1996 Carolina Panthers season

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The 1996 Carolina Panthers season was the franchise's second season in the National Football League, the second under head coach Dom Capers, and the first at Ericsson Stadium. They improved upon their 7–9 record in 1995, and made it to the playoffs in just their second season of operation. The Panthers would prove a huge surprise in winning their last seven games of the season to finish with a 12–4 record. The result was that the Panthers won the NFC West, and had a first round bye in the 1996 NFL Playoffs. The Panthers would then beat the Dallas Cowboys 26–17 before falling 30–13 to the eventual Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship. The Panthers did not return to the playoffs until 2003, when they would make their first Super Bowl but lost to the New England Patriots.

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