The Carolina Panthers are teetering on the edge of falling out of post season contention. A warm pile of missed opportunities doesn’t really smell like moral victories unless there is enough season left to apply their lessons. At 5-4 and with the Seattle Seahawks, Indianapolis Colts, and New Orleans Saints (twice!) still on their schedule, the Panthers have little margin for error and, frankly, little margin for success in a tight NFC wildcard race. Even a 12-4 Panthers team isn’t guaranteed a wild card spot.
Hilariously, the New Orleans Saints loss at home to the Atlanta Falcons yesterday has given the Panthers control over their own destiny in the division.