If we lose our next game

[CarolinaAllDay]

Are we still in playoff contention?

[Cat'sGrowl]

No. We have to win out to have a chance.

[mav1234]

we need an enormous amount of help, too. we don't control our destiny at all.

[nosuchthingasapanther]

the panthers need to win out in order to have any real hope of making the playoffs.

[holderoftruth]

we need an enormous amount of help, too. we don't control our destiny at all.

This is a key word, even if we were to win out there honestly isn't a chance for us to make the playoffs.

[Cat'sGrowl]

One more loss eliminates the Panthers from playoff contention, courtesy of Det and Chi holding the tiebreaker over us.

If we do get eliminated from the playoffs though, it will be by our own hand (losing a game or falling to the tiebreaker after the last regular season game)

Neither Det or Chi look good enough to me to give us a pure elimination-which would require them both to win two more games each this year-and I just don't see it happening. Chicago is terrible minus Cutler and Forte, and Detroit literally gets worse with every passing week.

[Zithers]

yeah we need to win out and teams like the cowboys/giants, falcons, lions, bears need to lose out. not to mention other 4-8 teams having to lose one more time like the cards, seahawks, bucs, and eagles.

[Swarly]

the panthers need to win out in order to have any real hope of making the playoffs.

Here's a scenario of us making the playoffs:

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/playoffscenario?algorithm=custom&12=45010454&13=04545104&14=14451505&15=00101105&16=00505014

pretty much <1% chance lol

[Cat'sGrowl]

yeah we need to win out and teams like the cowboys/giants, falcons, lions, bears need to lose out. not to mention other 4-8 teams having to lose one more time like the cards, seahawks, bucs, and eagles.

Cowboys will likely win the division, which makes them a non factor. Giants only have 6 wins and play a nasty schedule. The Lions OR Bears have to lose out, not both to truly eliminate us. If we win out like we are supposed to to have a shot, that eliminates Tampa and hurts Atlanta-whom we would hold the better divisional record over in the case of us tying them and splitting them head to head.

As for the other guys, Philly seems to be regressing while us, Ari, and Seattle (who has 5 wins btw) are on the upswing, would be dueling it out with each other.

our biggest enemy is really ourselves. If we do win out, we have a decent chance.

Just being optimistic. Being alive is nice, feels like we are outrunning the killer monster that has devoured all the teams below us and is on our heels-gotta keep running.

It's certainly better than last season.

[4Corners]

playoffs, lol

[YoungPanthers89]

[Grammer]

are we seriously discussing playoff odds here?