Playoff Scenarios for the Panthers

[cookinbrak]

Saints, Rams, And Vikings all lost this week, and the Eagles lost their Qb. We won. Nothing is out the window yet.

[Nails]

50 minutes ago, t48 said:

At this point the only thing out the window is number 1 seed. Everything else is up for grabs. Panthers need to win out and they could very well end up with the #2 seed.

Unlikely but not out.  Foles led Eagles would have to lose to the Giants, Raiders, and Cowboys.

[bigdog10]

53 minutes ago, sharkkiller said:

There is a scenario I just played out in the playoff machine on ESPN that has us the 2nd seed with a win week 17. and out of the playoffs entirely with a loss.

Yep. That scenario involves the following:

Rams, Seahawks, Saints, Falcons, and Panthers all being tied at 11-5. In that scenario the falcons and Seahawks win their divisions, the saints are the five seed and the rams edge us out for the six seed. 

We become the 2nd team in modern football to miss the playoffs at 11-5. 

We really need to pull for the rams this Sunday to take control of their division as well as the Bucs to pull off a stunner at home against the falcons. 

We also of course have to take care of Green Bay. 

[EgoDogg]

New York Times has a Playoff Simulator. If the Panthers win the next three games, here are our odds.

#1 Seed - 3% Chance
#2 Seed - 60% Chance
#3 Seed - 6% Chance
#4 Seed - 6% Chance
#5 Seed - 25% Chance
#6 Seed - >1% Chance

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/upshot/carolina-panthers-nfl-playoff-picture.html#car-gb-15=win&gb-min-16=win&car-tb-16=win&atl-car-17=loss&det-gb-17=loss

[LA_Panther]

Anything from #2 seed to not making the playoffs is on the table. Just no chokejobs against teams like the bucs and even Packers. We need to show up and take the W if we wanna make a run at it. No repeat of the bears game

[Fox007]

Rivera should have everyone worried with the poo he pulled knowing this information against the Vikings only up 11 with a whole Quarter of football left.

[UpstatePanther]

3 hours ago, sharkkiller said:

In the scenario I mentioned above, if we win weeks 15 and 16, Atlanta wins out, Saints only lose to Atlanta, and Seattle wins out, Then we miss the playoffs. If we beat Atlanta, then we are the 2 seed. 

2 hours ago, bigdog10 said:

Yep. That scenario involves the following:

Rams, Seahawks, Saints, Falcons, and Panthers all being tied at 11-5. In that scenario the falcons and Seahawks win their divisions, the saints are the five seed and the rams edge us out for the six seed. 

We become the 2nd team in modern football to miss the playoffs at 11-5. 

We really need to pull for the rams this Sunday to take control of their division as well as the Bucs to pull off a stunner at home against the falcons. 

We also of course have to take care of Green Bay. 

i just tried your scenario here and the only thing you guys are leaving out is that Minnesota needs to take a loss somewhere too. if they win out and the eagles win out, then those two are the #1 and #2. them winning or losing has no bearing on the possible lose-and-go-home the Panthers will face in week 17, but we need the Vikings to lose another game if we hope to have a chance at that 2 seed. 

if they do, and everything else goes the way you say, then yes... the Panthers will be playing a game where a win nets them #2 and a loss sends them home until August. 

i for one can only say, fug that poo.

[sharkkiller]

25 minutes ago, UpstatePanther said:

i just tried your scenario here and the only thing you guys are leaving out is that Minnesota needs to take a loss somewhere too. if they win out and the eagles win out, then those two are the #1 and #2. them winning or losing has no bearing on the possible lose-and-go-home the Panthers will face in week 17, but we need the Vikings to lose another game if we hope to have a chance at that 2 seed. 

if they do, and everything else goes the way you say, then yes... the Panthers will be playing a game where a win nets them #2 and a loss sends them home until August. 

i for one can only say, fug that poo.

I knew there was something I was forgetting.

[luke nukem]

7 teams in the NFC could finish the season 11-5. Let that sink in.

[luke nukem]

also all 4 division winners could easily finish 12-4. We could win out, win the NFCS and still be the 4 seed....

[RumHam]

4 hours ago, Pantha-kun said:

I wish people stop complaining about the Bears game. Cant take it back, it happened, lets move on 

Sorry but this will be the pure blame if we don't get in the playoffs. Said it that day.

[UpstatePanther]

2 hours ago, sharkkiller said:

I knew there was something I was forgetting.

as another interesting note... here are the games that seem to have the most effect on this final seeding (outside of the Panthers losing to GB/TB):

- Week 15: Rams @ Seahawks, Jets @ Saints -> a Rams win here would throw a wrench in the w17 scenario. So would the Jets upsetting the hobbled Saints. dont laugh, that could really happen. if either result happens, we would sneak in as the 6th seed.

- Week 16: Rams @ Titans, Seahawks @ Cowboys, Falcons @ Saints -> if the home team wins in any one of those matchups, the Panthers would sneak in as the 6th seed in w17 with a loss to ATL.

- Week 17: the game that would have the greatest bearing on our playoff spot is our own. we just need to take care of business in ATL to punch a ticket. losing puts us in a precarious position of needing other GOOD teams in the NFC to lose to inferior opponents, at home in many cases, for us to still make the playoffs.

 

 

as i said before. F*ck all that shiz. if im the Panthers, i know that our playoff destiny is in our own hands. one game at a time, one win at a time. we win out, we are in. win out and have the Saints lose in the process? Division winners. This week, if im the Panthers, im thinking only about Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers. there's a reason that team had to go to overtime against the WINLESS AFTER 14 GAMES Cleveland Browns. We can win, and we need to focus solely on doing that. once that win is secured, we focus only on Crab Legs and the Butt Pirates. Once that win is secured, we give all we have to put the 28-3's in their place. 

(I would love nothing more than to kick ATL out of the playoffs by beating them in their new butthole dome by a score of 28-3, preferrably on a Matt Ryan pick right as they are trying to score a garbage time TD to avoid said final score)

 

 

[NanuqoftheNorth]

40 minutes ago, UpstatePanther said:

our playoff destiny is in our own hands. one game at a time, one win at a time. we win out, we are in. win out and have the Saints lose in the process? Division winners.

 

[Carl Spackler]

I don't think seven teams go 11-5