Greg Bailey NewsChannel 36 Sports Director

Is this even possible? As well as the Panthers have played in three straight wins to push their record to 11--3 with home field advantage in the playoffs now just one win away, could they miss the playoffs? Yes.

It sounds ridiculous, but Carolina could miss the post season under the following scenario:

Carolina loses to the Giants and Saints to close the season AND Atlanta, Dallas and Tampa all close the season with two wins.

The Panthers, Bucs, Falcons and Dallas would all finish with 11--5 records and Carolina would lose out based on division records and records within the conference.

Just for grim fun, I've included the remaining schedules for all those teams:

Carolina: @GIANTS, @ SAINTS
Dallas: vs. RAVENS, @ EAGLES
Atlanta: @ VIKINGS, vs. RAMS
Tampa: vs. CHARGERS, vs. RAIDERS

This is one more reminder that the Panthers have had it right all year long. ONE GAME AT A TIME is cliché and it's boring, but it also works for teams like Carolina.

1 Comments

Kathy said:

Bite Your Tongue :)

Go PANTHERS !!

December 16, 2008 10:39 AM

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