94.3

[Zod]

94.3

Jake's QB rating against Arizona.

He only completed half of his passes, but threw no picks and was able to throw one TD.

Question: Is that good enough to get the Panthers into the playoffs?

I think it just might be....

[PantherBrew]

also the chance of us missing the playoffs

[Guild]

As long as those passes he does complete get first downs, he gets few or no more turnovers, our running game continues to be almost unstoppable, and our defense plays with this intensity then yes it will be enough.

[pamlicopanther]

It could happen. We shall see.

[Mother Grabber]

I'll take a consistent 94.3 any day. Too bad it won't happen.

[pstall]

I wish but I don't think so.

Jake needs to throw in the 20-25 att range and be good for 1-2 scores if the Panthers can even think about playoffs.

Not spilling the ball is where the biggest impact can come from. Again, we see the need for another WR to step up. But if there is more misdirection and each phase of the game play like they did yest then playoffs for sure.

[Darth Biscuit]

It will be if the run game continues to be what it was yesterday too... and the D keeps up the high level of play. Turnovers, or the lack thereof, are the key...

[joemac]

As long as he does not turn it over we have a chance in any game we play. I think that we would have at least 5 wins by now if Jake had only half of the turnovers he has now.

[Phil Dees]

That's not that great.

There are 12 QB's in the league that are above that ... FOR THE YEAR, not just a single game.

[ClawOn]

Playoffs? Pretty quick on the enthusiasm trigger o Zod. Jake is best when he mainly stays out of the rest of the team's way. Since we likely will only get 1 or 2 big passes out of him a game, there's no room for turnovers. When it all comes together like yesterday, we look like a playoff team.

My inclination is that at some point, we'll need to win a game passing. Jake won't be able to do it.

[George Shinnsplints]

It would have been good enough to get us into the playoffs had we seen it for all 16 games.

Considering we're 3-4 with a pretty tough 9 games to go -- 94.3% chance it's not good enough. But at least we're back into the realm where we can dream.

Playoffs? Playoffs? We're just trying to get back to .500!

[Kevin Greene]

94.3

Jake's QB rating against Arizona.

He only completed half of his passes, but threw no picks and was able to throw one TD.

Question: Is that good enough to get the Panthers into the playoffs?

I think it just might be....

Playoffs, did you say Playoffs?

I think we have very little shot at a wildcard, both may come out of the East. Saints lose tonight and we beat them Sunday and we're 2 back. Then like blind homers we can entertain the fantasy of actually winning this division. :willy_nilly:

But don't hold your breath. This is quite a hole the Panthers put themselves in.

[Zod]

You don't think the saints will implode per usual?

[Towelboy]

i'm afraid our early losses to philly, dallas and atlanta will be what keeps us out of the playoffs. even if we win out, i don't think we can take the division. we would need a LOT of help to sneak in. we'd have to hope brees goes cold and ryan falls apart. i don't see that happening. we're finally playing ball the way we should. we have the talent and now the coaches are finally puting it together. let's just hope we finish strong after such a weak start.