Explaining the Panthers playoff scenarios

[PantherNation123]

I just did a playoff machine where we are 11-5 and out of the playoffs...  In that scenario, NO, ATL, LA, and Seattle got in.

Likely won't happen, but sure is a scary prospect.  Let's just win out and avoid any of that nonsense.  Maybe we'll get a bye in the process too

[Hoenheim]

3 hours ago, PantherNation123 said:

I just did a playoff machine where we are 11-5 and out of the playoffs...  In that scenario, NO, ATL, LA, and Seattle got in.

Likely won't happen, but sure is a scary prospect.  Let's just win out and avoid any of that nonsense.  Maybe we'll get a bye in the process too

if we lose 1 game its still very likely we get in if we win the rest. We just want Seattle to lose at least 1 more and we'll be fine. Their schedule remaining is pretty touch , they're going to lose at least 1 of those games . I think they lose to the Rams and Cowboys.

[JPino]

Not that it’s likely, but Dallas holds a 10-6 tie breaker over us too

[Lumps]

So if the Falcons win out.

The Panthers lose to the Falcons.

The Saints lose to the Falcons.

I believe that puts all 3 teams at 11-5.

Saints beat Panthers twice, Falcons beat Saints twice, Panthers beat Falcons once.

What the hell happens in that scenario? Point differences? Are we done? Damn I have a headache 

[bigdog10]

2 minutes ago, JPino said:

Not that it’s likely, but Dallas holds a 10-6 tie breaker over us too

We most likely miss the playoffs if we go 10-6. We’d lose tiebreakers to all other 10-6 teams which could include:  Rams, Seahawks, Falcons, Saints, Packers, Cowboys, and even Detroit in a multi team 10-6 tie breaker (head to head wouldn’t come into play in a multi team tie so our head to head win against Detroit is essentially meaningless). 

[bigdog10]

1 minute ago, Lumps said:

So if the Falcons win out.

The Panthers lose to the Falcons.

The Saints lose to the Falcons.

I believe that puts all 3 teams at 11-5.

Saints beat Panthers twice, Falcons beat Saints twice, Panthers beat Falcons once.

What the hell happens in that scenario? Point differences? Are we done? Damn I have a headache 

We would be third in the division (due to division record 4-2 vs 4-2 vs 3-3) and would have to have either the rams or Seahawks lose a sixth game. 

If hawks and rams are both 11-5, we miss the playoffs due to conference record. 

[Lumps]

1 minute ago, bigdog10 said:

We would be third in the division (due to division record 4-2 vs 4-2 vs 3-3) and would have to have either the rams or Seahawks lose a sixth game. 

If hawks and rams are both 11-5, we miss the playoffs due to conference record. 

If this happens I’m going to have a meltdown please dear god

[bigdog10]

2 minutes ago, Lumps said:

If this happens I’m going to have a meltdown please dear god

Just do yourself a favor on Sunday and pull for the rams to beat the Seahawks. That will take the 11-5 scenario out of play. 

[PantherNation123]

12 minutes ago, Lumps said:

So if the Falcons win out.

The Panthers lose to the Falcons.

The Saints lose to the Falcons.

I believe that puts all 3 teams at 11-5.

Saints beat Panthers twice, Falcons beat Saints twice, Panthers beat Falcons once.

What the hell happens in that scenario? Point differences? Are we done? Damn I have a headache 

Essentially it's head to head between the three (the best win-loss percentage among the teams) 

[PanthersATL]

The best part of this thread is thinking that we all can figure these scenarios out without a problem, yet splitting the bar tab at the end of the night is some horrid complicated affair.

lol

[PantherNation123]

18 minutes ago, PanthersATL said:

The best part of this thread is thinking that we all can figure these scenarios out without a problem, yet splitting the bar tab at the end of the night is some horrid complicated affair.

lol

haha AMEN to that

[Hoenheim]

Well the fuging dolphins just cruised to victory against the Patriots. Theres going to be at least a few unpredictable outcomes over the next 3 weeks, thats just football. 

[Camp Fodder]

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2 hours ago, Lumps said:

If this happens I’m going to have a meltdown please dear god

This is why the falcons beating the saints was not a good thing

[Snake]

We win out were in. That's all I'm focusing on now.