But in 2024, the Carolina defense was historically poor. The Panthers allowed 534 points, the most in one season in NFL history. Carolina broke the record of the 1981 Baltimore Colts by one point. The Panthers defense yielded 6,877 yards in 2024. Only one team in the NFL history has allowed more – the 2012 New Orleans Saints, who gave up 7,042.

The Carolina Panthers will pick in the top 10 of the NFL Draft for the fifth time in six years. Another last-place finish in the NFC South will do that to you.

The 2024 Carolina Panthers had the worst defense in history, at least when it comes to points allowed. The 38 they gave up to the Atlanta Falcons in Sunday's overtime win pushed them over the precipice and into all-time bad territory.

Even after deploying one of the worst defenses in NFL history, defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero will be back with the Carolina Panthers in 2025. Head coach Dave Canales reaffirmed his faith in Evero and his defense on Monday,

Ejiro Evero just coordinated the worst defense in the history of the National Football League. In most careers, finishing a calendar year with the worst results your industry has ever seen usually calls for change.

The Carolina Panthers will retain defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero for the 2025 season, head coach Dave Canales announced Monday. “Yeah, I’ve played against this defense,” Canales said Monday. “I’ve played against it in Seattle with the Rams for a bunch of years.