Carolina Panthers Playoff Chances 2014

Beat Atlanta 34-3, playoff odds up 66.3 to 100%
7-8-1   .469

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Week of 12/11100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Chicago 15 New Orleans 31 -9.2
-0.5
Carolina 19 Tampa Bay 17 +5.1
+0.8
Atlanta 20 Pittsburgh 27 +3.1
+0.3
NY Giants 24 Washington 13 -0.1
Detroit 16 Minnesota 14 +0.0
Week of 12/18100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
New Orleans 14 Atlanta 30 +10.2
+0.4
Carolina 17 Cleveland 13 +8.6
+1.4
St. Louis 27 NY Giants 37 +0.1
Chicago 14 Detroit 20 +0.1
Miami 37 Minnesota 35 +0.1
Week of 12/28100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Atlanta 3 Carolina 34 In
+4.8
NY Giants 26 Philadelphia 34 +0.3
Tampa Bay 20 New Orleans 23 -0.2
Minnesota 13 Chicago 9 -0.2
Seattle 20 St. Louis 6 +0.1
Games Above .500
Chance Will Make Playoffs