Fansided · Dec 12, 2025
Mike Jackson delivers strong message that Panthers' locker room needs to hear
Carolina Panthers cornerback Mike Jackson Sr. | Icon Sportswire/GettyImagesThe Carolina Panthers got a massive boost when the Atlanta Falcons overcame a two-score deficit down the stretch to beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday Night Football. That puts head coach Dave Canales' squad atop the NFC South at long last, but the job is not finished by any stretch of the imagination.
Carolina cannot get complacent. They were undone by their own hype against the New Orleans Saints at Bank of America Stadium earlier this season. Now that they've had a helping hand to reach the division summit, the Panthers cannot let this slip.