NFL · 2026
Carolina Panthers1st NFC South - .500 pct vSun 10 Jan, 1:00 PM EST Atlanta Falcons2nd NFC South - .500 pct
Match resultCarolina 54%Tie <1%Atlanta 45%
What this game means
The three ways this game can go. Pick a result to see where it leaves every race each club is in.
At projected kickoff, this game is expected to move their regular-season chances by 17% on average. The result scenarios below are conditional on today's forecast cutoff, showing where each result leads from this forecast.
The result is worth up to 30 points in the Division race.
Carolina Panthers
Playoffs47%
Division38%
Conferenceseason odds3%
Super Bowlseason odds1%
Byeseason odds3%
Atlanta Falcons
Playoffs51%
Division40%
Conferenceseason odds5%
Super Bowlseason odds2%
Byeseason odds4%
Carolina winDivisionCarolina Panthers38%59%▲ +21Atlanta Falcons40%35%▼ -5
TieDivisionCarolina Panthers38%39%▲ +1Atlanta Falcons40%51%▲ +11
Atlanta winDivisionCarolina Panthers38%28%▼ -10Atlanta Falcons40%62%▲ +22
The race they're in
Two races at once: their division, and the wild card behind it.
NFC South · winner qualifies direct
DivisionW-L-TPCTGB
1CarolinaDivision38%2-2-0.500-2AtlantaDivision40%2-2-0.500-3New OrleansDivision15%1-3-0.2501The wild card · top 7 in the NFC qualify
PlayoffsW-L-TPCTWCGB
6RamsPlayoffs49%2-2-0.5007CarolinaPlayoffs47%2-2-0.500Playoff line
8AtlantaPlayoffs51%2-2-0.5009DetroitPlayoffs39%2-2-0.500