Who to root for/against, Week 11 Version

[UpstatePanther]

39 minutes ago, *FreeFua* said:

Seeing Detroit, Dallas, Atlanta and GB all get their 5th loss should be priority number 1. 

Who cares about strength of schedule? It’s way down the list of things used to break a tie breaker.

I’ve written off winning the division so it’s just a matter of seeing all the wild card teams lose

Well you’re dumb to write off winning the division when we are a half game back with 6 games to play.

[*FreeFua*]

3 minutes ago, UpstatePanther said:

Well you’re dumb to write off winning the division when we are a half game back with 6 games to play.

After reading your reasoning for a lot of these games I don’t think you’re in a position to call anyone dumb.

Regardless of if I’ve written off the division or not my points still remain

[CarolinaNCSU]

Yeah doubtful many spots ever go to using SOS as a tiebreaker...let's just hope our division rivals continue to lose.  Not to mention, I'd honestly rather play Seattle than Atlanta in the playoffs. Seattle has the injuries, no OL, no run game, and Sherman is done. Their hope is Russell Wilson playing magician.  Atlanta still has the potential to be dangerous if they get their poo together and run the ball well. 

[The Lone Panther]

I want Green Bay to lose all their games before ours.  Once they're mathematically out of the playoff picture, then there's no incentive to bring back Rodgers, which means our game against Green Bay SHOULD be an easy win.  

[Nails]

I’m pulling for the Rams, Seattle, and Baltimore this week.  I want the Rams to win the West and want the Falcons and Packers completely out of the picture before our later matchups.

[Nails]

3 hours ago, CarolinaNCSU said:

Yeah doubtful many spots ever go to using SOS as a tiebreaker...let's just hope our division rivals continue to lose.  Not to mention, I'd honestly rather play Seattle than Atlanta in the playoffs. Seattle has the injuries, no OL, no run game, and Sherman is done. Their hope is Russell Wilson playing magician.  Atlanta still has the potential to be dangerous if they get their poo together and run the ball well. 

Speaking of the magician did you see the insane lucky $hit that ended up being the winning TD against the Cardinals?

[Nails]

4 hours ago, thomas96 said:

Buffalo loss for our draft pick from them and fug the pats always, but otherwise I mostly agree.

Agree and the SOS/SOV tiebreakers are far flung at this point-we need and plan on winning the division.  Our conference record would likely put us behind Seattle for Wild Card tiebreaker seeding, but their schedule is more difficult than ours going forward (10-6 would be an optimistic outlook for them at this point while 11-5 is our floor).

[t96]

12 minutes ago, Nails said:

Speaking of the magician did you see the insane lucky $hit that ended up being the winning TD against the Cardinals?

I didn't remember that being the TD just a crucial 3rd down or long 2nd down on the TD drive. But yeah that was ridiculous lucky bullsh*t. As always from Wilson who is so inflated by his receivers making just silly plays on hail mary balls he heaves into the air while 30 yards behind the LoS. That Packers playoff game in '14 was the most absurdly lucky game I've ever seen in my life. Wilson was absolutely terrible all game and then like the last 8 minutes his receivers just come down with silly hail mary's the entire time. On 2 point conversions, etc.

[saints4lifeagain]

Ima root for the Saints and whoever is playing against the NFCS.

[PantherNation123]

5 hours ago, UpstatePanther said:

Okay then! so the playoffs are inching closer and we have a clearer picture who the contenders are gonna be. So lets discuss who, as prodigious Panthers fans, we should be throwing our weekly support behind.

Games this week:

Tennessee @ Pittsburgh

• Push. Doesn't have any bearing on tiebreakers. 

Detroit @ Chicago

• Push. Doesn't seem to have any real bearing on tiebreakers. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Washington @ New Orleans

• Obvious pick is obvious. A Saints loss really helps us in our quest to reclaim the division title. Couple that with the fact that the Redskins have played good teams tough and won (@ Seattle sticks out in my mind) and this is an upset alert for me. If this game is on in the Greenville SC or Asheville markets, ima be watching it.

