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http://www.espn.com/nfl/playoffs/machine Current Standings: AFC: 9-4 Patriots 8-4 Titans 8-4 Ravens 8-4 Chiefs -------- 7-5 Chargers 7-5 Bengals 7-5 Bills ------- 8. 6-5-1 Steelers 9. 7-6 Colts 10. 6-6 Raiders 11. 6-6 Browns 12. 6-6 Broncos 13. 6-7 Dolphins 14. 3-9 Jets 15. 2-10 Jaguars Eliminated: Texans (2-10) NFC: 10-2 Cardinals 9-3 Packers 9-3 Buccaneers 8-4 Cowboys -------- 8-4 Rams 6-6 Football Team 6-6 49ers ------ 8. 6-7 Eagles 9. 5-7 Vikings 10. 5-7 Panthers 11. 5-7 Falcons 12. 5-7 Saints 13. 4-8 Giants 14. 4-8 Bears 15. 4-8 Seahawks 16. 1-10-1 Lions So.... in short, basically every game is huge for playoff implications, how wild is that? BYE: Colts, Patriots, Dolphins, Eagles TNF: Steelers @ Vikings - Steelers put themselves into the playoffs as the 5 seed with a win (for 3 days) and the Vikings keep themselves afloat. Sunday Cowboys @ Football Team - Would be hard for the 'Boys to lose the division, but this game would be a huge way to start that Falcons @ Panthers - Pretty much a loser leaves town match Ravens @ Browns - Browns need this bad. Ravens need... anyone to get healthy before the playoffs. 49ers @ Bengals - I guess we can still call the 49ers feisty, so two feisty wild card teams going at it. Raiders @ Chiefs - Raiders schedule is mean as hell, they need this game, and probably like 3 more victories against the Browns, Broncos, Colts and Chargers to close the season, yikes. Giants @ Chargers - Giants on the cusp of irrelevance, Chargers are somewhat maddeningly inconsistent, but the playoffs would be better with Herbert in there. Bills @ Buccaneers - Unnnnfff, this is a sexy game. Though in the end, Buccaneers And then there's 4 games that matter to 1 of the teams Seahawks @ Texans Saints @ Jets Jaguars @ Titans Lions @ Broncos SNF: Bears @ Packers - Just what we need, the annual December execution of the Bears by the Packers. MNF: Rams @ Cardinals - Hell yeah. ------------------------------------------- Get to say goodbye to the Lions and Jaguars for good with a loss, and the Giants / Bears / Seahawks all join the Jets in moving from well... maybe to dead men walking with one. -------------------------------------------- #1 seed thoughts: NFC: Cardinals have the Rams and @Cowboys remaining, which are super important, and have to be careful because they have a loss to the Packers. 6-2 conference record. Packers are probably the odds on favorite for the bye. If the Cardinals drop either hard game, the Pack just needs to... sweep the NFC north and beat the Ravens and Browns.... yeah. 7-2 conference record Buccaneers played neither of the Cards or Pack, but did beat the Cowboys. After the Bills, they also have 4 pretty easy games to close the season. Only have a 6-3 conference record though, so their path to the Bye requires the above two getting an NFC loss somewhere. Cowboys have 4 divisional games left and the Cardinals. They need to most likely win out to realistically have a shot at the bye. 6-1 conference Rams 5-3 in conference, need to beat the cardinals and probably win the rest of their games and still probably finish behind the Pack. AFC: Okay, so only two games separate #1 from #7 but we'll focus on the 8-9 win teams here Patriots are 7-1 in conference, no one else is better then 5-3 Play @Colts, Bills, Jaguars and @Dolphins. If they win 3 of those games, they most likely are the #1 seed. Titans: Candygram for Vrabel. Jaguars, @Steelers, 49ers, Dolphins, @Texans. If they can play okay ball, they can sweep this slate. Have a loss to the Pats, so need to finish 5-0 or 4-1 and hope the Pats go 3-1 or the Chiefs / Ravens make it a triple threat Ravens - Have the Packers and Rams and a divisional slate to go. 5-4 in conference and that's a mean schedule. Chiefs - 3-4 in conference, a loss to the Ravens and Titans. Have a divisional slate and Steelers and @Bengals. Need to... okay, basically they'd need to have a better record then the Pats. I don't think they win any tiebreakers against anyone otherwise.
