The 2023 season was the Carolina Panthers' 29th in the National Football League (NFL), their third and final under the leadership of general manager Scott Fitterer and their only under head coach Frank Reich.

Following the team's Week 12 loss to the Tennessee Titans, not only did the Panthers fail to improve upon their 7–10 record from 2022, but they also fired Reich and named Chris Tabor as interim head coach.

Following a Week 13 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Panthers were eliminated from playoff contention for the sixth consecutive season.

[4] Young is the third quarterback drafted by the Panthers in the first round, following Kerry Collins in 1995, and Cam Newton in 2011 (also taken first overall).

As a result of the deal, the Bears ended up getting the #1 overall pick from Carolina in the 2024 Draft, and selected QB Caleb Williams.

In Weeks 17 and 18, they were shut out by the Jacksonville Jaguars[5] and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, becoming the first team since the 2008 Cleveland Browns to be shutout in back-to-back games.

[7] The Panthers dubiously failed to hold a fourth quarter lead in any game during the season, with both of their wins coming on game-winning field goals as time expired with the team trailing by 1 point beforehand.

On their next drive, after two penalties, rookie Bryce Young's pass was intercepted by the Falcons' Jessie Bates.

Carolina got the ball back, and Young passed it to Hayden Hurst for 4 yards, who tied the game at 7–7.

As the Panthers approach the end zone, Bryce Young is sacked, and the ball is knocked out of his hands.

The Vikings would add another touchdown on a 30-yard pass from Cousins to Jefferson, and Minnesota's defense held on in the fourth quarter to secure a 21–13 victory.

Early in the third, Eddy Piñeiro kicked a field goal giving the Panthers a two-point lead.

This turned out to be Frank Reich's last game as head coach of the Panthers, as he was fired the next day after this loss.

Also shortly after the game, general manager David Tepper was heard shouting an f-bomb as he was leaving the Panthers locker room.

With this loss, the Panthers dropped to 2-14 and locked up the league's worst record for the third time ever (following the 2001 and 2010 seasons), giving the Chicago Bears the no.

The Panthers ended their atrocious season with a second straight shutout, becoming the first team since the 2008 Cleveland Browns to be shut out in back-to-back games.