Cason in favor of Boston and Benwikere. They finished first in the NFC South with a 7–8–1 record and earned a playoff berth. On January 3, 2015, Boston started in his first career playoff game and made two combined tackles, deflected a pass, and made an interception during a 27–16 win against the Arizona Cardinals in the NFC Wildcard Game. The following week, he recorded three solo tackles in the Panthers' 31–17 loss at the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC Divisional Round. 2015 Boston entered training camp in 2015 slated as the starting free safety, but saw competition from Kurt Coleman. Head coach Ron Rivera named Boston the backup free safety to start the regular season, behind Kurt Coleman. In Week 4, he collected a season-high six combined tackles during a 37–23 win at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He finished the 2015 NFL season with 29 combined tackles (21 solo) in 16 games and one start. The Carolina Panthers finished first in the NFC South with a 15–1 record and earned a first round bye. On January 17, 2015, Boston recorded two solo tackles and made his first career sack on quarterback Russell Wilson during a 31–24 win against the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC Divisional Round. The following week, he recorded one tackle, one pass deflection, and intercepted a pass by quarterback Carson Palmer during the fourth quarter of the Carolina Panthers' 49–15 victory against the Arizona Cardinals in the NFC Championship Game. On February 7, 2016, Boston appeared in Super Bowl 50 and made one tackle and was responsible for two penalties as the Panthers lost 24–10 to the Denver Broncos. 2016 Throughout training camp, Boston competed against Dean Marlowe to be a starting safety after a spot was left available after the departure of Roman Harper. Head coach Ron Rivera named Boston the starting free safety to begin the regular season, alongside Kurt Coleman. He started in the Carolina Panthers' season-opener at the Denver Broncos and recorded four solo tackles, deflected a pass, and made his second career sack in the Panthers' 21-20 loss. Boston made the sack on Broncos' quarterback Trevor Siemian for a ten-yard loss in the fourth quarter. In Week 12, he collected a season-high seven combined tackles during a 35-32 loss at the Oakland Raiders. On December 27, 2016, the Carolina Panthers placed Boston on injured reserve due to a knee injury. He