This article was originally published on www.si.com/nfl/panthers/onsi as Scheduling oddity could destroy Carolina Panthers' playoff hopes. The Carolina Panthers are essentially in must-win territory. They have to win two out of the next three games, no matter what, if they want to make the playoffs.

In his career, QB Baker Mayfield is 5-0 against the Carolina Panthers, with four of those wins coming with Tampa Bay and one with Cleveland.

The Carolina Panthers are a National Football League team that plays in the NFC South division. The Panthers have yet to win a Super Bowl title over the course of their history.

The Carolina Panthers have three games left to make something of this season. Should they fail, it will be quite unfortunate. No one expected a playoff berth i

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Saints wide receiver Chris Olave woke up just in time, reeling in four of his six catches and tallying 78 of his 85 receiving yards in the fourth quarter. One of those receptions, a 12-yarder, tied the game up at 17 apiece with 2:29 left.

The Carolina Panthers have been underwhelming offensively as a whole this season. The third year of Bryce Young and second season of Dave Canales as head coach

With a victory over the New Orleans Saints on Sunday, the Carolina Panthers would have had an opportunity to clinch their first NFC South title since 2015 in their next game. But the Panthers lost to the Saints 20-17 and will play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday with the teams tied for the division lead.