CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) – The Panthers are playoff-bound for the first time since 2017, but expectations are modest.
Vegas has set the Panthers’ 2026 Super Bowl odds as the lowest of any team in the playoffs — and by a wide margin — underscoring a stark turnaround after a grueling, long, and often painful rebuilding process over the past decade.
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At 150–1 odds to win Super Bowl LX, Carolina is firmly at the bottom of the barrel, with the Steelers next at a distant 45–1.
Carolina will get its first chance to silence the doubters this Saturday at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, when it faces the 12–5 Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Wild Card round. The Rams, meanwhile, enter the postseason as the second-most favored team to win the Super Bowl, with odds of 17–4.
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It’s worth noting that the Panthers defeated the Rams 31–28 in a thrilling matchup about a month ago in Charlotte, sending shockwaves through the football world.
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