The Panthers know what usually happens when Baker Mayfield gets another shot at his former team.

Mayfield is 5-1 against Carolina since joining Tampa Bay, and considering how his short stay with the Panthers ended, it's not hard to understand why these games seem to mean a little more to him. He's had plenty of chances to remind Carolina that things worked out just fine after the Panthers moved on from him.

For once, though, that might not be such a bad thing for Carolina.

Mayfield is coming back Sunday after missing three games with an injury to the thumb on his throwing hand.…