MackeyM
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Haven't seen it yet, so here is my feeble attempt, corrections welcome.
Chicago 7-1 at NY Giants 6-2: Because we play the Giants later this season, you have to pull for them. If they beat Chicago, then that gives us a better chance to lock home field throughout the playoffs when we play them since we don’t go head to head with Chicago (Best case scenario). It very unlikely that the Bears will finish less than 11-5, 13-3 is more like it with their schedule, so we need them to lose against the few good teams remaining on their schedule because they will get a 1 or 2 seed going in to the playoffs. The Giants have a more difficult schedule than the Bears, but are likely to take their division. I think that when we play them, both teams have a good chance at being 10-4 or 9-5. This assumes the Saints will continue to win the games they need to win maintaining control of the NFC South. But the Giants/Saints game will definitely have playoff implications for both teams, we hope it’s for top seeding but may be to keep wildcard hopes alive.
St. Louis 4-4 at Seattle 5-3: We need the Rams to pull the upset. Seattle’s schedule looks easier than Chicago’s after this week, so they will be contenders for Home Field advantage if they win. The Rams look to be fighting for a wildcard spot, and have an easy schedule as well. With their schedules, I see both of these teams making the playoffs, so a split in the division games will go a long way to helping the Saints.
Cleveland 2-6 at Atlanta 5-3: Always pull against the Foulcons. Repeat it with me: Always pull against the Foulcons. They will be playing for a spot, whether it’s a wildcard or the division depends on our game with them in a couple of weeks. If we beat them then they will be playing Carolina for the 2 spot in the South. If we split then we will be playing Carolina for the 2 spot.
Washington 3-5 at Philly 4-4: Philly needs to lose this one; they have the easier schedule (not by much) and are more dangerous in the playoff hunt than the Skins, who have an impossible schedule for a playoff hunt (the NFC east is loaded anyway so we need them all to split their division games).
Green Bay 3-5 at Minnesota 4-4: Pull for the Packers, we beat ‘em and Minny has a better conference record with a wildcard chance. (Again I can’t stress this enough) We basically need splits in every division from here on out to help our chances if we drop any more than two or three the rest of the way.
Tampa 2-6 at Carolina 4-4: Tampa can help everybody out with a win in this one.
San Francisco 3-5 at Detroit 2-6: Futility Bowl. But pull for San Fran since we play them this year.
Dallas 4-4 at Arizona 1-7: We want Zona to win to begin the inevitable TO meltdown.
And that’s just the NFC.
As far as the AFC goes: one thing to keep in mind is, No one wants to play the Pats in the playoffs especially not in New England in January, so a slide would make everybody happy (just very unlikely) and looking at the AFC records, there will be more than one 10-6 team vying for the last wildcard spot, 3rd and 4th tier tie-breakers will be key.
What a muddy Playoff Picture it is. Thoughts anyone?
Chicago 7-1 at NY Giants 6-2: Because we play the Giants later this season, you have to pull for them. If they beat Chicago, then that gives us a better chance to lock home field throughout the playoffs when we play them since we don’t go head to head with Chicago (Best case scenario). It very unlikely that the Bears will finish less than 11-5, 13-3 is more like it with their schedule, so we need them to lose against the few good teams remaining on their schedule because they will get a 1 or 2 seed going in to the playoffs. The Giants have a more difficult schedule than the Bears, but are likely to take their division. I think that when we play them, both teams have a good chance at being 10-4 or 9-5. This assumes the Saints will continue to win the games they need to win maintaining control of the NFC South. But the Giants/Saints game will definitely have playoff implications for both teams, we hope it’s for top seeding but may be to keep wildcard hopes alive.
St. Louis 4-4 at Seattle 5-3: We need the Rams to pull the upset. Seattle’s schedule looks easier than Chicago’s after this week, so they will be contenders for Home Field advantage if they win. The Rams look to be fighting for a wildcard spot, and have an easy schedule as well. With their schedules, I see both of these teams making the playoffs, so a split in the division games will go a long way to helping the Saints.
Cleveland 2-6 at Atlanta 5-3: Always pull against the Foulcons. Repeat it with me: Always pull against the Foulcons. They will be playing for a spot, whether it’s a wildcard or the division depends on our game with them in a couple of weeks. If we beat them then they will be playing Carolina for the 2 spot in the South. If we split then we will be playing Carolina for the 2 spot.
Washington 3-5 at Philly 4-4: Philly needs to lose this one; they have the easier schedule (not by much) and are more dangerous in the playoff hunt than the Skins, who have an impossible schedule for a playoff hunt (the NFC east is loaded anyway so we need them all to split their division games).
Green Bay 3-5 at Minnesota 4-4: Pull for the Packers, we beat ‘em and Minny has a better conference record with a wildcard chance. (Again I can’t stress this enough) We basically need splits in every division from here on out to help our chances if we drop any more than two or three the rest of the way.
Tampa 2-6 at Carolina 4-4: Tampa can help everybody out with a win in this one.
San Francisco 3-5 at Detroit 2-6: Futility Bowl. But pull for San Fran since we play them this year.
Dallas 4-4 at Arizona 1-7: We want Zona to win to begin the inevitable TO meltdown.
And that’s just the NFC.
As far as the AFC goes: one thing to keep in mind is, No one wants to play the Pats in the playoffs especially not in New England in January, so a slide would make everybody happy (just very unlikely) and looking at the AFC records, there will be more than one 10-6 team vying for the last wildcard spot, 3rd and 4th tier tie-breakers will be key.
What a muddy Playoff Picture it is. Thoughts anyone?
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