Playoffs?!

[Burnout189]

12 hours ago, ProcessBlue2 said:

Because those games need to be played. Talking playoffs before Thanksgiving is pointless because cream rises and poo sinks in November.

[TheBigKat]

I’m just happy we’re not talking about the draft this time of the year as we have for the past 7 seasons

[RumHam]

13 hours ago, Brooklyn 3.0 said:

We will finish 9-7 and miss the Playoffs.

Panthers Twitter will then say the league held us back and made sure we couldn't get in. 

[Panthers Fan 69]

Maybe. They sit a half game out of a playoff spot now and 1.5 games back from the division behind the Bucs. As much as I can’t stand dumb ass, Dave Canalas and Bryce Young I’m thankful to be playing meaningful games in November.

 

as Ricky Bobby, once said, I don’t know what to do with my hands…

[45catfan]

14 hours ago, Brooklyn 3.0 said:

We will finish 9-7 and miss the Playoffs.

I predicted 7 wins likely, 9 tops, at the start of the season.  Man it was looking rough for a minute, like not even sniffing 7 wins.

Edited yesterday at 03:47 PM by 45catfan

[PantherFanInPhilly]

14 hours ago, HPPantherzfan said:

Oh sorry for being optimistic about this team for the first time in 4 years, I’ll go back to drinking now

#KeepPouring

[NcPsa10]

[kungfoodude]

12 hours ago, CRA said:

The formula for us to to win games is just so microscopic.  We have overachieved.   We are basically the Steve Wilks Panthers.  The fact we don’t have a QB is going even out down the stretch.  It’s hard to watch us and say it’s a good football team 

Us finding ways to win bodes well for us in the future. At least we are building a core of players that know HOW to win at the NFL level.

 

[Proudiddy]

Ngl, as good as I felt about us after winning yesterday, when they showed the top NFC teams on SNF, I realized what a crazy year this is.  The NFC seems uncommonly top heavy.  As of today, we aren’t anywhere near playoff positioning, which at 5-4 seems very, very weird compared to most years.  I know things will shake out further as the season goes on and it likely won’t look the same, but I have the feeling it’s one of those years that you’ll need like 11 wins to get in as a wildcard.

seems very like a very pantherish thing to rebound this year and that’s what it would take.

[toldozer]

7 minutes ago, Proudiddy said:

Ngl, as good as I felt about us after winning yesterday, when they showed the top NFC teams on SNF, I realized what a crazy year this is.  The NFC seems uncommonly top heavy.  As of today, we aren’t anywhere near playoff positioning, which at 5-4 seems very, very weird compared to most years.  I know things will shake out further as the season goes on and it likely won’t look the same, but I have the feeling it’s one of those years that you’ll need like 11 wins to get in as a wildcard.

seems very like a very pantherish thing to rebound this year and that’s what it would take.

I wouldn't call a half game back "anywhere near playoff positioning" but do agree that the 3 wild card teams are going to have very good records. The bears and niners will probably be in that range for the 7th spot. I think eagles, Packers, Rams, Lions are locks and Seahawks probably as well that means we realistically have to win the South to get in because I don't see a way the bears or niners don't win 10 games

[Diehardpanth02]

On 11/2/2025 at 8:06 PM, NAS said:

Not expecting it because the NFC North is loaded. Only way we make the playoffs is if we win the division 

We don’t have to worry about the North right now. We just need to beat the NFC least and we have the head to head against Dallas. So long as NY and Washington stay dwelling we will be the third divisional wildcard at a minimum. If not NFC south champs if we split with Tampon Bay and win a few more we “weren’t supposed to”

Edited 11 hours ago by Diehardpanth02
Tampon Bay FUG YOU BAKER

[toldozer]

8 minutes ago, Diehardpanth02 said:

We don’t have to worry about the North right now. We just need to beat the NFC least and we have the head to head against Dallas. So long as NY and Washington stay dwelling we will be the third divisional wildcard at a minimum. If not NFC south champs if we split with Tampon Bay and win a few more we “weren’t supposed to”

What do you mean the 3rd divisional wildcard? I just simmed the season and 7th place could very well finish 12-5 that's not going to be anyone from the East or South. San fran la Seattle green bay and Detroit are all going to have very good records that leaves division winners from the East and South. We need to win 10 games to have a shot at the division 

[Diehardpanth02]

3 minutes ago, toldozer said:

What do you mean the 3rd divisional wildcard? I just simmed the season and 7th place could very well finish 12-5 that's not going to be anyone from the East or South. San fran la Seattle green bay and Detroit are all going to have very good records that leaves division winners from the East and South. We need to win 10 games to have a shot at the division 

Ah poo; you’re right. I did forget that it could be as many as 3 from one division for the 7 seed.

so what the NW takes 5? And we may have a shot against tampa

[CmC2k]

Tampa's next 4 games are against the Pats, Bills, Rams and Cardinals. It's very likely that they could lose 2 or 3 games through that stretch. 

If we can win the next 2 games versus the Saints and Falcons and split between the 49ers and Rams, we will have a real shot at winning this division.