250 2–4 2–10 .496 .422 L1
16 Tampa Bay Buccaneers South 2 14 0 .125 0–6 1–11 .486 .469 L6
Tiebreakers[e]
  1. ^ a b c Seattle, Green Bay and Dallas were ranked in seeds 1–3 based on conference record.
  2. ^ a b Arizona defeated Detroit head-to-head (Week 11, 14–6).
  3. ^ a b New Orleans defeated Minnesota head-to-head (Week 3, 20–9).
  4. ^ a b c The NY Giants defeated both Atlanta and St. Louis head-to-head (Atlanta: Week 5, 30–20; St. Louis: Week 16, 37–27), while Atlanta finished ahead of St. Louis based on conference record.
  5. ^ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest-ranked remaining team from each division.

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b The Panthers traded their original fifth- and one of their two seventh-round selections — Nos. 168 and 225 overall, respectively — to the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for the Vikings' fifth-round selection (No. 148 overall). The Panthers previously acquired the No. 225 overall selection in a trade that sent linebacker Jon Beason to the New York Giants.
  2. ^ The Panthers traded their original seventh-round selection (No. 243 overall) to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for safety Colin Jones.
  3. ^ a b The Week 8 game vs. the Seattle Seahawks, originally slated to air on Fox, was moved to CBS as a result of flexible scheduling.[1]
  4. ^ a b Simulcast on WBTV.
  5. ^ a b Simulcast on WSOC-TV.
  6. ^ a b c d The Week 17 game at the Atlanta Falcons, originally scheduled at 1:00 p.m. EST on Fox, was moved to 4:25 p.m. EST on CBS as a result of flexible scheduling.

References

  1. ^ http://twitter.com/Panthers/status/521415151787212800
  2. ^ http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000409619/article/bengals-panthers-have-highestscoring-tie-game-ever
  3. ^ "2014 Conference Standings". NFL.com. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
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