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Power Rankings: Week 15

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CBS: 8 (∇3)

 

Winning in New Orleans is tough to do, but they have a chance to get even next week at home. The defense didn't show up against the Saints.

 

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/powerrankings

 

Yahoo: 4

 

They can't win at the Superdome. Join the club.

 

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/shutdown-corner-nfl-power-rankings-much-does-losing-054423258--nfl.html

 

SBNation: 6 (∇3)

 

Current Playoff Projection: NFC #5 seed (Wild Card)
 
Cam Newton is famous for his Clark Kent touchdown bit, but he was no match for the Superdome Supermen as the Saints continued to look unbeatable at home. Newton was constantly under siege with nowhere to go with the ball, and the Panthers' defense looked like it was Day One of the training camp zone install as Marques Colston found open spaces with ridiculous ease. Carolina can shake it off after a tremendous eight-game stretch, but even a victory in the rematch may not be enough to keep the Panthers off the road in the playoffs given the Saints' conference tiebreaker edge.
 
 
USA Today: 7 (∇3)
 
The undermanned secondary finally got exposed. Will it be more of the same Dec. 22 in Charlotte?
 
 
Fox: 5 (∇3)
 
Carolina can get revenge on the Saints in two weeks, but even if the Panthers win, they would still lose the tiebreaker -- assuming the Saints win their other two games.
 
 
NBC/PFT: 6 (∇4)
 
The Panthers need to shake off their loss to the Saints as fast as the Saints shook off their loss to the Seahawks.
 
 
ESPN: 6 (∇3)
 
Carolina won't wait long for a shot at redemption. After hosting the Jets this week, the Panthers get the Saints in Carolina before finishing at Atlanta, making 11-5 very realistic.
 
 
NFL.com: 6 (∇3)
 
We saw what we needed to see in Sunday night's loss to the Saints on two fronts: 1) How the Panthers fared on the road in an important, nationally televised game; and 2) how their offense responded when forced to play from (well) behind. Is it panic time? No. But this team likely will be on the road in the playoffs. Carolina can probably beat Dallas, Philadelphia or Detroit, but what about Seattle or New Orleans? That's the question with this group.
 
 
Reddit: 5 (∇2)
 
The win streak ends at eight, but the upside is the Panthers will likely be forced to go without a playoff bye, which is fine because they tend to do poorly off of them anyways. Regrouping and starting a new win streak is now imperative.
 
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We still got a shot at the second seed.  The Aints have to play the Rams at their place, and I believe that defense will beat Brees down like in the past.  We should beat them at our house, and we should win out.  That would give us the number 2 seed in the playoffs.

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ridiculous still that many have NE and SF ahead of us....we went into SF and beat them (something that the Hawks could not do)....and beat NE on the biggest stage.  Not to mention that NE is barely beating bottom dweller teams....and needed a phantom PI call at the end of the Browns game to win that one.

 

We sent into NO (a place where they are basically undefeated under Payton for 3 years) and lost.....yet we are below NE and SF. 

 

We are still better than both of those team.

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Philly in Philly scares me. I want Detroit or Dallas in the 1st round.

the only two teams I'm worried about playing in their house is the Seahawks and New Orleans, NO being the most worrisome because with our DB's I think playing on turf hurts us but in the elements plays to our advantage, by hiding our weaknesses more.
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Romo/receivers at home scare me more than Foles/McCoy and I definitely don't want to face Megatron

Playing in 1 degree weather in a harsh enviroment like Philly isnt ideal. I would rather take my chances with a sloppy Lions team. The Eagles went right through our D in pre season., We almost beat Detroit in 2011 when we had the worst D in the league. Cold weather stifles defenses and we havent played a game in below freezing weather yet and I would rather not test it during the playoffs.

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