Saints will take division lead over next 3 weeks
 

The good news is that it's between us and Carolina. We're 1.5 games back. The Saints have the most complete team in the division and, aside from Byrd, are relatively healthy.

Seattle will beat Carolina next week. We're at home, and aside from the last 3 series yesterday, the Saints played well. It's an "if" for sure, but a win over GB with a Carolina loss puts us in a great spot heading to Carolina to take the lead.

Their O-line is beat up and a win over GB would help give us the confidence to beat Carolina. Carolina has serious potential to go 0-3 over the next 3 games.

It's time for us to get going, get hot, and get fully healthy for a November/December push. We ain't out of it by a long shot. 4 division games to go.

:bng:

Re: Saints will take division lead over next 3 weeks
 

WHODAT!!!

Re: Saints will take division lead over next 3 weeks
 

Saints lose. Carolina wins. Bucs win. Falclowns lose.

Re: Saints will take division lead over next 3 weeks
 

How exactly does the tie that Carolina has, figure into things? It would suck if that somehow ends up screwing up the Saints. Does it count as half a win? If the Panthers go 9-6-1 and the Saints go 9-7, who wins the division there? I still haven't wrapped my head around all this yet.

Re: Saints will take division lead over next 3 weeks
 

Carolina wins the division in that scenario.

Re: Saints will take division lead over next 3 weeks
 

Not going to happen with Drew Favre ending games with back breaking picks and a defense that plays for 3 quarters and falls apart at the end.

Re: Saints will take division lead over next 3 weeks
 

They go by win %. A tie simply doesn't figure into the %

Saints finish 9-7, Carolina 9-6-1, Carolina wins it
Saints finish 9-7, Carolina 8-7-1, Saints win it

Re: Saints will take division lead over next 3 weeks
 

I know NO TEAM that we can beat decisively right now. We cannot CLOSE the DEAL.

Re: Saints will take division lead over next 3 weeks
 

It's half a win, half a loss. In the above scenario the panthers would have 6.5 losses and the Saints 7. Works in their favor.

Of course the opposite is true too. Saints are 9-7, panthers are 8-7-1, then they have 7.5 losses to our 7...

But the simplest thing is to beat them twice starting a week from Thursday.

SFIAH