Carolina Panthers Playoff ChancesBeat New Orleans 27-22, playoff odds up 7.9 to 78.9% 3-0-0 1.000 How are these numbers calculated? Big GamesHow we did last week and who we should root for this week. Explain Week of 9/24 | 100.0* | Chance in playoffs | 100.0* | Win Super Bowl | 100.0* | Average seed | Carolina 27 New Orleans 22 | +6.5 | | +1.1 | | +0.6 | | Dallas 28 Atlanta 39 | -0.9 | | -0.2 | | -0.1 | | Houston 19 Tampa Bay 9 | +0.8 | | +0.1 | | +0.1 | | St. Louis 6 Pittsburgh 12 | +0.5 | | | | | | Minnesota 31 San Diego 14 | -0.4 | | -0.1 | | -0.0 | | Detroit 12 Denver 24 | +0.4 | | | | +0.0 | | NY Jets 17 Philadelphia 24 | -0.3 | | | | -0.0 | | Arizona 47 San Francisco 7 | +0.2 | | -0.1 | | | | NY Giants 32 Washington 21 | +0.2 | | +0.1 | | | | If winner is:HomeTieAway | Green Bay vs Kansas City | -0.3*+1.5+0.5 | | -0.1*+0.8+0.2 | | | | | If winner is:HomeTieAway | Week of 10/1 | 100.0* | Chance in playoffs | 100.0* | Win Super Bowl | 100.0* | Average seed | Tampa Bay vs Carolina | -9.7+2.8+6.9 | | -1.7*-0.1+1.2 | | -0.9+0.1+0.6 | | Atlanta vs Houston | -0.6*-0.4+1.0 | | -0.3*-0.3+0.5 | | -0.1*-0.0+0.2 | | Denver vs Minnesota | +0.4*+1.8-0.6 | | +0.1*+0.1-0.1 | | +0.0*+0.1-0.0 | | Seattle vs Detroit | -0.3*-0.7+0.6 | | | | -0.0-0.1+0.0 | | Buffalo vs NY Giants | +0.3*+0.0-0.5 | | +0.0*-0.5-0.1 | | | | Arizona vs St. Louis | +0.2*+1.2-0.5 | | -0.1*+0.4+0.4 | | -0.0+0.2+0.0 | | New Orleans vs Dallas | +0.2*+1.1-0.2 | | +0.1*+0.2-0.1 | | +0.0*+0.1-0.0 | | Chicago vs Oakland | -0.1*+1.2+0.1 | | | | -0.0*+0.1+0.0 | | San Francisco vs Green Bay | +0.1*+1.1-0.1 | | +0.2*+0.1-0.1 | | | |
* A starred number could be exactly 0 or just really small. The simulation did not run long enough to know. What IfChances based on how well Carolina finishes out the regular season. Explain | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | | If finish: | Chance in | Chance will finish regular season at seed | | TW | W | - | L | - | T | playoffs | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Count | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15.5 | -16 | | In | 100 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3,752 | * | 15 | | 12 | - | 1 | - | 0 | In | 99 | 1 | | | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | 34,323 | | 14 | .5 | 11 | - | 1 | - | 1 | In | 98 | 2 | | | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | 284 | | 14 | | 11 | - | 2 | - | 0 | In | 94 | 6 | 0 | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 166,013 | | | 10 | - | 1 | - | 2 | In | 100 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | 13 | .5 | 10 | - | 2 | - | 1 | In | 90 | 8 | 0 | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,349 | | 13 | | 10 | - | 3 | - | 0 | In | 77 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 483,447 | | | 9 | - | 2 | - | 2 | In | 50 | 50 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | 12 | .5 | 9 | - | 3 | - | 1 | In | 67 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3,473 | | 12 | | 9 | - | 4 | - | 0 | In | 45 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 954,116 | | | 8 | - | 3 | - | 2 | In | 69 | 25 | | | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | | 11 | .5 | 8 | - | 4 | - | 1 | In | 31 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 6,195 | | 11 | | 8 | - | 5 | - | 0 | 100.0 | % | 13 | 32 | 17 | 2 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | 1,339,395 | | | 7 | - | 4 | - | 2 | In | 9 | 36 | | | 55 | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | | 10 | .5 | 7 | - | 5 | - | 1 | 99.8 | | 5 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 45 | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 7,684 | | 10 | | 7 | - | 6 | - | 0 | 97.0 | | 1 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 41 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | 1,379,898 | | | 6 | - | 5 | - | 2 | In | | 38 | 25 | | 25 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | | 9 | .5 | 6 | - | 6 | - | 1 | 92.6 | | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 40 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | 6,624 | | 9 | | 6 | - | 7 | - | 0 | 61.8 | | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 32 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | 1,058,982 | | | 5 | - | 6 | - | 2 | 61.5 | | | | | 8 | 23 | 31 | 23 | 15 | | | | | | | | | 13 | | 8 | .5 | 5 | - | 7 | - | 1 | 39.7 | | | | 1 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | 4,450 | | 8 | | 5 | - | 8 | - | 0 | 8.7 | | | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 26 | 28 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | 