Is Atlanta a must win?

[Randolph Panther]

Simply put at 1-2 is this a must win?  I think we get it done but barely.  We have come a long way since 2012 but I remember going down there that year at 1-2 and laying a turd at the end of the game.  What does everyone think?

Panthers 27

Falcons 24

It would be nice to win our last ever game in the Georgia Dome.

[Your GFs favorite huddler]

Well considering we started 1-3 in '13 and still got the 2 seed....

[ThPantherFan]

No.

[steveSmokin_D]

Yes because this team has no swagger at all and they need a win to get it back. Other than that no but the next one will be if we drop this one in ATL.

[Cyclonus]

It's not a must win.  It will be week 4 on the road and the NFC South is bad.  Even at 1-3 the Panthers would still have a good chance to win the South.  I don't think we have to worry about it though.  Atlanta doesn't have the players on defense to disrupt the Panthers offense like Denver and Minnesota.

[Kentucky Panther]

Wouldn't consider it a must win.  But I'd be concerned and I don't think we could tack that up as just another bad game.  If we lose to Atlanta after the performance we saw yesterday, something is wrong. 

[top dawg]

Not necessarily, but it would be bad for morale, and probably cause a media dust devil. 10-6 would still be a reasonable possibility, even with a loss. 

I think it would all come down to how the team responds. Hell, it could be a good thing on some level. 

[Burnout189]

Not a must win game, but bouncing back after that terrible performance by handily defeating the Falcons in ATL would be a huge boost that this team needs.

[Davidson Deac II]

No, but if we lose, the next game would definitely be a must win. 

[Omega Atrocity]

It's not a must win but I'll officially be worried about our team if we lose it.

 

1 minute ago, Promethean Forerunner said:

You guys are in denial.

Yes, it's a must-win. This team has no discipline nor does it have brains (the coaching staff remains incapable of adjusting). If we lose to Atlanta, then I'll bet on my soul that we go 5-11 or 6-10. Forget 7-9. We have all the athleticism and size and physicality in the world but what good is it if our coaches can't harness its true potential.

If we lose to Atlanta, unpack your bags because our boys will be staying home after December. Hell, that might as well be the case now since we let Bradford and that horrendous Vikings OL beat us at home.

If we were 0-3 it still wouldn't be a must win. Most people are just way too reactionary to September games. We haven't played a single divisional game yet.

[mwright350]

I really don't care for the "must-win" term and the way it's thrown around.  It's become the ASAP of the sports world.

To me "must-win" means that if we lose we're not capable of making it to the post season and thus we "must win".  So no - this game is not a must-win game.

This game is important for us to win without a doubt.  It would be great for the team morale and it would keep us on pace with the rest of our division.  It would be equally bad for morale to drop to 1-3 but still we would not be eliminated from anything. 

[Snake]

It needs to be a statement game. Not just a win but a decisive win. 

[pstall]

If you don't think it is then time to shake off the SB hangover.

You don't want a week 11 game to sneak up on you. Go ahead and get fired up now so this game is urgent. 2-2 is needed. 

I mean a Sam Bradford AP less team beat us at home.

[Bj-Monster23]

Yes it's a must win game. You don't want to fall in a hole especially with the schedule we having coming up.


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