Is this the worst Carolina Panthers team in franchise history? It’s in the top 3
By Alex Zietlow and
Scott Fowler
Oct 20, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Carolina Panthers quarterback Andy Dalton (14) is sacked by Washington Commanders linebacker Frankie Luvu (4) during the second quarter at Northwest Stadium. Luvu is a former Panther.
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Is there a path to beat the Denver Broncos this week?
And ... is this team on pace to being the worst Carolina Panthers team in franchise history?
The Observer’s Alex Zietlow and Scott Fowler discuss these questions and more in the latest episode of Processing Blue, a podcast that covers the Panthers in their delightful and disappointing entirety. Fowler and Zietlow also flesh out just how fragile the Panthers are at the moment — where one errant throw seems to derail an entire week of game-planning — and break down what the Panthers could get in return for Young if they decided to put him on the trading block.
Alex Zietlow writes about the Carolina Panthers and the ways in which sports intersect with life for The Charlotte Observer, where he has been a reporter since August 2022. Zietlow’s work has been honored by the Pro Football Writers Association, the N.C. and S.C. Press Associations, as well as the Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE) group. He’s earned six APSE Top 10 distinctions for his coverage on a variety of topics, from billion-dollar stadium renovations to the small moments of triumph that helped a Panthers kicker defy the steepest odds in sports. Zietlow previously wrote for The Herald in Rock Hill (S.C.) from 2019-22.Support my work with a digital subscription
Columnist Scott Fowler has written for The Charlotte Observer since 1994 and has earned 26 APSE awards for his sportswriting. He hosted The Observer’s podcast “Carruth,” which Sports Illustrated once named “Podcast of the Year.” Fowler also conceived and hosted the online series and podcast “Sports Legends of the Carolinas,” which featured 1-on-1 interviews with NC and SC sports icons and was turned into a book. He occasionally writes about non-sports subjects, such as the 5-part series “9/11/74,” which chronicled the forgotten plane crash of Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 in Charlotte on Sept. 11, 1974.Support my work with a digital subscription
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