Playoffs are going to be tough, entirely because we're playing in the dominant conference. At .500, the Pythons are right now in last in the NFC, whereas if they were in the SFC they'd be in second. The three game skid they suffered recently put them behind the 8 ball; however they do have an advantage. They hold the head to head tiebreaker against the 2nd place Coyotes. While they will need sim luck to favor them to make up for some poor luck in the middle of the season, managing a win over the Ducks away and taking their wins at home would be, while not necessarily clinching, quite a good start. If they go undefeated, which is a long shot considering they're facing the best team in the league away for the final game, they should be in extremely good shape as that will certainly knock the Ducks out of contention and all they'd need would be one loss from Kansas City or for London to lose at Myrtle Beach and to catch up on tiebreaker. It is an extreme long shot, however. Either way, the Pythons are searching for help from the league and a few balls to go their way in order to make the playoffs.
In contrast in the South they'd only need to hold off one team who they're facing head to head in their next game with home field advantage to basically wrap up a wild card spot.
In contrast in the South they'd only need to hold off one team who they're facing head to head in their next game with home field advantage to basically wrap up a wild card spot.