Panthers Aiming Higher After Beating Rams: ‘No One’s Seen Our Best Yet’

“Our best football is still out there in front of us, and that’s our goal ... to find it,” head coach Dave Canales said.

Bryce Young #9 of the Carolina Panthers passes the ball against the Los Angeles Rams during the first quarter at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C., on Nov. 30, 2025. David Jensen/Getty Images

The Carolina Panthers shocked the NFL world by beating the first-place Los Angeles Rams 31-28 on Sunday. And while they are currently on the outside looking in when it comes to the NFC playoff race, the team is eager to bring winning football back, 10 years after their Super Bowl 50 run.

“The challenge for the guys Saturday night was just saying we have seen the Rams’ best football, and they’ve been playing amazing, and I said, ‘no one’s seen our best yet,” head coach Dave Canales said at his postgame press conference. “Our best football is still out there in front of us, and that’s our goal, is to find it.”