We have to play AT the Giants Again?!

[Dpantherman]

http://blogs.charlotte.com/panthers/2010/01/panthers-2010-schedule-eases-up.html

I have no problem with crushing the Giants in their new stadium, but how many times do we have to play them on the road in a row?

[Sultan33g]

whenever they finish the same in their division as us. DUHHH

[Sultan33g]

here is how the schedule works so u know. play 1 division in the nfc and 1 in the afc that rotates every year. we play our division. then we play the same teams in our conference that finished in the same rankings as we did in our division. giants 3rd in nfce. panthers 3rd in nfcs. then we play bears 3rd in nfc north and we play the nfc west this year. GOTS IT?

[g5jamz]

But usually they alternate who's home/away.

[Britneck]

It's the 3rd time we have played Arizona in a row too.

[Sultan33g]

But usually they alternate who's home/away.

hmm din know that

[Britneck]

here is how the schedule works so u know. play 1 division in the nfc and 1 in the afc that rotates every year. we play our division. then we play the same teams in our conference that finished in the same rankings as we did in our division. giants 3rd in nfce. panthers 3rd in nfcs. then we play bears 3rd in nfc north and we play the nfc west this year. GOTS IT?

I did not know that's how it worked. I knew the rotated divisions but didn't know the other part. Can't believe I've never heard that before. Thanks.

[Sultan33g]

I did not know that's how it worked. I knew the rotated divisions but didn't know the other part. Can't believe I've never heard that before. Thanks.

they started that a couple years back so all teams played each other. not sure when tho

[DelhommesTheMan]

Thats like my Panthers home game every year at Giants Stadium. This year i got two with the Jets and Giants. One sucked, and one was amazing! The new stadium is looking real nice so im excited to get in there for a game, and the Panthers give me a perfect reason to go..

[STIFFPAWED]

I did not know that's how it worked. I knew the rotated divisions but didn't know the other part. Can't believe I've never heard that before. Thanks.

Same here, Thanks!

[Boltergeist]

I think a new rotation started in 2010 (so that East Coast teams didn't have road trips to both SD/OAK or SEA/SF in the same year.) That played into it cause that shouldn't happen. In a 3 year rotation, if you face the same team, you should at least play one of them at home.

[CosmoGirl]

But usually they alternate who's home/away.

Alternate home/away when it's the divisional rotation. Then the other two same place teams home/away were already set as well.

[cookinbrak]

Don't look now, but it could happen again in 2014-15-16.

[rayzor]

I did not know that's how it worked. I knew the rotated divisions but didn't know the other part. Can't believe I've never heard that before. Thanks.

it's been said quite a bit around here but keeps falling on deaf ears.

they started that a couple years back so all teams played each other. not sure when tho

started in 2002 and was an 8 year rotation providing each team with a chance to play every other team in the league at least twice, one home and one away. came with the realignment of the divisions in 2002.

as to how they decide who gets home field advantage in any given year, i saw it somewhere but i can't remember. i do know that it has been determined for a pretty good while.

good thing is that we get to face chicago here. i don't know if that's any better but if they get that offense straightened out i know i'd rather be playing the bears at home than the giants. you give cutler a better oline and a better receiver and that offense is going to be really good. he'll still be a punk who can be picked apart but i trust that happening here more than there.

giants...meh. not worried about that. they do have one RB that is going o be a concern, though...gartrell johnson. that kid is going to be fierce in the near future. we usually do a pretty decent job against the best RBs in the league, though.