Panthers' Defense Shines, Jaguars Fall

0:00Things flipped fast in the NFL this year. The Jacksonville Jaguars went from four wins and 13 losses in 2024 to 13 and 4 in 2025, snagging the AFC South under new head coach Liam Cohen. Over in the NFC South, Dave Canallus led the Carolina Panthers from 5 and 12 to 8 and 9, claiming the division title for the first time since 2015. The Panthers edged out the Tampa Bay Book of Niers and Atlanta Falcons on the same record thanks to a three-and-one mark against those teams. Their defense made huge jumps, too, climbing from dead last in total yards, allowed to 16th place. Fans and analysts are buzzing about Carolina's turnaround on that side of the ball. Derek Brown came back strong, tying a rookie-ed rusher for the team lead with five sex and free agents plus new blood help turn things around. After a brutal year giving up over 500 points. This offseason, General Manager Dan Morgan grabbed edge rusher Jalen Phillips and linebacker

1:01Devon Lloyd from the Jaguars to boost the pass rush even. More, Lloyd just had his first pro-bowl nod and Cohen knows his game well from Tampa days. The season kicked off with those old division foes clashing. Jaguars winning 26-10 after leading big at halftime. A few more defensive tweaks and the Panthers might finally post a winning record since 2017. Global news, powered by AI. This is Durham News Today.