Wk 9 · 2026
Denver Broncos at Carolina Panthers — Sun, Nov 8
Sun, Nov 8 ·
Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC
· CBS
Weather
No forecast yet. This one is 72 days away. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
AFC West · no games yet
at
1:00pET
DEN -3 · total 42.5 DraftKings
Ratings differential DEN by 3.1
NFC South · no games yet
What is at stake
An interconference game, AFC against NFC. It counts in both overall records — which is what seeding is settled on first — and in neither team’s division or conference record.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The Gridiron King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
1.7 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two rosters that have
been through a draft and a free-agency window since.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense
Defense
Points / game
Points allowed / game
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The Gridiron King’s 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats
The box-score store these rows are built from has not been produced for this league yet, so no preview carries points and yards for and against. The form, trend and series blocks below are built from this site’s own files and are not affected.
Broncos form
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Panthers form
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Broncos this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Panthers this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 2
| Opponent | Broncos | Panthers |
|---|---|---|
| Seahawks NFC | vs Wk 6 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 17 · scheduled preview |
| Steelers AFC | at Wk 12 · scheduled preview | at Wk 16 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Broncos leads 5–2 · Broncos won the last one
7 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
3.3 points toward Broncos
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2024-10-27 | Panthers 14 — 28 Broncos | at DEN | Broncos |
| 2022 | 2022-11-27 | Broncos 10 — 23 Panthers | at CAR | Panthers |
| 2020 | 2020-12-13 | Broncos 32 — 27 Panthers | at CAR | Broncos |
| 2016 | 2016-09-08 | Panthers 20 — 21 Broncos | at DEN | Broncos |
| 2015 | 2016-02-07 | Panthers 10 — 24 Broncos | neutral | Broncos playoffs |
| 2012 | 2012-11-11 | Broncos 36 — 14 Panthers | at CAR | Broncos |
| 2008 | 2008-12-14 | Broncos 10 — 30 Panthers | at CAR | Panthers |
Broncos leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Bo Nix QB #10 | 388/612, 3931 YDS, 25 TD, 11 INT |
| RJ Harvey RB #12 | 0/1, 0 YDS | |
| Rushing | J.K. Dobbins RB #27 | 153 CAR, 772 YDS, 4 TD |
| RJ Harvey RB #12 | 146 CAR, 540 YDS, 7 TD | |
| Bo Nix QB #10 | 83 CAR, 356 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Receiving | Courtland Sutton WR #14 | 74 REC, 1017 YDS, 7 TD |
| Troy Franklin WR #11 | 65 REC, 709 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Evan Engram TE #1 | 50 REC, 461 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Pat Bryant WR #13 | 31 REC, 378 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Alex Singleton LB #49 | 135 |
| Talanoa Hufanga S #9 | 106 | |
| Riley Moss CB #21 | 80 | |
| Sacks | Nik Bonitto LB #15 | 14 |
| Jonathon Cooper LB #0 | 8 | |
| John Franklin-Myers DE #91 | 7.5 | |
| Interceptions | Ja'Quan McMillian CB #29 | 2 |
| Dondrea Tillman LB #92 | 2 | |
| Dre Greenlaw LB #57 | 1 |
Panthers leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Bryce Young QB #9 | 304/478, 3011 YDS, 23 TD, 11 INT |
| Andy Dalton QB #14 | 25/37, 293 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | Rico Dowdle RB #13 | 236 CAR, 1076 YDS, 6 TD |
| Chuba Hubbard RB #30 | 134 CAR, 511 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Bryce Young QB #9 | 54 CAR, 216 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Tetairoa McMillan WR #4 | 70 REC, 1014 YDS, 7 TD |
| Jalen Coker WR #18 | 33 REC, 394 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Xavier Legette WR #17 | 35 REC, 363 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Rico Dowdle RB #13 | 39 REC, 297 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Christian Rozeboom LB #52 | 122 |
| Nick Scott S #21 | 111 | |
| Tre'von Moehrig S #7 | 103 | |
| Sacks | Derrick Brown DT #95 | 5 |
| Nic Scourton LB #11 | 5 | |
| DJ Wonnum LB #98 | 3 | |
| Interceptions | Jaycee Horn CB #8 | 5 |
| Mike Jackson CB #2 | 4 | |
| Nick Scott S #21 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since signed elsewhere, been traded or retired still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game.