text: The Panthers looked to improve on their playoff run from 2014, but things started ominously before the season. Top wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin was lost for the year after tearing his ACL in a non-contact drill during practice. Despite what some thought was a major loss in Benjamin, Carolina went on to shock the NFL by achieving both a franchise-best and league-best 15–1 record. This included 14 consecutive victories to start the season, the most by any NFC team in NFL history. The Panthers' only regular season loss occurred in the penultimate week of the regular season against the Atlanta Falcons. Season highlights included Cam Newton's flip into the end zone in week 2 against the Houston Texans, defeating the Seattle Seahawks on the road in week 5, an overtime victory over the Indianapolis Colts in week 8, blowing out the Dallas Cowboys in the Panthers' first Thanksgiving Day game in week 10, winning their third straight division title in week 11, and achieving home-field advantage throughout the playoffs for the first time in franchise history in week 17. Also, ten players (six offensive, four defensive) were selected to the Pro Bowl, the most in team history along with eight All-Pro selections.