There is still a chance!

[Jangler]

http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/only_one_team_has_reached_postseason_after_starting_1_5/3476672

According to STATS LLC, during the Super Bowl era, 148 teams have started 1-5. Only one of those teams, the 1970s Cincinnati Bengals, made the playoffs. In fact, the Bengals started 1-6 before winning their final seven games to advance to the AFC postseason. Not surprisingly, Cincinnati was one and done in the playoffs, getting blanked 17-0 by the Baltimore Colts in the divisional round.

With only 14 games and 26 teams in the NFL at the time, and I think only 10 teams went to the playoffs. It was probably harder to do then...So there is still a little hope.

:ciappa::ciappa::ciappa:

[CharlotteBeer.com]

Yes, but no team has done so after starting 0-5. It's unpossible.

[Brooklyn Bully]

Cowboys/Panthers NFC title game!!!!!

[SorthNarolina]

11-5 bank on it, mark my words, and etc.

[usmcpanthers]

Yes the nfc is weak, but lets least get to .500 before we even think about playoffs, one game at a time man. It would be awesome tho!

[PantherFan52]

With the way the rest of the NFC is playing this year I haven't given up hopes.. Hopefully Moore will take this team to the promise land

[Swan]

You mean 14-5, after we win the Super Bowl too.

[Montsta]

Jangler, you shouldn't use that purple "Oops, I just queefed" emoticon on your thread titles.

I see that and assume it's Laetitia, and then ultimately disregard it.

[lightsout]

Sunday gave me hope, but I want to see us beat a GOOD team before I get my hopes up too much. Take away our turnovers, we dominated really. 11-5, while damn hard, isn't IMPOSSIBLE. We get stuff rolling like we did Sunday, you never know!

[Mr. Scot]

Technically, yes. But anytime you have to use the word "mathematically" in regard to your team's playoff chances, the likelihood isn't great.

[PantherFanForLife]

Honestly the only shot we have is if: We go on a miracle winning streak and our division rivals, all three of them go on a major losing streak or we sweep our division.

Calculate the odds on that one.

Wildcard you say? Unlikely. There are too many teams that are in a position to finish the season with a much better record than ours that may not win their divisions.

Yeah there's a chance. But those chances are usually referred to as a "chance in hell" or a "1 in a million". It would certainly make for a great heart-felt story, but hoping for stories likes that usually just get your heart broken.

But since I understand the need for meaning and purpose in order to keep interest in our team and this season just view it with the interest of simply remaining competitive, finishing somewhat respectfully, win some games while watching a good show(or circus) and hopefully find out who among our players are going to be here the following season as serious contenders.

And for the pride! Not for the pride of making the playoffs. But for the pride of us beating our opponents on Sunday, beginning with the RAMS. Let's just kick some ass this season on Sunday and let the cards fall where they may.

[panthers55]

The next 4 or 5 games will tell the tale. We will know if we really are improving or if this was just a win at home against a west coast team at 1PM. We will also get to see where everyone else is at that point. If things hold true to form this year and other teams have 4 losses, then there is a chance. But if several teams break out and are sitting for example at 8-2 or 8-3 for example, then our chances go down significantly. After seeing us play the first 5 weeks, it is still hard for me to get too excited at this point. Lets see the offense put up 30 points this week and the defense shut down St Louis at their house.

[Doyle]

[Joan Jett]

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