The Carolina Panthers are a theater troupe.
Carolina Panthers . After recording playoff appearances in 2005 and 2008 , the team failed to record another playoff appearance until 2013 , the first of three consecutive NFC South titles . The NFC South is a division of the National Football Conference ( NFC ) in the National Football League ( NFL ) . 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 .