Who to Root For- Week 15

[Seltzer]

As a long-timer, I want to bring this back.  It's been a LONG time since this type of thread had any validity in December here other than draft positioning other so let's do this:

• 49ers (10-4) @ Seahawks (7-7):  Niners won to win NFC West drop Seahawks back out of the wildcard standings.  Good for Panthers who could potentially still claim a wildcard spot if we don't win the division since we own the tiebreaker over Seakawks, although odds are low and best path to playoffs is to still win division
• Colts (4-8-1) @ Vikings (10-3):  Colts win would potentially help our draft position if we don't win division.  Vikings will pretty much wrap up NFC North with victory.
• Ravens (9-4) @ Browns (5-8):  Browns win would potentially help our draft position if we don't win division.  
• Dolphins (8-5) @ Bills (10-3):  No real implications from this game 
• Chiefs (10-3) @ Texans (1-11-1):  Probably no implications from this game since Texans have pretty much locked in #1 draft pick
• Steelers (5-8) @ Panthers (5-8):  A win coupled with a Bucs loss would put us in 1st place in the NFC South this late in the year for the first time since 2015!  What an insane season!
• Lions (6-7) @ Jets (7-6):  Jets win would help the Panthers wildcard chances.  Zach Wilson is starting with Mike White in concussion protocol
• Cowboys (10-3) @ Jaguars (5-8): Jaguars win would potentially help our draft position if we don't win division.  
• Eagles (12-1) @ Bears (3-10): Bears win would keep Eagles from potentially finishing the season with only 1 loss, but little overall implications for Panthers
• Falcons (5-8) @ Saints (4-9): Wish both could lose.  A Saints loss would probably eliminate them from division contention, but it would keep the Falcons hanging around.  Regardless, one of them will lose which will help the Panthers.
• Patriots (7-6) @ Raiders (5-8): Raiders win would potentially help our draft position if we don't win division. 
• Cardinals (4-9) @ Broncos (3-10): 2 awful teams playing out the string.  I guess Cardinals since it could potentially help draft position if we don't win division but both will probably finish with a worse record and won't matter.
• Bengals (9-4) @ Buccaneers (6-7): Obviously the game with the most implications for the Panthers.  A Bengals win would continue the Bucs decline and elevate the Panthers to the top of the NFC South with a Panthers win.
• Cowboys (10-3) @ Jaguars (5-8): Jaguars win would potentially help our draft position if we don't win division. 
• Titans (7-6) @ Chargers (7-6): No real implications from this game 
• Giants (7-5-1) @ Commanders (7-5-1): Biggest game in NFC this week in terms of wildcard positioning.  Hard to know who is best to root for as a Panthers fan since both have equally hard schedule to finish the season.  Maybe another tie for both would be best?
• Rams (4-9) @ Packers (5-8): Packers win would probably be best for Panthers in terms of draft if we don't win the division, but a Rams win would probably eliminate the Packers from any real chance at a wild card.  I'm rooting for more misery for Aaron Rodgers, but I think it's much more likely that this is game Baker comes back to Earth.

Anyway, it has been cathartic to do this post after being irrelevant for 4 straight seasons in December.  A win on Sunday (especially combined with a Bucs loss) would put us in a spot we haven't been in since 2015, records be damned.  #Keep Pounding and please show up Sunday at BOA if you can.

[CarolinaLivin]

Good post thanks for the info

[Manna]

[bLACKpANTHER]

miss this thread..

Thanks for bringing it back

[ladypanther]

Well done.  Thanks @Seltzer

[Wolfcop]

I appreciate the effort. Please make it a weekly thing the last 3 weeks of the season. 

Close call, but I think it makes the most sense to pull for NO over ATL since ATL is the only team that has a win over us to date. And it would keep ATL from getting a 6th win and a three-way tie for the Div. 

Edited December 16, 2022 by Wolfcop
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[Burnout189]

Agreed. This post should be a weekly thing now.

[RenoCarolina]

Awesome to see back.  Pie.

 

can you do one for the tankers?

 

 

[RevJ]

Here's the info for tiebreakers:

NFL Tiebreaking Procedures | NFL.com

[Captain Morgan]

good to see draft position at the same time we see ways to make the playoffs, thanks for putting in the work

[UNCrules2187]

Not sure a tie between WSH and NYG would be more beneficial than just an outright loss by one. If both WSC and NYG finish 8-7-2 that trumps an 8-9 Carolina team. Probably need NYG to go into a complete tailspin and finish 7-9-1 for Carolina to have a realistic shot at the 7th seed (if we lose to TB)

[SingleMalt]

only thing we're missing now is a picture of "the Hemet" pointing towards BOA.

SCP.......where you at ?

[Gerry Green]

25 minutes ago, SingleMalt said:

only thing we're missing now is a picture of "the Hemet" pointing towards BOA.

SCP.......where you at ?

 

I'm not SCP, but my helmet is pointed in that general direction. Of course, it's been there for 3 years. So take that how you will.

[outlaw4]

The more important aspect between Saints vs Falcons is Desmond Ridder's performance. Anything giving the Falcons hope about success at QB, even in the short term, does not bode well for us.