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Prediction: Superbowl Loser: Whatever team gets the most rush attempts Superbowl Winner: Whatever team gets the most rushing yards worst team and human: Tom Brady Buccaneers
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It is extremely funny to me that the Lions are somehow technically still in it.
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goal met for the season. if i don't win any more it was actually what i wanted so don't make fun of the cincinnati bengals.
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The Bengals are super important to the playoffs, they play 5 contenders, 49ers, @Broncos, Ravens, Chiefs, @Browns They need to win at least 3 of the AFC Games to realistically make it, and with how the Ravens and Browns are fading.... that looks like a pretty attainable road.
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Dec 9, 2021 15:46
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Kalli posted:The Bengals are super important to the playoffs A phrase rarely uttered.
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Dec 9, 2021 15:47
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Stop wasting everyone’s times, the SB will be Bucs/Patriots because we’re in hell.
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Shimrra Jamaane posted:Stop wasting everyone’s times, the SB will be Bucs/Patriots because we’re in hell. Isn't this your dream scenario?
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wandler20 posted:Isn't this your dream scenario? Shim listens to a ton of sports radio, so there has to be this all encompassing Belichick vs Brady narrative instead of not just rooting for the two greatest to ever do it Great it up some more.
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Brady v Patriots Super Bowl is win win baby. Hope TFF enjoys the two weeks leading up to that game.
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Impossibly Perfect Sphere posted:Brady v Patriots Super Bowl is win win baby. Hope TFF enjoys the two weeks leading up to that game. So many star wars analogies except they're both the evil empire and the rebellion simultaneously.
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Kalli posted:Shim listens to a ton of sports radio, so there has to be this all encompassing Belichick vs Brady narrative instead of not just rooting for the two greatest to ever do it Great it up some more. This has nothing to do with sports radio. Sports radio is lusting for this matchup dude.
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Pats Cards will be the Super Bowl. Idk why everybody is sleeping on the Cardinals. Book it. gently caress a Buccaneer
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Tim Whatley posted:Pats Cards will be the Super Bowl. Idk why everybody is sleeping on the Cardinals. Book it. gently caress a Buccaneer I don’t want this because I think it’s mean that the Cards finally make another super bowl the year after Fitz gives up the ghost.
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Dec 9, 2021 16:52
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i bet he'd get a ring if they won though
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wyoak posted:i bet he'd get a ring if they won though I’m sure they’d offer one but I have to imagine it’d be bittersweet. Kind of like Drew Bledsoe getting a ring for 2001. Don’t think he treasures it much.
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The bye is so stupidly important that yeah I don't know why Pats - Cards isn't the presumptive favorite. I guess the advanced stats kinda think the Cards are a bit weak because they played a month without Murray and Hopkins, but that's dumb. Though the Packers have the easiest way to dethrone the Cards for the bye, and they're getting 3 guys back.
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Kalli posted:The bye is so stupidly important that yeah I don't know why Pats - Cards isn't the presumptive favorite. Cards are playing better on the road than at home for whatever reason, maybe strength of schedule at home vs away is the reason idk but it’s a thing. Same thing with the Pats actually.
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Packers also have H2H vs the Cardinals, and everyone likes Brady/Arians or Rodgers/Lafluer more than Murray/Kingsbury (which is probably fair but not necessarily predictive) There's also probably going to be a three or four way tie for the AFC 1 after this weekend and I have no idea how that tiebreaker shakes out
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I hope the chargers make the playoffs
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a neat cape posted:I hope the chargers make the playoffs Beat the Chiefs at home and you’re probably gonna win the division. Maybe.
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Packers can lock up the division this week with a win and a Vikings loss.
