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Inside the Numbers: Panthers franchise and career records to be on the lookout for in Week 18

The Carolina Panthers face the Green Bay Packers Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, WI.
The Carolina Panthers face the Green Bay Packers Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, WI.

CHARLOTTE — The Panthers season finale presents a lot of opportunities, starting with the chance to clinch an NFC South division title on Saturday. But several players also have a chance to surpass notable marks in the finale, and in some cases set a franchise record.

Take a look inside some of the key numbers and stats to be on the lookout for in the Panthers season finale Saturday against the Buccaneers.

The Carolina Panthers face the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, NC.
  • Wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan is second amongst all rookie receivers in the league with 929 yards total. He is just one yard behind Bucs receiver Emeka Egbuka (930). His current yardage is second all-time amongst Panthers rookies.
  • McMillan needs 71 yards to reach 1,000 yards for his rookie season. He needs 80 yards to surpass Kelvin Benjamin (1,008) to set the franchise record for most yards by a rookie receiver.
  • With eight receptions, McMillan can bring his season total to 74 catches, which would pass Benjamin (73) for most receptions by a Panthers rookie wide receiver.
  • McMillan currently has 25 explosive plays (receptions of 16-plus yards). If he pulls in two more on Saturday, then he will pass Benjamin (26) for most explosives in franchise history for a Panthers rookie.
  • Quarterback Bryce Young has 2,745 passing yards on the season. With 133 more on Saturday, he can establish a new single-season career best. That number currently sits at 2,877, set his rookie season in 2023.
  • Young has 12 game-winning drives in his career, including six this season alone. The 12 game-winning drives are the most since he entered the NFL in 2023, and is the second-most every by a quarterback under the age of 25, trailing only Justin Herbert (13).
  • The six game-winning drives this season tie Denver's Bo Nix and Chicago's Caleb Williams for most in the NFL. It also is the most by a Panthers quarterback since 2003, when Jake Delhomme had seven.
  • Safety Tre'von Moehrig is third on the Panthers defense with 97 tackles, but leads the team with 12 tackles for loss. That latter number is also tied for 15th in the entire league, and leads all safeties (and all defensive backs) in the stat. The next closest is Tyler Nubin, with seven tackles for loss, which is tied for 81st in the NFL.
  • With two more tackles for loss, Moehrig will pass Tony Jefferson (Arizona 2016) for most tackles for loss by a safety since 2008, which is when the stat first began to be tracked.
  • Corner Mike Jackson currently leads the league in passes defensed, with 19 total. With two more on Saturday, he can set a single-season franchise record in the stat, passing Brett Maxie (20 in 1995) and Eric Davis (20 in 1999).
  • Outside linebacker Nic Scourton has 28 quarterback pressures so far this season. With a strip-sack against Seattle in Week 17, Scourton passed Brian Burns for the most pressures by a Panthers rookie since the stat first began to be tracked in 2016. With each additional pressure, Scourton will now reset his own franchise record.
  • Scourton has seven tackles for loss, surpassing Greg Hardy for the fourth-most by a Panthers rookie in franchise history. With two tackles for loss on Saturday, Scourton can pass Derrick Brown (eight) and tie Star Lotulelei (9) for second most in franchise history by a rookie.
  • Derrick Brown has a single-season high with seven passes defensed, which is the most for any defensive tackle in the league this season. He is the only defensive lineman in the NFL this season who has posted 5.0-plus sacks, and seven-plus passes defensed. He is also one of just four players to do so as a defensive lineman since 2020, when he entered the league.
  • Kicker Ryan Fitzgerald has 24 field goals so far this season. With two more on Saturday, he will pass Joey Slye (25) to set a new franchise record for most made field goals by a Panthers rookie.
  • The rookie now has four game-winning field goals this season (Dallas, Green Bay, Atlanta, Los Angeles Rams). This is tied with Denver's Wil Lutz for the most in the NFL this season, and is tied with Dan Bailey (2011) and Chip Lohmiller (1988) for the most game-winning kicks by a rookie kicker in the NFL since 1970. A game-winner on Saturday would give Fitzgerald the most game-winning field goals by a rookie kicker in NFL history.

Check out post-game photos from the Panthers 23-20 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 16 at Bank of America Stadium.

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