How do we clinch a playoff birth this weekend?

[panthers0410]

Could someone find the playoff clinching scenarios?

[nosuchthingasapanther]

the division is so close that no one can clinch until week 17.

[chbright]

i "think" its win + either an atl or cowgirls loss. need all but 1 8-5 nfc wildcard team to loose really and win ourselves (i know that much). we cant clinch the di unless we win, get a bucs loss, and likely need to win huge for points reasons. even then i think both the bucs and atl could still win the division.

win 2 and the bucs loose 1 and we get the division as well (if bucs win out we loose 1, idk the tiebreakers). win 3 and we get homefield.

[solorca]

I don't have the official list, but looking at the standings...

We're in with a win and a loss by two out of three following teams: Dallas, Philly, and Atlanta.

Because we are undefeated against the AFC, we don't hold any tiebreakers (our conference record would be worse, since they would have more NFC wins).

[panthers0410]

the division is so close that no one can clinch until week 17.

I think we could clinch a wild card.

[Jangler]

I believe if we beat the Broncos we get the division. Because TB and Atl have lost to them.

[PanthersATL]

it's posted over here...

If the season ended today...

[chbright]

I don't have the official list, but looking at the standings...

We're in with a win and a loss by two out of three following teams: Dallas, Philly, and Atlanta.

Because we are undefeated against the AFC, we don't hold any tiebreakers (our conference record would be worse, since they would have more NFC wins).

philly can win out and tie in the win department, we get 1 win, they cant pass us. only teams that can tie if we win 1 are dallas, and atl. so i still am going with them atm. after that idk tirbreakers on seeding. pure W-L record though that i think does it.

makes an intresting choice, go bucs or atl this weekend????

[solorca]

I believe if we beat the Broncos we get the division. Because TB and Atl have lost to them.

That isn't even close to being correct. An AFC win means very little to us, and if anything, the fact that we would be 4-0 against the AFC would hurt our chances in tiebreaker situations.

Even if Atlanta beats Tampa Bay and we win, we could all finish 11-5. Since we would all have three losses in the NFC South in that scenario, the next tiebreaker is conference record. Since our conference record would be the worst it could possibly be with an 11-5 record (7-5), we would lose the tiebreakers.

We can clinch the division in two weeks, but not this week.

[solorca]

philly can win out and tie in the win department, we get 1 win, they cant pass us.

Good point. We just need to win to pass them.

[tjamtjam]

Actually the second tie breaker (or third, when counting win-loss record) is record in common games. So the next game against Denver might actually be more important than the game agains Giants because every one in NFCS has played Denver.

Source: http://www.nfl.com/standings/tiebreakingprocedures

[chbright]

i think in theory we can clinch homefield in 2 weeks as well (not counting on that one). if NY looses the next 2 we get #1 in the NFC. now i doubt that happens, but......

win next week is paramount

dallas has the giants, bucs and falcons go head to head. if we win, no matter what these games are good outcomes. the key matchups for not just us but the who playoff structure is these 3 weeks (14-16). most teams have a gimme in 17, atleast atl and the bucs. nyg have a testy one with the vikes, dallas with philly (but might not matter at this point).

[tarheelpride]

but no matter what, I am not rooting for the Cowgirls. i just can't do it

we win vs the broncos and Giants to clinch division and a bye...homefield follows afterwards

[RockECU]

We can clinch the division in two weeks, but not this week.

Correct. As well, we will need 2 TB losses to do that..