{"id":582660,"date":"2025-12-07T13:07:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T13:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/582660\/"},"modified":"2025-12-07T13:07:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T13:07:14","slug":"do-the-panthers-play-today-nfl-week-14-bye-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/582660\/","title":{"rendered":"Do the Panthers play today? NFL Week 14 bye schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;width:100%;height:100%;z-index:2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/87527733007-usatsi-27667651.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Rams and Seahawks battle for the NFC West with the 49ers close behind<\/p>\n<p>The NFC West race is heating up as the Rams and Seahawks battle for the top spot while the 49ers stay close behind.<\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/carolina-panthers\/364\" data-autotag=\"8afac4d1-41b4-4302-b154-b45f5b48a0d2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Carolina Panthers<\/a> are in the discussion of the most surprising teams in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>These frisky cats are used to being in the discussion for the draft&#8217;s top pick. In 2025, they are in the discussion for one of the NFC&#8217;s playoff spots.<\/p>\n<p>Dave Canales and <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/players\/bryce-young\/1213257\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Bryce Young<\/a> have turned it around, positioning Carolina for an exciting sprint to the finish. They enter Week 14 off a thrilling victory over the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/los-angeles-rams\/343\" data-autotag=\"f489e821-d3f9-4cff-bec5-7eaa0f4b51cb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Los Angeles Rams<\/a>, but remain outside of a playoff spot. That will remain the case for at least one more week, however, since the Panthers are getting some much-needed time off.<\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;ll have a chance to make some more noise when they return to action in Week 15 though. It won&#8217;t be easy, but this season has been full of surprises.<\/p>\n<p>The Panthers&#8217; return to relevance is just the latest.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what to know about Week 14.<\/p>\n<p>Are the Panthers playing today?<\/p>\n<p>The Panthers are not playing on Dec. 7.<\/p>\n<p>Carolina is on its bye in Week 14, along with the New England Patriots, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/new-york-giants\/351\" data-autotag=\"9402befb-12da-4b26-905a-81ab1fea0850\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">New York Giants<\/a> and San Francisco 49ers. The Panthers will return to action in Week 15 when they visit the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/new-orleans-saints\/350\" data-autotag=\"84b23fc0-f769-4d65-9d38-018c62e4efd7\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Saints<\/a> on Sunday, Dec. 14.<\/p>\n<p>Which teams are on a bye this week? Week 14 bye<\/p>\n<p>The Panthers are one of four teams on a bye in Week 14 and one of three in the NFC:<\/p>\n<p>Carolina PanthersNew England PatriotsNew York GiantsSan Francisco 49ersPanthers 2025 scheduleNFL Week 14 schedule<\/p>\n<p>Thursday, Dec. 4<\/p>\n<p>Sunday, Dec. 7<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/summary\/2879409\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Seattle Seahawks at Atlanta Falcons<\/a>, 1 p.m.<a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/summary\/2879415\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens<\/a>, 1 p.m.<a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/summary\/2879418\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Tennessee Titans at Cleveland Browns<\/a>, 1 p.m.<a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/summary\/2879427\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a>, 1 p.m.<a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/summary\/2879430\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Washington Commanders at Minnesota Vikings<\/a>, 1 p.m.<a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/summary\/2879435\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Miami Dolphins at New York Jets<\/a>, 1 p.m.<a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/summary\/2879440\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/a>, 1 p.m.<a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/summary\/2879454\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Cincinnati Bengals at Buffalo Bills<\/a>, 1 p.m.<a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/summary\/2879444\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Denver Broncos at Las Vegas Raiders<\/a>, 4:05 p.m.<a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/summary\/2879423\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers<\/a>, 4:25 p.m.<a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/summary\/2879449\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Los Angeles Rams at Arizona Cardinals<\/a>, 4:25 p.m.<a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/summary\/2879457\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Houston Texans at Kansas City Chiefs<\/a>, 8:20 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Monday, Dec. 8<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rams and Seahawks battle for the NFC West with the 49ers close behind The NFC West race 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