Will the Nation view us as #1?

[KendrickPanther]

It doesn't matter how we are viewed. It matters if we win or lose in the playoffs.

[EgoDogg]

It feels like just this week we were underdogs to a 3-7 (now 3-8). Now we're the #1 team in the NFL!

Oh wait. Haha

[Hoenheim]

We should be #1 in most rankings this week. Its too difficult to argue against the only undefeated team being #1 without looking like an idiot. ESPECIALLY now that gronk is injured that changes everything for the patriots.

[Guest Barry McCaulkinor]

5 minutes ago, Hoenheim said:

God I can not wait to see skip bayless sorry ass on TV in the morning , first his precious tony romo lost now his god tom brady has lost his perfect season.

You won't like it. The excuses are already flowing

https://twitter.com/RealSkipBayless/status/671192446282395648

[JawnyBlaze]

some will, some wont.  heath was already calling us #1 before the patriots lost.

[Hoenheim]

Steven A is still going to roast him ;D

[SamMills4Life]

1 minute ago, Barry McCaulkinor said:

You won't like it. The excuses are already flowing

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Congrats to CJ Anderson and Brock Osweiler. Both played very well. But after Gronk went down and the refs took over, outcome inevitable.</p>&mdash; Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) <a href="https://twitter.com/RealSkipBayless/status/671192446282395648">November 30, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Wow, just wow. Denver outgained them 430 to 300, but yeah it was the refs that gave the game away.

[SurvivalSloth]

They literally have no choice.

We're #1 across the board now.

[SamMills4Life]

6 minutes ago, E CaT PanTHer 2 said:

umm actually we were ... I think it was prior to the start of 2004 season (correct me if I'm wrong) when we were on the cover of sports illustrated and we were the consensus #1 pick by pundits across the nation to win the superbowl. 

that season was a disaster ... mainly attributed to injuries 

 

It looks like we started that year ranked 10th. ESPN has never ranked us as #1. Not sure about anyone else.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/rankings/_/name/car/year/2004/carolina-panthers

[MVPccaffrey]

There will be a few attention whore contrarians that either keep NE at #1, or put Denver there.  That dbag named Chase at USATODAY will be one of them, I imagine

[w280sax]

4 minutes ago, E CaT PanTHer 2 said:

That was 2005.  Steve smith had his triple crown season and we did make the nfc championship game only to lose to seattle in shaun alexanders mvp year.

I know we werent a consensus favorite.  I think si was the only publication that had us that high.  I think we were mostly considered top 10 going into that year.  Not sure about that.

[panik]

No, the nation won't ever see us as the best and that's good. Having the media on your side has never won Superbowls, so they can keep hating and saying we suck, we will choke in the playoffs, and we have had luck, that does not matter, the only thing that matters is the SB ring we will get in the end.

[DaveThePanther2008]

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I don't see how they can deny us.   They will but don't see how they can.   They scream weak schedule but if you look at the current playoff picture we have beaten 5 teams that are currently in position for the playoffs.   Washington, Seattle, Green Bay, Indy and Houston.  No other team can make that claim.

http://www.nfl.com/playoffs/playoff-picture

 

[Don137]

I don't want to be number one. I like the underdog role and I think the team thrives on it too.