With Bryce Young day to day, what does it mean for Panthers? Plus a Bills preview
By Alex Zietlow and
Scott Fowler
The Carolina Panthers are winners of three straight and are above .500 for the first time in a long time and are returning to Bank of America Stadium this weekend — a place where they’re undefeated on the year.
So there’s not much to discuss beyond that, right?
Just kidding.
On the latest podcast episode of Processing Blue, Observer reporter Alex Zietlow teamed up with columnist Scott Fowler to discuss all the happenings in world of the 4-3 franchise on Mint Street this week. That includes questions like:
And do they remind you of another team in this franchise’s history? Perhaps one in the early 2000s?
Fowler and Zietlow also renew the Chuba Hubbard-Rico Dowdle debate and give a thorough preview of Carolina’s Week 8 matchup with the Buffalo Bills.
Listen to the latest podcast episode at the embed in this story, or download it on Spotify, Apple Music or wherever you get your podcasts. You can also check out the show on YouTube.
This story was originally published October 22, 2025 at 6:00 AM.
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
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
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