On Sunday, December 31, Carolina Panthers fans were assured of one thing: the team was in the playoffs. Location TBD. While fans watched the Panthers game in Atlanta unfold in the second half, they also had to monitor New Orleans’ matchup at Tampa Bay and the Rams game in San Francisco.
In a span of an hour as games unfolded across the country, Carolina was going to Los Angeles, then potentially could be staying home as division champs, then ultimately going back to New Orleans to become the first team in NFC South history to face its division rival in the playoffs.