603,923 | | | 4 | - | 7 | - | 2 | Out | | | | | | | 14 | 14 | 29 | 29 | 14 | | | | | | 7 | | 7 | .5 | 4 | - | 8 | - | 1 | 1.8 | | | | | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 31 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 0 | | | | 2,104 | | 7 | | 4 | - | 9 | - | 0 | 0.2 | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 252,056 | | | 3 | - | 8 | - | 2 | Out | | | | | | | | | | | 33 | 67 | | | | | 3 | | 6 | .5 | 3 | - | 9 | - | 1 | Out | | | | | | | | 0 | 3 | 16 | 26 | 31 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 649 | | 6 | | 3 | - | 10 | - | 0 | 0.0 | | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 33 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 75,240 | | 5 | .5 | 2 | - | 10 | - | 1 | Out | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 15 | 27 | 37 | 17 | 2 | 161 | | 5 | | 2 | - | 11 | - | 0 | Out | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 1 | 8 | 28 | 43 | 21 | 15,030 | | 4 | .5 | 1 | - | 11 | - | 1 | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 48 | 39 | 23 | | 4 | | 1 | - | 12 | - | 0 | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 5 | 33 | 62 | 1,896 | | 3 | | 0 | - | 13 | - | 0 | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 92 | 616 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total: | 78.9 | % | 19 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6,401,744 | |
* Row combines multiple less frequent records. First Round Opponent What IfFirst round opponent based on how well Carolina finishes out the regular season. Explain | | If finish: | | Chance will play in first round | TW | W | - | L | - | T | Win SB | Bye | Arizona | Atlanta | Green Bay | Minnesota | Dallas | NY Giants | Seattle | Washington | Philadelphia | St. Louis | Tampa Bay | San Francisco | Detroit | New Orleans | Chicago | | | | 15.5 | -16 | | 16.7 | % | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | | 12 | - | 1 | - | 0 | 17.3 | | 100 | | | | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | .5 | 11 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 20.8 | | 100 | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 14 | | 11 | - | 2 | - | 0 | 17.1 | | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | 10 | - | 1 | - | 2 | No | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | .5 | 10 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 16.5 | | 98 | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | 13 | | 10 | - | 3 | - | 0 | 16.4 | | 95 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 9 | - | 2 | - | 2 | No | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | .5 | 9 | - | 3 | - | 1 | 15.4 | | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 12 | | 9 | - | 4 | - | 0 | 14.1 | | 80 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 8 | - | 3 | - | 2 | 18.8 | | 94 | | | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | .5 | 8 | - | 4 | - | 1 | 12.3 | | 68 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | | 8 | - | 5 | - | 0 | 10.1 | | 45 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 7 | - | 4 | - | 2 | No | 45 | | | 18 | | 18 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | 10 | .5 | 7 | - | 5 | - | 1 | 8.3 | | 27 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | | 7 | - | 6 | - | 0 | 6.3 | | 10 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 6 | - | 5 | - | 2 | No | 38 | 13 | | | | 25 | | 13 | | 13 | | | | | | | 9 | .5 | 6 | - | 6 | - | 1 | 5.3 | | 3 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | | 6 | - | 7 | - | 0 | 3.3 | | 0 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 5 | - | 6 | - | 2 | No | | 8 | 15 | | | 8 | 8 | | 8 | 8 | 8 | | | | | | 8 | .5 | 5 | - | 7 | - | 1 | 2.0 | | | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | | 5 | - | 8 | - | 0 | 0.4 | | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 4 | - | 7 | - | 2 | No | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | .5 | 4 | - | 8 | - | 1 | 0.0 | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | | | 7 | | 4 | - | 9 | - | 0 | 0.0 | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | 3 | - | 8 | - | 2 | No | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | .5 | 3 | - | 9 | - | 1 | No | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | | 3 | - | 10 | - | 0 | No | | | | 0 | | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | -5.5 | | No | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total: | 8.0 | % | 34.1 | 3.7 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 6.7 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
