Playoffs!? You wanna talk about playoffs!?

[CmC2k]

The Bucs have 4 games out of their last 5 being division rivals and the 5th being against a Miami team that's a in state rival who's been on a hot streak lately winning 4 out of their last 5 games. 

As we all know you can throw the record of each team out the window when it comes to division games. I wouldn't be shocked to see Tampa lose to at least one or if not both the Saints and the Falcons. 

[CmC2k]

After seeing us play this year I believe we can beat anybody, but I also feel that we can lose to anybody. I wouldn't be shocked if we lost to Saints then go on to win out and win a home playoff game. Getting swept by the 2 win saints and winning the division would be so on par for how this season has felt. 

[PghPanther]

Panthers go 2-2 in the last 4 games wining once against the Bucs and beating the Saints........

Bucs other than one lost to Carolina will win their other 3 games..................at the end of the regular season Panthers will be on the outside looking in at the playoffs.

That's just wonderful.......just good enough to keep the current situation for another 10 years of "wait until next year" banter.........

[hepcat]

Losing to the Saints at home really f*cked up the playoff chances. That’s what happens when an entire team goes off and huffs their own jenkem before a game

[kungfoodude]

Keep in mind that Baker does have a fuged up AC joint.

Also keep in mind Evans is about to return.

[Khyber53]

It's been many a year since we were in December talking about how games mattered for something other than draft order.

This crazy, mixed up, unpredictable, maddening, uplifting and teeth gnashing season has certainly not been boring.

[Candler Cat]

7 hours ago, dep said:

Outside of the Hawks and SF the bucs havent beat anybody worth talking about so who knows.

And Bake will do Bake things

[PanthersNCSU]

I still don't think there's any chance we make it deep down, but pre-season all I wanted was to be in the "in the hunt" graphic this time of year. 

Successful year, and what many here (myself included) thought was still a very flawed roster, has a chance to have a winning season. It's still a flawed roster, and we dropped games we should've won, won games we should've lost, but for the first time in a long time I'm happy watching Panthers football in December. Whatta world. 

[Khaki Lackey]

1 hour ago, kungfoodude said:

Keep in mind that Baker does have a fuged up AC joint.

Also keep in mind Evans is about to return.

It's a shame we don't have much pass rush to speak of. I miss the days of having a Charles Johnson that dinged up QBs had to think about.

[AggieLean]

We’re not sweeping the Bucs. 

[strato]

2 hours ago, Proudiddy said:

Damn.  This feels a lot like the Wilks year all of a sudden.  I know we didn’t have to sweep them, but everything hinging on what we do against Tampa.  Sigh…

Saints loss is what bit us. Deservedly so. 

[PleaseCutStewart]

Beat the Saints, beat Tampa at home, rest the starters against Seattle and try to be as healthy as possible for week 18 (only if we have the same record as Tampa), beat Tampa again week 18.

[strato]

2 hours ago, Proudiddy said:

Damn.  This feels a lot like the Wilks year all of a sudden.  I know we didn’t have to sweep them, but everything hinging on what we do against Tampa.  Sigh…

We weren’t supposed to be winning the division and were picked last and third by just about everyone. Including the rational people here. We still have a chance at the division in December and will almost certainly finish second at worst. I am not unhappy about it. 
I will be unhappy with a 2nd place schedule next year. 

[PleaseCutStewart]

2 hours ago, CmC2k said:

The Bucs have 4 games out of their last 5 being division rivals and the 5th being against a Miami team that's a in state rival who's been on a hot streak lately winning 4 out of their last 5 games. 

As we all know you can throw the record of each team out the window when it comes to division games. I wouldn't be shocked to see Tampa lose to at least one or if not both the Saints and the Falcons. 

Doubtful. Falcons without Penix and London are very bad, and the Saints are very bad. Since the Cardinals didn't pull off the upset, the Dolphins are the only team with a chance of upsetting them.

At the end of the day, we will have to sweep Tampa twice because they will have the better division record otherwise because of our shitting the bed against the Saints