Carolina Panthers 2016 schedule: opponents set

The Carolina Panthers regular season is over, but who will they play in 2016?

Not many people thought that the Carolina Panthers would be playoff contenders again this season — but they’ve gone above and beyond that in a big way. Not only are the Panthers in the playoffs as the NFC’s No. 1 seed, but they’re serious contenders for the Super Bowl as the regular season wraps up.

But while the postseason is huge for the Panthers, there’s always next year to look forward to and what it holds for the NFC’s best team. Carolina finished at the top of the NFC South, which means they’re going to be playing the top teams in other divisions around the NFL.

Here’s a look at who the Panthers have lined up as opponents in the 2016 season:

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We won’t know when these games are played until later on in the year when the NFL officially releases next season’s schedule. But for now we know who the Panthers are going to play and where, which is enough to deduce that they will probably be very good again next season.

Carolina will be tested, that’s for sure, but maybe this schedule will finally get people realizing that they’re the real deal — or prove that they’re not.