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Carolina Panthers: how lucky, season by season

Since 2019, the Panthers have won 37 regular-season games; replayed with the same day’s form, their play was worth 35.9. Luck added 1.1 wins. Their luckiest season was 2024 (+2.3 wins), the unluckiest 2020 (−3.4).

2026: 1–1 so far, replay wins 1.1 (−0.1 luck). 2026 game by game

Luck in wins, by season

Wins minus replay wins in the regular season. Right: luck added wins. Left: luck cost wins.

SeasonRecordReplay winsLuckOne-scoreCalls, pts per gamePlayoffs
2026 1–1 1.1 −0.1 0–0 −2.03 –
2025 8–9 6.6 +1.4 7–3 +0.51 0–1
2024 5–12 2.7 +2.3 4–3 +1.16 –
2023 2–15 2.8 −0.8 2–6 +0.42 –
2022 7–10 5.3 +1.7 3–5 +0.33 –
2021 5–12 5.9 −0.9 2–6 0.00 –
2020 5–11 8.4 −3.4 3–8 +0.13 –
2019 5–11 4.1 +0.9 2–6 +0.84 –

Luckiest wins

Wins the Panthers take least often when the game is replayed with the way both teams played.

WeekGameResultWins the replayLuck index
2024 Week 18 @ Falcons W 44–38 5% +95
2022 Week 18 @ Saints W 10–7 10% +90
2025 Week 13 vs Rams W 31–28 13% +87
2024 Week 10 vs Giants W 20–17 15% +85
2019 Week 4 @ Texans W 16–10 22% +78

Unluckiest losses

Losses the Panthers would win most often in a replay.

WeekGameResultWins the replayLuck index
2020 Week 6 vs Bears L 16–23 79% −79
2020 Week 12 @ Vikings L 27–28 71% −71
2020 Week 8 vs Falcons L 17–25 63% −63
2021 Week 5 vs Eagles L 18–21 62% −62
2020 Week 7 @ Saints L 24–27 57% −57