The 2008 Carolina Panthers season was the franchise’s 14th season in the National Football League They entered the season and improved on their 7–9 record from 2007, winning the NFC South for the first time since 2003 and earning their playoff birth since 2005.Their 12–4 finish tied their then-best record in franchise history, which occurred in the 1996 season, and later on tied in 2013 …