The Atlanta Falcons are far from the worst team in the NFL but are in a state of uncertainty after missing the 2024-2025 playoffs. After a frustrating end to the 2024 season, the Falcons have a lot of work to do in the upcoming offseason,

The Panthers will have several major decisions to make entering the 2025 offseason. They’ll have some notable names hit free agency, including LB Shaq Thompson.

Key members of the Carolina Panthers’ 2021 draft class will hit free agency in March. While Brady Christensen and Tommy Tremble want to return, their respective futures are uncertain.

Playing for the NFC South title and a possible playoff berth, the Falcons found themselves in high-scoring affair with the Panthers that creeped into overtime.

The Atlanta Falcons lost their final game of the season to the Carolina Panthers, missing out on a playoff spot for the seventh consecutive season.

The Carolina Panthers knew they weren't playoff-bound going into their Week 18 matchup vs. the Atlanta Falcons, but they sure played like they were. Or, at the very least, they played like a team that had finally found their groove (albeit a few weeks too late).

After 18 weeks and 272 games, the NFL regular season is in the books. And after four long, grueling months, it all came down to Sunday for the Falcons and their hopes at making the playoffs. Atlanta needed a win against the Panthers and a Bucs loss to the Saints to win the NFC South and keep their season alive.

A confident Bryce Young talked about his five-touchdown performance from the Panthers’ 44-38 win over the Falcons on Sunday.

Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. had a ball go off the hands of a receiver for an interception, setting up Carolina for a 12-yard touchdown from Bryce Young to Tommy Tremble to tie the game. Then Atlanta’s Riley Patterson missed a 52-yard field goal.

Miles Sanders rushed for the game-winning 1-yard touchdown in overtime and the visiting Carolina Panthers beat the Falcons 44-38 in the season finale on Sunday, eliminating Atlanta from playoff contention.

Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young (9) celebrates with tight end Tommy Tremble (82) after a touchdown run against the Atlanta Falcons in Sunday’s second quarter at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

The Carolina Panthers spent a first-round pick on Xavier Legette and a second-round pick on Jonathon Brooks. Both face uncertain second seasons after rough rookie-year endings.