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Playoff Machine

CoastalCat

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I also noticed that we don't have the little notation in the standings (usually an x or something), that designates that playoffs are clinched. After much tinkering, I found one of very very few scenarios where we miss the playoffs. Some of the games look a little funny because I started, after obviously setting the Panthers to lose out, by having NFC teams win every inter-conference game going forward to prop up the other teams. 

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47 minutes ago, CoastalCat said:

I also noticed that we don't have the little notation in the standings (usually an x or something), that designates that playoffs are clinched. After much tinkering, I found one of very very few scenarios where we miss the playoffs. Some of the games look a little funny because I started, after obviously setting the Panthers to lose out, by having NFC teams win every inter-conference game going forward to prop up the other teams. 

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I actually found one where not only do we miss the playoffs, but so does New England.  I had both the NFC East and AFC South where everybody were at 6-10.  Needless to say it involved some highly unlikely results.

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2 hours ago, CoastalCat said:

Sorry if this was posted last week while i was running the gauntlet, but ESPN re-opened the playoff machine. Feel free to add links or screenshots of your favorite road to the Owl.

 

ESPN Playoff Machine

 

Here's mine: 16-0 Beaches!

Yes, it was also posted last week.  Here's the thread:

http://www.carolinahuddle.com/boards/topic/121647-espn-playoff-machine/

 

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13 minutes ago, UpstatePanther said:

I am all for the rest of the NFC South missing the playoffs. It's hard to beat a team 3 times in one year. Not scared of facing any NFC South opponent, but still... would rather not face an NFC South opponent in the playoffs.

i had the bucs and falcons both narrowly missing it. jags also narrowly missed winning the afcs, which would've been fun.

if these predictions are right i think we play the winner of the weakest seeded host team in the wildcard round, right? that would be the winner of vikings-redskins, which would probably be vikings, who i think we would annihilate at home. we would almost certainly then draw arizona at home and hopefully knock them off en route to the superbowl.

i could see the afccg being patriots-bengals or patriots-steelers. either one would be really interesting, actually. the steelers make me nervous, but we can take down the bengals and the pats, i think.

amazing that this is all realistic and not august homerism.

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19 hours ago, PhillyB said:

 

if these predictions are right i think we play the winner of the weakest seeded host team in the wildcard round, right? that would be the winner of vikings-redskins, which would probably be vikings, who i think we would annihilate at home. we would almost certainly then draw arizona at home and hopefully knock them off en route to the superbowl.

 

The divisional round would be us vs the weakest seed to win in wild card round.  So if GB wins if you predictions are correct, they are our opponent no matter what happens in the other game.

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Just checked this morning after the dust settled from week 12. 

Panthers still haven't clinched a playoff spot, but we clinch in week 13 if we win.

The fun part? Even if we completely lose out, we are in if...

1. Green Bay loses

or

2. Arizona loses

or

3. Atlanta loses

or

4. Seattle loses 

 

So just sit back, relax, and watch the world burn.

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I played with it a bit.  All I've seen is how Seattle is on a collision course to play us in the 2nd round of the playoffs over and over.  They are likely ending up a wildcard team.  If they're the #6 team and they win, regardless of what else happens they play the Panthers in round 2.  If they're the #5 seed we'd have to hope the #6 team wins their game as well to avoid them (Likely either Green Bay or Minnesota - so it's possible).  

Panthers fans should be watching the Seattle @ Minnesota matchup this week...

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