Carolina Panthers' toughest 4-game stretch of 2024 season after schedule release

The Carolina Panthers now know the schedule. 

Following Wednesday night's schedule release, Dave Canales and the Panthers' coaching staff now know when the team will play each opponent. 

The Panthers have sights on improving from a laughably bad 2023 season. But it won't be easy. The Panthers have a brutal four-game stretch that could define what the entire 2024 season looks like.  

Panthers' toughest 4-game stretch

There is absolutely no doubt that the Panthers' toughest four-game stretch is Week 12 through Week 15. 

Carolina has a bye week in Week 11, following a trip to Munich, Germany. It comes at a perfect time. Out of the bye week, the Panthers will face back-to-back Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs in Week 12. 

And it doesn't stop there. From the matchup with the Chiefs, the Panthers must take on an NFC South foe in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 13. Working in Carolina's favor is that these two games are both at home. Still, Tampa Bay was a playoff team during the 2023 season.

The icing on the brutal four-game stretch cake is that the Panthers have to take on the Philadelphia Eagles in Philadelphia in Week 14. 

Though the Eagles fell apart at the end of the 2023 season, they still boast Jalen Hurts, a dynamic quarterback who can make life difficult for any opposing defense. 

Carolina puts an end to a month of football with a home game with the Dallas Cowboys in Week 15. Every time the Cowboys come to town, it makes the Panthers feel like a road team. That is sure to happen again, negating the positive of having three out of four difficult games at home for Bryce Young and company.