The Week 1 game between the Carolina Panthers and Jacksonville Jaguars has been delayed due to a lightning warning.
The delay came in the second quarter. While the skies above EverBank Stadium looked good early on, there is a storm expected to roll through shortly and any threat of lightning will lead to the NFL temporarily suspended the game for the safety of players, coaches, staff and fans.
Prior to the delay, the Jaguars had a 10-3 lead. They scored their lone touchdown on a pass from quarterback Trevor Lawrence to tight end Hunter Long in the second quarter, and they notched a field goal before that in the first quarter.
Carolina's three points came on a field goal from kicker Ryan Fitzgerald.
Follow along with our tracker below for all of the latest updates on when this game is expected to resume.
Panthers vs. Jaguars weather delay updates
UPDATE: The game is set to resume at 3:10 p.m. ET.
The game is scheduled to resume at 3:10 p.m.
— Darin Gantt (@daringantt) September 7, 2025
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UPDATE: The Jaguars announced that fans can begin returning to their seats and players have begun coming back onto the field. The game should resume shortly.
Jaguars players coming back onto the field, as we reach the one-hour mark of this weather delay.
— Darin Gantt (@daringantt) September 7, 2025
2:54 p.m. Stadium PA announces that weather has cleared and fans can return to seats.
— Darin Gantt (@daringantt) September 7, 2025
Panthers staffers beginning to trickle out of the locker room.
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According to meteorologist Ella Dorsey, there is a strong storm system just north of the Jags' stadium, which is the cause for the delay.
Dorsey notes that the storm doesn't appear to be moving that quickly, so the delay could take a while
This is why the Panthers Jags game is delayed. Strong storms justttt north of the stadium, and they aren’t moving anywhere. Could be a while before the game gets started again pic.twitter.com/cX09qxuT4T
— Ella Dorsey (@Ella__Dorsey) September 7, 2025
We'll update this page once more information becomes available.
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