Playoff Scenarios

[PanthersClinic]

Records

 

Panthers 5-8-1

Saints 5-8

Falcons 5-9

 

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Schedules

 

Week 15

 

Steelers @ Falcons FALCONS LOSS

Panthers @ Bucs PANTHERS WIN

Saints @ Bears

 

Week 16

 

Browns @ Panhers

Falcons @ Saints

 

Week 17

 

Panthers @ Falcons

Saints @ Bucs

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Tiebreakers

 

Falcons > Saints > Panthers

 

 

So what exactly needs to happen? Currently the Falcons and Saints have 5 wins each. They play each other so the division winner will have at least 6 wins. The Panthers could get in at 6-9-1 if the Falcons lose two more games and the Saints lose two more games. A 2-1 finish with ATL and NO 1-2 finishes puts us in.

 

The Saints have to lose at least one game. Then the Panthers could get in with 3 wins.

 

The Panthers can lose to the Falcons but they would need the Falcons to go 1-2  and the Panthers would have to finish 2-1. Also the Saints would have to finish 1-2 so they would need to lose to the Bears and Bucs and beat the Falcons.

 

Even the Panthers go 3-0 they need the Saints to lose a game. A 3-0 finish by the Panthers would eliminate ATL regardless of what they do the two weeks before the week 17 matchup.

 

If the Panthers are 1-2 in the final three weeks they will be eliminated. They'd finish 5-10-1 while the Saints or Falcons will have at least a 6-10 record.

 

Requirements

 

-Saints lose at least one game and Panthers win 3

-Panthers win at least two games and Saints and Falcons lose two

 

 

 

[panthers90]

Requirements are not correct... If Saints only lose one, Panthers have to win all 3.

[PanthersClinic]

Requirements are not correct... If Saints only lose one, Panthers have to win all 3.

 

Fixed,

[TheRumGone]

It's gonna be a wild race to the shitter

[La Pantera]

Chi

Pitt

Car

 

Car

NO

 

 

Car

Bucs

 

 

[Dexterity]

That tie is really helping us!

[ThPantherFan]

It would do more for the morale of the teams young players to win out than not.  That would set the tone for next year.  It's possible but will be a nail bitter.

[FuFuLamePoo]

Saints lose @ Chi and we beat TB at home and then it's in our hands with 2 to go which is all you can ask for. Crazy to think about

[panthersphan]

I'm going to laugh when the NFCS Champ gets Arizona at home and beats them.

Let's hope it'll be CAROLINA!!!

[Ivan The Awesome]

It's sad we have to rely on luck. Really it is. This should be a non issue if the team would have beat ATL the first time, Seattle and Cincy.

[PhillyB]

it's so telling that venom is pieing the possibility that carolina makes the playoffs

[PanthersClinic]

UPDATE

 

Panthers are currently in the lead of the division. If Saints lose tonight CAR are in the drivers seat, if Saints win CAR go to #2 and wait for them to lose.