The Carolina Panthers were knocked for their 2015 season schedule. Haters brought up the lack of top opposition as an excuse to why the 15-1 regular season record wasn’t that impressive, while talking about how the Panthers would get eaten in the 2016 season. With the 2016 NFL schedule released, Carolina looks to be on track for another NFC South crown.

Following a berth to Super Bowl 50, the Panthers have some of the most continuity in the league heading into the 2016 season. It starts with the NFL’s reigning MVP in quarterback Cam Newton and goes all the way down to All-Pro cornerback Josh Norman. Even better is that Carolina will be getting back star wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin after a torn ACL kept him from seeing the field during the 2015 regular season.

The Panthers start with the Denver Broncos. Despite having a defense that was able to hold down Newton and the league’s best scoring offense in Super Bowl 50, many impact players left the Broncos via free agency, or in the case of quarterback Peyton Manning, retired. The Broncos are now sitting with a question mark at the most important position on the team and little they can do right now to fix it. It will still be a marquee matchup given the circumstances, but one that Carolina should hold the edge in.

The Panthers have a schedule of teams in transition. The San Francisco 49ers are with new head coach Chip Kelly and a quarterback controversy with Colin Kaepernick’s potential trade. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New Orleans Saints seem to be heading in opposite directions with neither team being ready to win consistently yet. The Los Angeles Rams are in a new home and just made a massive trade to presumably grab a quarterback with the first pick in the 2016 NFL Draft. The Washington Redskins were in the mix last season, but many question if they can repeat that success. Finally, the San Diego Chargers were a disaster in 2015, ending 4-12.

The biggest test for the Panthers will be the four trips to the west coast they have to make in 2016. Luckily the games are relatively spread out, outside of Weeks 12-13 with the Oakland Raiders and Seattle Seahawks.

Despite the hiccup there, Carolina’s 2016 schedule looks like one they can still have double digit wins in. They’ll have to do well in order to hold home field advantage into the playoffs and get the best shot at another Super Bowl trophy.