The Carolina Panthers are a theater troupe.
Bank of America Stadium . It is the home facility and headquarters of the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League . The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte , North Carolina . They did not have another winning season until 2003 , when they won the NFC Championship Game and reached Super Bowl XXXVIII , losing 32 -- 29 to the New England Patriots . Super Bowl XXXVIII was an American football game between the National Football Conference ( NFC ) champion Carolina Panthers and the American Football Conference ( AFC ) champion New England Patriots to decide the National Football League ( NFL ) champion for the 2003 season .