If it wasn’t already, the Carolina Panthers season is surely over now. They’re 5-9 and five teams sit between them and the final playoff spot. The Panthers also have lost the tiebreaking head-to-head match-up with the Wasington Football team, Vikings, and Eagles, further steepening their potential climb up the standings. 538’s playoff predictor has the Panthers with a 3% chance of making the playoffs if they win all of their games for the remainder of the season. Recent history makes it hard to believe they’ll take any one of them.
The Panthers are 2-9 since the 3-0 start had them as a popular pick to be a dark horse contender.