Kansas City @ New York (Giants)

• Push. There may be some SOS implications here but it seems pretty convoluted and seems inconsequential at best.

Jacksonville @ Cleveland

• Push. Little brother plays the worst team in the league. I kinda want the Jags to win. I tend to root for them since we came into the league together. Then again, i hate seeing any team go winless this long. 

Tampa Bay @ Miami

• We play both teams, but we play Tampa twice and that means their wins mean more to our SOS and SOV. They are also no threat to overtake us in the division so go Bucs.

Los Angeles (Rams) @ Minnesota

• Both teams are 7-2 and a threat to the Panthers possibly achieving 1st Seed. However, the Vikings are on the Panthers' schedule, and we need the Rams to take some losses too. The Vikings seem to be the team to root for in this one. 

Baltimore @ Green Bay

• not sure who to pick here. A Baltimore win would push GB further back in the NFC playoff race and perhaps begin the demoralization necessary to convince their coaches to sit Aaron Rodgers for our game in a few weeks. Then again, a Green Bay win could have positive impact on both the Panthers' SOS and SOV.

Arizona @ Houston

• Feels like a push, but probably should root for Houston here. Im sure this lowers the SOS and SOV of our NFC competitors who play the Cardinals.

Buffalo @ Los Angeles (Chargers)

• need Buffalo to win this one. helps our SOS and SOV

Cincinnati @ Denver

• Push, i think. But fug Denver. Go Bengals.

New England @ Oakland

• We want NE to win this game (More SOS/SOV)

Philadelphia @ Dallas

• Philadelphia has the better record in this matchup, and the tiebreaker against us. We need Dallas to win this game. Especially since they dropped that game against the Falcons. 

Atlanta @ Seattle

• Going out on a limb with this one, but we need ATL to win this game. hand the Seahawks a loss while they're vulnerable. I think the coming NFC South games + Minnesota will beat up on ATL enough that we can afford to let ATL win this one. the Seahawks are another competitor for for that coveted 1st seed, so we need them to take a few more losses. Then again, they have to play Philly, Jacksonville, the Rams, and Dallas. So its likely they'll take one or two more losses outside this weekend's matchup. Pick your poison i suppose.

 

Dont agree? drag your happy ass to the comments and lemme know!  <3 u guyz

I might be missing something, but why do we care about SOS?

[uncfan888]

I still have hope to win the division, but the teams we need to lose are new Orleans and everyone jockeying for a wild card spot

[jfra78]

7 minutes ago, PantherNation123 said:

I might be missing something, but why do we care about SOS?

SOS helps determine playoff spots if we are tied in standings

[jfra78]

We winning Division anyway, but good work on the post

[UpstatePanther]

10 minutes ago, saints4lifeagain said:

Ima root for the Saints and whoever is playing against the NFCS.

I would expect nothing less. It’s what I’m doing. 

4 minutes ago, PantherNation123 said:

I might be missing something, but why do we care about SOS?

I care because with the NFC being top-heavy, it’s possible that SOS and SOV may be the deciding factor in seeding, even first seed. I get what everyone is saying about conference record, but there are a lot of high profile NFC games over these last 7 weeks of the season. It’s plausible that the top teams could beat each other up enough for the Panthers to capture that first seed. And so any tiebreakers we can get in our favor will help. Including conference record. That’s why I want ATL to win, for example. I’m assuming we will give the Saints a run for that NFCS crown and the seeding that will really matter is 1-4 for us. I’m not operating under the assumption that the division crown is out of reach, like some seem to be in this thread. The Panthers goal should be 13-3 and hope that the Eagles, Rams, Seahawks, and Vikings don’t win 13. Barring that outcome, we need those teams to beat up on one another so that we have a better chance of beating them in tiebreakers