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wyoak posted:Packers also have H2H vs the Cardinals, and everyone likes Brady/Arians or Rodgers/Lafluer more than Murray/Kingsbury (which is probably fair but not necessarily predictive) Tiebreakers for seeding are: 1) apply divisional tiebreakers to get down to 1 team per division. 2) H2H sweep if applicable. 3) Conference record 4) Common games record if at least 4. 5) crap that doesn't matter Pats have a 7-1 conference record, so other teams need them to either lose the division to the Bills or probably lose 2 games. Pats and Bills are both 3-1 in division, Bills are 2 back so they have to win that game and then beat the Jets / have the Pats lose to the Dolphins or end up with a better record in common games which is currently: Pats - 6-3 (Colts / Jags / Dolphins to go) Bills - 5-3 (Bucs / Panthers / Falcons / Jets to go) Then it hits conference record and if it hits that point, the Bills are done, they're 5-5. Other conference records: 5-3 Titans 5-4 Ravens 3-4 Chiefs 5-3 Chargers 5-3 Bengals H2H are pretty straightforward for the bye when it comes down to it. for breaking ties in the WC, it's very messy still. Pats > Titans Titans > Bills & Chiefs Ravens > Chiefs Bills > Chiefs Chiefs / Bengals / Chargers don't have any relevant ones outside their division.
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Shimrra Jamaane posted:Beat the Chiefs at home and you’re probably gonna win the division. Maybe. That would be neat
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 Like 75% of the AFC contenders have rough schedules, particularly everyone in the AFCN
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NFC has to be Packers or cards. Not sure about AFC at this point. Are any of the top-ish AFC teams in a spot to surge and dethrone the patriots? Like any team getting some key dudes back from injury?
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Nosre posted:
Kinda love the Chargers stretch run compared to everyone else
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^^ Yeah, they're in a good spot and if they beat the Chiefs probably take the division since the Broncos / Raiders are both probably dead when you play 'em. ------------------------ Basically the Patriots need to pick up an extra loss, they win every tiebreaker I can find. Chiefs are probably the most likely team to go 5-0 just because Mahomes probably unfucks that situation at some point and the Defense is playing well, tougher schedule though. Titans are also in a pretty good spot to shoot for it, but their injuries are so brutal... Ravens have the worst of both worlds, terrible injuries and tough schedule. The 7-5 teams need to win out and pretty much have to have the Pats lose 2, so fart.
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If the Bills can't handle their business against Carolina, the Jets and Atlanta, well they deserve to miss the playoffs.
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The Chargers also have important tiebreaker agai st Cincinnati and Cleveland. Pittsburgh to a lesser extent since that tie fucks everything up
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Kalli posted:Shim listens to a ton of sports radio, so there has to be this all encompassing Belichick vs Brady narrative instead of not just rooting for the two greatest to ever do it Great it up some more. Real sports fans and people who like watching good football lose in this scenario though In any case I don't think it's gonna happen. I think it's gonna be Chiefs Cards, for some reason. A shitload of red everywhere, it certainly won't be easy on the eyes Actually now that I think about it the last two super bowls have been all mostly-red teams. Blue teams gtfo Kalli posted:The 7-5 teams need to win out and pretty much have to have the Pats lose 2, so fart. Pats could definitely lose 2. Probably won't but it's a possibility to lose to the Bills (under better throwing conditions than last week) and the Colts. Miami is also pretty loving tasty due to what we've seen in that week 17 matchup in previous years
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Of course, but at that point the Chargers / Bengals / Bills need the pats to lose at least 2, go 5-0 and have the 8-4 teams go no better then 4-1 and win tiebreakers on top of it. Just too much to type out for something unlikely to earn the Bye, so instead, fart.
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Fully expecting the Pats to have the 1 going into the last week only to lose to some afce shenanigans
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Week 18 in Miami seems almost destined for the Pats to lose in some baffling way.
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If the cards can beat the rams again, they definitely seem SB-bound. If they lose, I fear the slide and it'll be a WC spot and a round 1 exit. No middle ground.
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Shimrra Jamaane posted:Week 18 in Miami seems almost destined for the Pats to lose in some baffling way. Fumbled kneeldown.
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Qwijib0 posted:If the cards can beat the rams again, they definitely seem SB-bound. If they lose, I fear the slide and it'll be a WC spot and a round 1 exit. No middle ground. they can beat the Rams again. I give them an 80-20 chance at least. if the Rams win they're gonna have a lot of stuff go their way Impossibly Perfect Sphere posted:Fumbled kneeldown. streaker necessitating a pause in the game allowing miami's defense to catch their breath and then pick off a mac jones two minute drive pass
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a neat cape posted:I hope the chargers make the playoffs
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Play posted:streaker necessitating a pause in the game allowing miami's defense to catch their breath and then pick off a mac jones two minute drive pass ehud's sacrifice will never be forgotten
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