Thing is, the year BB said that (2009), the Patriots led the league in offensive DVOA. They never struggled on offense the way KC is struggling. Then Welker got hurt in a meaningless game in Houston and everything that could go wrong did against the Ravens.
Yeah I can’t figure out the AFC. I don’t think the Titans are as good as their record because I’m skeptical of their defense even though they do have some stars. The Bills have been inconsistent. You have 10-11 teams that all have some strengths but each team is struggling with 1-2 things. Reminds me a bit of what they discussed on the Athletic pod - great teams can win multiple ways. Who can do that of the AFC teams? I thought it was the Bills and it still might be but if their OL doesn’t shape up it won’t be pretty. Jacksonville was getting pressure with 4 all day. Can the Titans continue to be good minus Henry? Not sure there either. The only team I’m inherently skeptical of is the Steelers because their offense is truly horrific.
The Titans offense was trash yesterday, if the defensive improvement is for real they can be dangerous, but if it isn't, meh. I like Tannehill, but I don't want the whole offense on his shoulders, even with those receivers.
I think the TEN offense is fine, they played the Rams. The line is where I would worry, but most teams don't have Aaron Donald, so I think they'll be just fine.
This would put them at 10-7, but with a 8-4 AFC record, which should be pretty good from a tiebreaker perspective.
I was surprised at first, but there don't seem to be a lot of compelling 1PM games that week, so maybe that is why they'll keep it there.
If you were a CBS executive you'd want to keep the game as-is, and they do have veto rights over a limited number of games.
Tough losses to Miami in the regular season just make winning the Super Bowl all the more sweeter.
I don’t think will see much movement. The offense didn’t do much. Atlanta is last in DVOA by a lot.
If this happens, and the Titans lose to the Texans (obviously won't happen), and the Pats beat the Titans next weekend... HELLO ONE SEED
Assume we split with Buffalo. Here are their remaining games:
Yeah, I think that's right. If we split with them we need to win out to have a chance, and even then it might not be enough.
Could a Pats-Bills game for the division lead bump WFT/Cowboys off of SNF? Highly unlikely, but at that point the NFC East should be all sewn up and that game should be meaningless.
Would be nice if they got it to SNF for the day after Christmas. Dallas is a huge TV draw, so that's why I question it. But if Pats and Bills are within a game or tied, that's a huge draw. The 4:25 CBS national doubleheader game is Pittsburgh at KC that day. Fox could get Cowboys/WFT and put that out to the rest of the country at 1:00 pm as the 1 pm FOX games that day are pretty bad(Lions/Falcons, Giants/Eagles, Rams/Vikings, Bucs/Panthers)
Plus they lost to Jacksonville. Given that context, any game is a potential loss for them. Flip side is they have only lost by 7, 3, and 3. But I agree with you, I think the Indy and NO games are potential losses for them. They aren't losing to Atlanta, Carolina, or the Jets at home in Dec/Jan.
It's like you're ignoring this thread which you yourself participated in. Indy is a playoff caliber team who we're facing on the road. It's certainly a potential loss.
Well Indy wouldn't be a "surprising" loss from the context of them being a decent team and it being a road game!
