Here is why we should absolutely root for the Seahawks tonight

[@bonafidebanter]

I will always root against our NFC South opponents.

 

 

 

[Udogg]

Maybe theyll injure a few of each others important players while theyre at it...

 

Bad juju

[xclr82xtc]

yeah seattle needs to lose this one, and 3 more. I fully beleive we can win out..  But seatle losing would be some great help for us.

[bigskypanthersguy]

if it came between the saints being the only force on earth being able to stop a zombie apocalypse and the apocalypse happening, i'd be cheering for brains-eating corpses all day, every day.

[CardiacCat]

.. as if I would need a reason to root against the Saints ......

[hepcat]

The Saints are going to be beat up and on a short week.  The record of teams the game after playing Seattle is pretty awful.  I think only Tampa Bay has won after playing Seattle the week before, and they almost beat the Seahawks.  So whoever wins tonight, I like our chances next Sunday.  Don't really care who wins because either way the Panthers need to beat the Saints.

[SOJA]

lols I don't ever root for the Saints

[Servant of Cthululelei]

This game actually doesn't matter to us much at all.  I'll be rooting for the Seahawks, because they've always been my 2nd favorite team and fug the Saints, but if you look at the numbers, it doesn't really matter unless the Saints lose to the Rams too.

 

To explain, I'll list all the scenarios that could play out after the Saints lose to the Seahawks:

 

Scenario 1:  Saints win out -  obviously they'd clinch the division by beating us twice.

 

Scenario 2:  Saints split with us but win other games - The Saints still claim the division.  Assuming we win out too other than the split, we'd both be 12-4 overall and 5-1 in the division.  The next tiebreaker is conference record, which the Saints would be 10-2, while we would be 9-3.  

 

Scenario 3:  Saints lose to us twice but win other games - We would claim the division.  We don't really need the Saints loss for this scenario.  Though it would grant a little bit of additional cushion.  It would allow us the possibility of going 0-2 in our non-Saints games.

 

Scenario 4:  Saints split with us and lose to Tampa Bay - We win the division on the back of division record. Even if the Saints hadn't lost to Seattle.  Only way the Saints loss helps in this scenario is it allows us to lose to the Jets.

 

Senario 5:  Saints split with us and lose to St. Louis -  This is the only scenario in which a loss to Seattle helps.  In this scenario, if we won out our other games, we'd obviously win the division based on overall record.  But this scenario also grants us the ability to lose to the Jets and still win the division, as conference records would be tied, so the tiebreaker would move on to strength of victory, which we would likely win on the backs of our many blowouts.

 

 

So as you can see, there are 3 scenarios in which a Saints loss to Seattle could realistically help us out.  But they require the Saints to lose additional games or for us to beat them twice.  And even then, they're really just adding cushion.  

 

But whatever, GO SEAHAWKS anyways!

[Cyclonus]

I would root for Al Queda if they were playing the Saints.  

[wine-o and cheese-doodle]

I want all the panther fans who pull for the Saints to meet at my grandma's out house tonight. It won't be crowded it's a two seater.

[CharlottePanther]

Jordan Gross disagrees. He said he actually hopes the Saints win so we can sweep em and win the NFC. Im with Gross.

[Salvo]

I absolutely despise the Saints, their fanbase, and that sewer of a city they represent. Gonna be very hard for me to root for them to ensure keeping the Seahawks within reaching distance. 

 

 

[Sam Mills Fan]

Jordan Gross must not know just how badly Seattle would have to collapse to lose homefield. Most players know less about this stuff than fans do, no big deal.

[RoaringRiot]

.I'll be rooting for the Seahawks, because they've always been my 2nd favorite team

 

I don't trust a man who has more than one favorite team.