Falcons Week 3: vs. Green Bay Packers Week 4: at San Francisco 49ers Week 5: vs. New Orleans Saints Week 6: at Washington Redskins Week 7: vs. New York Jets Both offenses struggled throughout the game as the Jets gained 358 yards of total offense, but turned the ball over four times; conversely, the Panthers only had one turnover, but only gained 162 yards of total offense. Carolina scored first, with Rashard Anderson recovering a fumble and returning it 94 yards for a touchdown, but John Kasay missed the extra point. New York would respond late in the second quarter, with Chris Hayes returning a blocked punt 7 yards for a touchdown. The Panthers would score six unanswered points with a pair of 45-yard field goals from Kasay to go up 12–7 early in the third. However, Kasay's missed extra point would prove to be costly as the Jets would respond with two field goals of their own to win 13–12. Week 8: at Miami Dolphins Week 9: at St. Louis Rams Week 10: vs. San Francisco 49ers Week 11: vs. Atlanta Falcons Week 12: at New Orleans Saints Week 13: at Buffalo Bills Week 15: vs. St. Louis Rams Week 16: vs. Arizona Cardinals Week 17: vs. New England Patriots With the loss, the Panthers lost their 15th game in a row and finished the season at 1–15. The Panthers finished with the worst record in the NFL, but only received the second overall pick in the 2002 NFL Draft due to the first overall pick being awarded to the Houston Texans, an expansion team. This would be the last game the Panthers played as a member of the NFC West as they were moved to the newly formed NFC South starting next season. Carolina was joined by New Orleans, Atlanta (both also coming from the NFC West), and Tampa Bay (from the NFC Central, which was renamed to the NFC North). Head coach George Seifert would be fired the following day, finishing his tenure at Carolina with a record of 16–32 and zero playoff appearances. Standings References Carolina Panthers seasons Carolina Panthers Carolina