Panthers Clinching Scenarios

[bigdog10]

The Panthers can clinch a spot in the playoffs this week with a win and some help.  This is a pretty cool site that gives updated standings and scenarios weekly.  

http://www.playoffstatus.com/nfl/panthersclinch.html

[TheWiz]

Case 1
      Panthers beats the Cowboys, and
      Vikings beats or ties the Falcons, and
      Steelers beats or ties the Seahawks

Case 2
      Panthers beats or ties the Cowboys, and
      Colts beats the Buccaneers, and
      Steelers beats the Seahawks

Case 3
      Panthers beats the Cowboys, and
      Colts beats or ties the Buccaneers, and
      Seahawks ties the Steelers

Case 4
      Panthers beats the Cowboys, and
      Colts ties the Buccaneers, and
      Steelers beats the Seahawks

Case 5
      Panthers beats the Cowboys, and
      Bears beats the Packers, and
      Falcons ties the Vikings, and
      Forty-Niners beats the Cardinals

Case 6
      Panthers beats the Cowboys, and
      Falcons beats the Vikings, and
      Colts beats or ties the Buccaneers, and
      Forty-Niners beats the Cardinals

Case 7
      Panthers ties the Cowboys, and
      Vikings beats the Falcons, and
      Colts ties the Buccaneers, and
      Steelers beats the Seahawks

Case 8
      Panthers beats the Cowboys, and
      Bears beats or ties the Packers, and
      Falcons beats the Vikings, and
      Colts beats or ties the Buccaneers, and
      Forty-Niners ties the Cardinals

 

 

Case 1 and 2 are very realistic.

[bigdog10]

Agreed, but I'm not sure why the Seahawks would matter in any of these cases.  If we beat the Cowboys, we would have 11 wins and Seattle is currently at 5-5.  Their best case is 11-5, which would tie us at our worst case in which we would own the head to head tie breaker over them.

There has to be other factors there that come into play I guess (potentially multiple teams tied at 11-5)

[joeyxfresco]

Sunday will be extremely interesting 

[Ivan The Awesome]

I wish it was Thursday already!!!

[Car123]

I have a headache.

[AU-panther]

1 hour ago, bigdog10 said:

Agreed, but I'm not sure why the Seahawks would matter in any of these cases.  If we beat the Cowboys, we would have 11 wins and Seattle is currently at 5-5.  Their best case is 11-5, which would tie us at our worst case in which we would own the head to head tie breaker over them.

There has to be other factors there that come into play I guess (potentially multiple teams tied at 11-5)

Maybe the Seahawks could win their divisions at 11-5 and Cards could also be 11-5 and go over us?