Seahawks or Rams

[TheSpecialJuan]

2 hours ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

Doesn't matter we'd lose to either opponent 

I just hope we don't get embarrassed 

[t96]

I think the Rams are a much better team than Seattle and Stafford is way better than Darnold. Would love another shot at Seattle as we really beat ourselves that game. But we did beat the Rams… so, idk. Most likely reality is we continue our streak of winning and losing every other week. Beat the Bucs then get cooked by whoever in the playoffs.

[hepcat]

Rams 100%. Stafford looks old and/or hurt right now. Seahawks have always had the Panthers number. Panthers kinda historically own the Rams. 

[pantherclaw]

Not a single productive veteran in the receiving core. 

It has haunted us all season.  

With Seattle's #1 defense in points allow, it showed.   

I know many thought we had a chance with Seattle, but I knew the only way we would,  is if we won the turnover battle,  and we certainly did not.  

This will haunt us in the playoffs too. 

Not that it'll last long for our Panthers

[App Panther]

Call me crazy but Seahawks. I thought we played horrible on offense yet still had a chance. 

[nogoodbum]

I could be mistaken but I believe the Rams are locked into the 6 seed. With a SF win, Seattle still has a game lead on the Rams. Seattle win, SF & Rams are tied in total record & division record [if Rams beat Cardinals], but SF has the better conference record.

[Pantherxtreme]

5 hours ago, App Panther said:

Call me crazy but Seahawks. I thought we played horrible on offense yet still had a chance. 

This is my thinking as well.

Seattle played as good as they could on defense and Panthers still had a chance until those back to back turnovers. 

I don't think the Rams played particularly well in their game against us, alot things went our way in order to win. 

Someone pointed out the Rams were bad on the east coast road games and Seattle has been the better road team but they just fought a hard contested game against the Panthers, and now they travel to San Fran this week for their biggest game of the season to determine the division and if they are the overall #1 seed in the NFC or will be traveling for the Wildcard weekend. 

If they lose they then travel back cross the country to play a team they've just beaten two weeks ago, not saying they won't be favored against the Panthers but the energy of hosting our first playoff game in 10 years along with the get back effect of having just lost to this team could be huge. 

[Pantherxtreme]

1 hour ago, nogoodbum said:

I could be mistaken but I believe the Rams are locked into the 6 seed. With a SF win, Seattle still has a game lead on the Rams. Seattle win, SF & Rams are tied in total record & division record [if Rams beat Cardinals], but SF has the better conference record.

I was playing around with the ESPN playoff predictor and it shows if 49ers and Rams finish with same record, the Rams hold the tiebreaker. 

 

 

[raleigh-panther]

net, the Panthers will play, at home whichever team is seeded 5, same for the Bucs if the Panthers lose Sunday 

 

 

Edited 3 hours ago by raleigh-panther

[Mills]

Darnold

[AggieLean]

16 hours ago, ProcessBlue2 said:

Give me the Seahawks. Rams will be dialed in and focused on us. 
 

Seahawks will be on their 3rd consecutive road trip including their 2nd to Charlotte in 3 weeks. I also think they will more likely to play down because they just beat us. Plus, I’d like to see Darnold have the playoff yips. Stafford don’t get those often.

This is my answer.

I don’t think we stand a chance against either, but I’d rather Seattle. 

[PantherChris]

14 hours ago, hepcat said:

Rams 100%. Stafford looks old and/or hurt right now. Seahawks have always had the Panthers number. Panthers kinda historically own the Rams. 

The Rams suppoably have a good defense but their pass rush isnt very effective vs us (Verse and Young are power rushers)  

I don't get people wanting the Seahawks their defense is the worst possible matchup vs us.

[RevJ]

Likely irrelevant.  Bryce may be due for a decent game but even if he pulls that off we still have to overcome poor in game adjustments, erratic bench decisions for timeouts/challenges, etc.  

My guess would be that we play the Bucs close and feel like we could/should have won but some of the same things that have plagued us all year will keep us from breaking .500.  Then, the Saints will complete their string on mainly only winning games that cause us grief.  

Bryce will likely have a decent enough game that we go with him again next year and then have a 2026 repeat of close to .500 record but unable to move forward to playoffs because we shoot ourselves in the foot.

If I had to "second guess" it would be that Tampa, like other teams have, will push us all over the field and it will never be close.  That may allow us to take a more careful look at the future but won't help us this year. 

[CRA]

Seattle O and Rams O both had bad days against us.   It’s likely the next time we would see either we would face a version having better days than last time.  If either team has an actual good day (not great), they blow us out