▁December ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁and ▁cl inch ed ▁the ▁division ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁straight ▁season . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Carolina ▁became ▁the ▁second ▁team ▁in ▁NFL ▁history ▁to ▁win ▁its ▁division ▁and ▁advance ▁to ▁the ▁play offs ▁with ▁a ▁losing ▁record ▁( 7 – 8 – 1 ). ▁The ▁first ▁team ▁to ▁accomplish ▁this ▁is ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Se ah aw ks , ▁who ▁won ▁the ▁N FC ▁West ▁with ▁a ▁ 7 – 9 ▁record ▁and ▁beat ▁New ▁Orleans ▁in ▁the ▁Wild ▁Card ▁game . ▁ ▁With ▁Atlanta ▁winning ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 – 1 7 ▁N FC ▁Championship , ▁the ▁N FC ▁South ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁division ▁since ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁real ignment ▁to ▁have ▁all ▁four ▁of ▁its ▁teams ▁represent ▁the ▁N FC ▁in ▁the ▁Super ▁Bowl . ▁( T ampa ▁Bay ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Carolina ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁New ▁Orleans ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Atlanta ▁ 2 0 1 6 ). ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁NFL ▁season ▁the ▁N FC ▁South ▁had ▁three ▁of ▁its ▁teams ▁qual ify ▁for ▁the ▁play offs ▁( At l anta , ▁New ▁Orleans , ▁Carolina ). ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁where ▁two ▁N FC ▁South ▁teams ▁met ▁in ▁the ▁play offs , ▁when ▁New ▁Orleans ▁hosted ▁Carolina ▁in ▁the ▁Wild ▁Card ▁play offs . ▁