Postmortem: Will These Wild Card Losers RECOVER in 2026?

Five teams saw their seasons come to an end on Saturday and Sunday of Wild Card weekend. Where do they all stand as they start to turn the page to 2026? Robert Mays and Derrik Klassen dig into the immediate future for the Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Philadelphia Eagles and Los Angeles Chargers on this full episode of The Athletic Football Show.

0:00 Welcome to the show
1:05 Panthers
5:20 Offensive line/Ickey Ekwonu
7:47 What should Panthers do with Bryce Young?
12:38 Panthers needs
14:40 Mike Jackson
15:14 Goals for 2026
16:06 Packers
16:15 Should Matt LaFleur be back?
22:55 Defensive personnel changes
24:35 Offensive line
27:00 Pass catcher concerns: Romeo Doubs, Christian Watson, Matthew Golden, Jayden Reed, Tucker Kraft
28:22 Jaguars
29:34 The case for optimism
30:28 Travis Hunter (Parker Washington, Brian Thomas Jr)
34:21 Jaguars assets or lack thereof
37:25 Walker Little
38:14 Travis Etienne
39:43 Eagles
40:42 AJ Brown
41:14 Eagles bounty of draft picks
42:15 Jaelan Phillips
42:46 New offensive coordinator vs Kevin Patullo
43:16 Brian Daboll?
44:14 Nick Sirianni
45:14 Offensive line and Lane Johnson replacement
46:45 Chargers
46:57 Greg Roman
47:52 Offensive line
49:36 Assets to upgrade offensive line
51:19 Other roster areas of focus
51:59 Teair Tart
52:22 Khalil Mack
53:27 Tight end upgrades?
54:25 Losing Jesse Minter
56:00 Justin Herbert’s playoff performances

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