NFL 2026 · Regular season Week 9

What does Broncos vs Panthers change in the NFL playoff race?

Broncos

Denver Broncos

6-2

1:00 PM ET

Scheduled

Panthers

Carolina Panthers

3-4

Sun, Nov 8, 2026 · 1:00 PM ET (Nov 9, 03:00 KST)Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte

This weekend in Around Charlotte · 2 games · See routes →

What's at stake

Current standings (120 games played league-wide) plus this one result, recomputed for all 32 teams in the AFC and NFC. Arithmetic, not odds. Interconference game: each result moves one team in each conference.

Broncos win

BroncosMagic 9→8
PanthersMagic 10→-Tragic 10→9Division magic 10→-

Panthers win

BroncosAFC #2→#6 seeddivision leader→wild-card spotMagic 9→-
PanthersMagic 10→9Tragic 10→-Division magic 10→9

7 more teams

SteelersAFC #3→#2 seed
JaguarsAFC #4→#3 seed
ChiefsAFC #5→#4 seedwild-card spot→division leaderDivision magic -→10
BengalsAFC #6→#5 seed
BuccaneersTragic 9→8
FalconsTragic 9→8
SaintsTragic 9→8

Tie

BroncosAFC #2→#3 seedMagic 9→8
PanthersMagic 10→9Tragic 10→-Division magic 10→9
SteelersAFC #3→#2 seed
ChiefsDivision magic -→10

Both teams going in

Team	Seed	Magic	Tragic	Division magic
BroncosAFC #2 seed · 6-2	2	9	-	-
PanthersNFC #4 seed · 3-4	4	10	10	10

Magic number = wins left to lock a top-7 seed (division magic: first place); tragic number = losses left until elimination. Ties count against the team in question (official tiebreakers such as head-to-head are not applied; equal records are ordered by BALLDONTLIE seed). How we calculate →

Plan a trip to this game

AdClinch earns a commission from Klook if you book through this link.

Sun, Nov 8 game · Charlotte

Local date

See the ground on the Stadium Trip Map →

Team records

Broncos6-2
Panthers3-4

Season records as listed by BALLDONTLIE.

New to the NFL?

Seed — seven teams per conference (AFC, NFC) make the playoffs. The four division winners take seeds 1–4 whatever their records; the best three of the rest take seeds 5–7.
Wild card — seeds 5–7, earned on record without winning the division. Only the No. 1 seed skips the first round (the Wild Card round).
Tie — a regular-season game still level after a 10-minute overtime ends as a tie, counted as half a win in winning percentage.

How we calculate →

Broncos playoff scenarios →Panthers playoff scenarios → NFL schedule & results Playoff seeds Magic numbers NFL standings & scenarios →

Game data: BALLDONTLIE. Magic numbers, tragic numbers and seeds are computed by this site.