Based on all the projections, the Carolina Panthers will face an extremely difficult schedule this season. We don't know the schedule yet, but we do know the opponents, and at first glance, it certainly does have some challenges in store. The Panthers face the AFC North, which, 2025 excluded, has been a pretty tough division. They also face the NFC North, which is arguably the best division in football. They've also got the Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos, the two number one seeds from 2025, on the docket. According to Warren Sharp , they have the third-toughest schedule in the entire NFL. Only the Miami Dolphins and Arizona Cardinals have it worse. Sharp also notes that the Panthers have one of the worst jumps in schedule difficulty going from 2025 to 2026.…