1. With an improved front 7, Burns gets 15 sacks, tying the franchise record, and makes his first Pro Bowl.
2. Carolina sweeps the Bucs in Weeks 16 and 18, with the Week 16 game coming down to the final play.
3. With Chinn, DJax, Bouye, and Horn, Thieves Avenue returns and finishes as a Top-5 secondary.
4. DJ Moore has a career year, earning him a 2nd-Team All-Pro.
5. At 11-6, Carolina narrowly makes the playoffs for the first time since 2017, but comes up short in the divisional round.