Explaining the Panthers playoff scenarios

[luke nukem]

1 hour ago, Pantha-kun said:

With the way the Panthers are this year, we should be most worried about the Bucs game. Last trap game of the season, Bucs will pretty much have nothing to lose and might play us like its their personal super bowl. 

And then ATL will probably play us even harder if they win out. B/C in that senario , if they beat us at the end they win the division.

bucs have checked out fam. McCoy and David wont be playing on Defense.

[Pantha-kun]

The playoff machine is pretty fun . The first simulation I did had the Panthers get the #5  seed . Saints won the division but they are on the other side of the playoff bracket which I think is the best for us honestly. Cowboys snuck in and got the #6 seed. We host the Cowboys in a rather interesting matchup for our wild card round. We would have to play either at Eagles or at Vikings for the Divisional , and then probably at Eagles or Vikings for the Championship. 

Week 15 : Rams beat Seahawks, Cowboys beat Raiders , Bucs beat Falcons on Monday Night (Before you kill me on this, theres always at least 1 unpredictable outcome every week in NFL that no one sees coming, I think the Bucs win 1 of their last few games and this is it). 

Week 16 : Cowboys beat Seahawks , Raiders beat Eagles 

Week 17 : Bears beat Vikings (resting starters, locked up the 2 seed), Cowboys beat Eagles, 49ers beat Rams in a huge statement win  

[RoaringRiot]

What happens if:

1) ATL wins out

2) Seattle wins out

3) NO only loses to ATL

4) CAR only loses to ATL

[cptx]

6 minutes ago, Pantha-kun said:

The first simulation I did had the Panthers get the #5  seed . Saints won the division but they are on the other side of the playoff bracket which I think is the best for us honestly. Cowboys snuck in and got the #6 seed. We host the Cowboys in a rather interesting matchup for our wild card round. We would have to play either at Eagles or at Vikings for the Divisional , and then probably at Eagles or Vikings for the Championship. 

 

The 6 seed would play the 3 and and 5 would play 4 in the wildcard round, right? 5 seed doesn't get to host a game, they would travel to 4 so we'd play in new orleans in your scenario.

Panthers were the 3 seed in 03 and hosted the 6th seeded Cowboys...

Highest seed always draws a home game vs lowest

[sharkkiller]

8 minutes ago, RoaringRiot said:

What happens if:

1) ATL wins out

2) Seattle wins out

3) NO only loses to ATL

4) CAR only loses to ATL

Carolina sits at home for the playoffs at 11-5.

[Pantha-kun]

1 minute ago, cptx said:

The 6 seed would play the 3 and and 5 would play 4 in the wildcard round, right? 5 seed doesn't get to host a game, they would travel to 4 so we'd play in new orleans in your scenario.

Panthers were the 3 seed in 03 and hosted the 6th seeded Cowboys...

Highest seed always draws a home game vs lowest

whoops.. maybe we were the 3 seed? I already erased that game but it did have us matched up against the Cowboys

[Pantha-kun]

1 minute ago, sharkkiller said:

Carolina sits at home for the playoffs at 11-5.

seattle has to lose at least 1 more game with the injuries and that shambled oline. I refuse to believe theyd win out

[sharkkiller]

2 minutes ago, cptx said:

The 6 seed would play the 3 and and 5 would play 4 in the wildcard round, right? 5 seed doesn't get to host a game, they would travel to 4 so we'd play in new orleans in your scenario.

Panthers were the 3 seed in 03 and hosted the 6th seeded Cowboys...

Highest seed always draws a home game vs lowest

Yeah, you read across for the matchups, not up and down.

[uncfan888]

10 minutes ago, RoaringRiot said:

What happens if:

1) ATL wins out

2) Seattle wins out

3) NO only loses to ATL

4) CAR only loses to ATL

I just did this and it had the falcons winning the division and the saints and Panthers as wild cards 

[sharkkiller]

Just now, Pantha-kun said:

seattle has to lose at least 1 more game with the injuries and that shambled oline. I refuse to believe theyd win out

Seattle has:

Rams at home

@ Dallas

Home vs Cards

 

Dallas will have Zeke back. I agree that they will lose one of those games.

[OneBadCat]

As much as I would love to win the division I think this team could be more successful getting on a win streak and take that momentum into the wild card. 

[cptx]

1 minute ago, OneBadCat said:

As much as I would love to win the division I think this team could be more successful getting on a win streak and take that momentum into the wild card. 

Both would be nice

[Pantha-kun]

I think the team really needs to take the mindset that the playoffs have already started , since theres a chance we dont make it at 11-5 . Need to win the games were supposed to win (GB, Bucs) and then go smack ATL in the mouth emphatically en route to the playoffs.

[pantherphan96]

That Bears loss better not come back to screw us out of a playoff spot.