The 2026 Carolina Panthers Schedule begins with a historic moment — the NFL Hall of Fame game in Canton, Ohio on August 6 — before three additional preseason games and a 17-game regular season that features Sunday Night Football at home against Detroit, Monday Night Football at Tampa Bay, and a home slate at Bank of America Stadium that includes Chicago, the Buccaneers, Denver, Baltimore, New Orleans, Cincinnati, Seattle, and Atlanta.
This is one of the more unique scheduling setups in the NFL — four preseason games, including the HOF game. Here is every game from Canton through the January finale.
2026 Carolina Panthers Preseason Schedule
Carolina plays four preseason games — an unusual total driven by the Hall of Fame game designation.
| Date | Opponent | Location | Time (ET) | TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Aug 6 | at Arizona Cardinals (HOF Game) | Tom Benson HOF Stadium, Canton, OH | 8:00 pm | NBC/Peacock |
| Sat, Aug 15 | at Buffalo Bills | Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park, NY | 1:00 pm | Local |
| Fri, Aug 21 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | EverBank Stadium, Jacksonville, FL | 7:30 pm | ESPN App |
| Fri, Aug 28 | vs Houston Texans | Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC | 7:00 pm | Local |
The Hall of Fame game on August 6 in Canton on NBC/Peacock is the most visible preseason game in the NFL calendar — a national primetime showcase that gives Carolina an early national platform before the rest of the league has played a single preseason snap. Three additional preseason road games before returning home for the Houston finale rounds out a four-game August schedule that is longer than every other NFL team’s preseason.
2026 Carolina Panthers Regular Season Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Location | Time (ET) | TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Sep 13 | vs Chicago Bears | Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC | 1:00 pm | FOX |
| Sun, Sep 20 | at Atlanta Falcons | Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA | 1:00 pm | FOX |
| Sun, Sep 27 | at Cleveland Browns | Huntington Bank Field, Cleveland, OH | 1:00 pm | FOX |
| Sun, Oct 4 | vs Detroit Lions | Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC | 8:20 pm | NBC/Peacock |
| Sun, Oct 11 | BYE | — | — | — |
| Sun, Oct 18 | at Philadelphia Eagles | Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA | 1:00 pm | CBS |
| Sun, Oct 25 | vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC | 1:00 pm | FOX |
| Thu, Oct 29 | at Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field, Green Bay, WI | 8:15 pm | Prime Video |
| Sun, Nov 8 | vs Denver Broncos | Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC | 1:00 pm | CBS |
| Sun, Nov 15 | at New Orleans Saints | Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, LA | 1:00 pm | FOX |
| Sun, Nov 22 | vs Baltimore Ravens | Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC | 1:00 pm | FOX |
| Mon, Nov 30 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL | 8:15 pm | ESPN |
| Sun, Dec 6 | at Minnesota Vikings | U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN | 4:25 pm | CBS |
| Sun, Dec 13 | vs New Orleans Saints | Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC | 1:00 pm | CBS |
| Sun, Dec 20 | vs Cincinnati Bengals | Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC | 1:00 pm | FOX |
| Sat/Sun, Dec 26/27 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA | TBA | TBA |
| Sun, Jan 3 | vs Seattle Seahawks | Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC | 1:00 pm | FOX |
| Sat/Sun, Jan 9/10 | vs Atlanta Falcons | Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC | TBA | TBA |
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