The Atlanta Falcons provided the only actual modification. They shed to the Baltimore Ravens to eliminate themselves from any kind of mathematical contention for the NFC South title. That's one contender down and two even more to precede this department, and it's guaranteed playoff place, gets are your present NFC South standings: Tampa Bay Buccaneers 7-8 3-1)Carolina Panthers 6-9 3-1)New Orleans Saints 6-9 2-3)Atlanta Falcons 5-10 1-4)The numbers above are the group's documents complied with by their local documents). While the division is technically still the Bucs to lose, the likeliest fact is that the NFC South title will go to the champion of this week's Panthers at Bucs video game on New Year's Day. Both groups have a continuing to be divisional game in Week 18 that can plant disorder, however today 17 compare is the greatest domino delegated Tampa fl Bay BuccaneersWeek 17: vs Carolina PanthersWeek 18: at Atlanta FalconsThe easiest situation is a Bucs win this Sunday against the Panthers. That clinches the department for them. They would have a remarkable department document than the Saints can perhaps have and much more overall wins than the Panthers might possibly have. That's the entire story.A Bucs loss does not shut the door on their playoff hopes, nevertheless. If the Panthers lose to the Saints in Week 18 and the Bucs beat the Falcons then they still have a shot relying on just how New Orleans and Carolina pair up in different tie breaker Carolina PanthersWeek 17: at Tampa Bay BuccaneersWeek 18: at New Orleans SaintsThe Panthers have to defeat the Bucs today to survive. They need to triumph to guarantee a playoff spot. That's what regulating their very own destiny means: win weekly) and they are in. And they need to go when driving in back-to-back weeks to do it.A Panthers loss to the Bucs eliminates them. A Panthers win versus Tampa Bay and loss in New Orleans gets challenging. A 1-1 Panthers group over the next two weeks can make the playoffs if the Bucs go 0-2 and the Saints go 1-1 defeating the Panthers, in this circumstance). The 3 competing teams in the NFC South would then be incorporated overall record at 7-10 to finish the initial connection breaker in the NFL guideline publication for a three-way tie is record in head-to-head games among the clubs. The Panthers, in this scenario, would be 3-1 2-0 vs Bucs, 1-1 vs Saints), the Bucs would certainly be 2-2 2-0 vs the Saints, 0-2 vs the Panthers) Giants Jerseys, and the Saints would certainly be 1-3 1-1 vs the Panthers, 0-2 vs the Bucs). The Carolina Panthers would certainly most likely to the playoffs in this situation. This situation is that the NFC South finishes with a 7-10 connection AND the Panthers defeated the Bucs this New Orleans SaintsWeek 17: at Philadelphia EaglesWeek 18: vs Carolina PanthersThe New Orleans Saints are favoring the Carolina Panthers this weekend, since a Bucs win secures the division for Tampa bay Bay. The Saints need to triumph and have the Bucs shed out. That would leave the Panthers in second area in the department, tied generally with the Bucs with a 7-10 record while the Saints win the division with an 8-9 win by the Bucs eliminates the Saints just as any kind of loss by the Saints encounter the 13-2 Philadelphia Eagles today. So, best of luck with that said, New Orleans.