LotteryYe of little faith, already thinking about next year. Here are the big games and what ifs for draft seeds. Big GamesWeek of 9/24 | 100.0* | Lottery seed | Carolina 27 New Orleans 22 | -1.2 | | Dallas 28 Atlanta 39 | +0.2 | | Houston 19 Tampa Bay 9 | -0.1 | | NY Jets 17 Philadelphia 24 | -0.0 | | New England 51 Jacksonville 17 | +0.0 | | Minnesota 31 San Diego 14 | +0.0 | | | If winner is:HomeTieAway | Week of 10/1 | 100.0* | Lottery seed | Tampa Bay vs Carolina | +1.8-0.0-1.3 | | Atlanta vs Houston | +0.2+0.1-0.4 | | Denver vs Minnesota | -0.0-0.2+0.0 | | Chicago vs Oakland | -0.0-0.3+0.0 | | New Orleans vs Dallas | -0.0*-0.1+0.0 | | Arizona vs St. Louis | +0.0*-0.3-0.1 | | Seattle vs Detroit | +0.0*+0.2-0.0 | | San Francisco vs Green Bay | -0.0*-0.1+0.0 | | Miami vs NY Jets | -0.0*-0.1+0.0 | |
* A starred number could be exactly 0 or just really small. The simulation did not run long enough to know. What If | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | If finish: | Chance will finish season at seed | TW | W | - | L | - | T | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | | 13 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 100 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | .5 | 12 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 100 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | | 12 | - | 1 | - | 0 | 98 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | .5 | 11 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 95 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | | 11 | - | 2 | - | 0 | 87 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 100 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | .5 | 10 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 78 | 12 | 8 | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | | 10 | - | 3 | - | 0 | 57 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 1 | | 0 | | 4 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | - | 2 | - | 2 | 50 | | 50 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | .5 | 9 | - | 3 | - | 1 | 41 | 26 | 22 | 1 | 1 | | 0 | | 8 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | | 9 | - | 4 | - | 0 | 19 | 26 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | - | 3 | - | 2 | 13 | 56 | 25 | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | .5 | 8 | - | 4 | - | 1 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | | 22 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | | 8 | - | 5 | - | 0 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | - | 4 | - | 2 | | 9 | 9 | 27 | | | | | 45 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | .5 | 7 | - | 5 | - | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | | 7 | - | 6 | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | - | 5 | - | 2 | | | 13 | 25 | 25 | | | | | 25 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | .5 | 6 | - | 6 | - | 1 | | 0 | | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | | 6 | - | 7 | - | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | - | 6 | - | 2 | | | | | | | | 8 | | 23 | 23 | 8 | | 15 | 15 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | .5 | 5 | - | 7 | - | 1 | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | | 5 | - | 8 | - | 0 | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | 4 | - | 7 | - | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 14 | 29 | 14 | 29 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | .5 | 4 | - | 8 | - | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | | 0 | | 1 | | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | 7 | | 4 | - | 9 | - | 0 | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | 3 | - | 8 | - | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 67 | | 33 | | | | | | | | | 6 | .5 | 3 | - | 9 | - | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | | | | 6 | | 3 | - | 10 | - | 0 | | | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .5 | 2 | - | 10 | - | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 30 | 17 | 7 | 1 | | 5 | | 2 | - | 11 | - | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 26 | 14 | 4 | 4 | .5 | 1 | - | 11 | - | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 4 | 48 | 30 | 13 | 4 | | 1 | - | 12 | - | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 39 | 31 | 3 | | 0 | - | 13 | - | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 3 | 20 | 76 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total: | 10 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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