The Panthers' biggest Rival?

[MHS831]

Thought the rival should be part of the NFC South.  I am not sure we have an indisputable, biggest rival.  The Commanders and the Cowboys, the Chiefs and Raiders, the Steelers and the Ravens, etc.  Who is ours?  Let's put it to the test. 

[t96]

Aints or Falcons depending on the season, probably Aints. Seahawks were a pretty big rival in Cam's prime, seemed like we were playing them every year and we met in the playoffs twice.

[travisura]

Them dirty birds.

[panther4life]

It was the Buc’s in the early days of the division. I don’t think we actually have one now.

Edited May 11, 2023 by panther4life

[MHS831]

1 minute ago, travisura said:

Them dirty birds.

The problem with Atlanta, and I was discussing this with a friend from Atlanta, is the Falcons and Panthers have rarely been good at the same time--it seems we have battled with Tampa Bay a lot when both teams were respectable.  I want it to be Atlanta--based on the geography alone--and that we have been rival cities for dominance in the Southeast, if you don't count Florida as a Southern state (because it is actually a giant assisted living center).

[travisura]

10 minutes ago, MHS831 said:

The problem with Atlanta, and I was discussing this with a friend from Atlanta, is the Falcons and Panthers have rarely been good at the same time--it seems we have battled with Tampa Bay a lot when both teams were respectable.  I want it to be Atlanta--based on the geography alone--and that we have been rival cities for dominance in the Southeast, if you don't count Florida as a Southern state (because it is actually a giant assisted living center).

I agree it'd be a more cemented rivalry if there was a sustained period of success for both franchises. For me personally, they are just the team I harbor the most animosity against. It probably has something to do with coming of age as a fan in the Mike Vick era and watching him shred our defense twice a year. Just something about that team makes me dislike them more than the Saints, even after bountygate and years of Sean Payton.

In all honesty we're the third wheel rival to the Saints and the Falcons. We are the NC State to their Duke and UNC. Tampa is Wake Forest.

[Day1PanthersFan]

Atl

Oh how they are insufferable 

Every Panthers Fan owes Tom Brady a debt of gratitude,because we would have never heard the end of it if they got a superbowl win

[rayzor]

we lost our team character and personality during the rhule years. we lost our identity. 

you need to have that to have a rivalry going. so we don't really have one right now. i think we'll get one, but the NFCS has been so bad for so long i think none of us have really any bravado or reason for it.

[JawnyBlaze]

Falcons and Saints go back to old NFCW days, I’d give the edge to the Falcons

[OneBadCat]

Im gonna go with the Saints. I've always had some respect for the Buccaneers. The Saints have always been a trash team that only got anywhere because of bounty gate and the refs playing storymode post Katrina to give them a Cinderella story. Brees is also one of the most overrated QB's of all time. 

I hated the Falcons in the Vick era because he always owned us, but we seem go tit for tat with them. 

[OceanPanther]

Our first regular season game ever,, Addlanna falcons..  Sept 3, 1995, Georgia Dome, we shocked the NFL with a 20-23 loss in over time.  We took over their stadium that day. It was wild and crazy. Addlanna is our rival. 

[j2sgam]

Them nails don’t rival the hammer… it’s hate week regardless of which one of them it is, there no measuring stick here, its more of who & when…

 

[Doyle]

It's always been Atlanta for me.  Whatever happened to Ron Mexico?

[L-TownCat]

Whoever poses the biggest and most consistent threat.  That team will draw the most ire from our current fans.