Why do we need the Redskins to tie again...

[Panther49er]

..to get into the playoffs? ESPN keeps saying this. Can someone explain? I know there's a <.001% chance (Insert "so you're saying there's a chance" line), but they're playing the Giants and the Bears. So why couldn't they just lose both?

[PantherJD]

Probably has something to do with tiebreakers.

[jdpanther5]

Only way I can make it work features a five-way tie with CAR, TB, MIN, & GB at 8-8 and WAS at 7-7-2 of all things.

CAR over TB in the South via conference record.

MIN over GB in the North via H2H.

CAR and MIN are then pitted against WAS. In this scenario MIN would hold a H2H tiebreak over CAR, and CAR over WAS, but these are moot and thrown out because MIN and WAS didn't play each other. Then it goes to Conference record, which the Panthers would win.

Crazy, it's actually better for us if the Redskins tie one of their last two games instead of losing out.

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If Washington isn't in that group of teams tied at .500 then we lose the H2H to Minnesota. With the Redskins it goes to Conference record where we'd hold the advantage.

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