AFC Playoff Chase

DennyDoyle'sBoil

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You just know Bill is thinking, please just give me this one more win.

And then I am guaranteed not to be on Hard Knocks until at least 2025!
 

tims4wins

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Let me just point out that if the Jets lose today, they and Miami will have matching 5 game losing streaks heading into week 18. Irresistible force vs immovable object.
 

Reverend

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Would be awesome if Brady and BB both got into the playoffs with losing records and met in the SB. Never happen, of course, but crazy that it's at least possible.
On one of the shows, they said teams with losing records have gotten into the playoffs 6 times, and their record in the dirsr round was 4 - 2.
 

koufax32

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Man, even though they are going to hard pressed to beat Buffalo next week, it is still fun to be alive for the post season.
The flip of that is the what if game. LV, CIN, MIN, GB…
Just win one of those and next week is moot.
 

DJnVa

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Man, even though they are going to hard pressed to beat Buffalo next week, it is still fun to be alive for the post season.
Mac Jones has never started a “meaningless” NFL game.
 

DJnVa

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The New England Patriots make the playoffs with a loss next week IF:

1. NYJ loses to SEA and beats MIA
2. LV loses or ties at least once
3. PIT loses or ties at least once
4. TEN loses or ties against JAC
1. 50% there
2. DONE
3. On tap in an hour
4. TREVOR LAWRENCE!
 

j-man

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my 02 cents
1 buff 12-3
2 kc 13-3
3 ciny 11-4
4 jax 8-8
5 balt 10-5
6 lac 10-6
7 ne 8-8
8 mia 8-8
9 nyj 7-9
10 pitt 7-8
11 cle 7-9
12 tenn 7-9
13 lv 6-10
14 den 4-12
15 indy 4-11-1
16 hou 2-13-1

1 Buff likely goes 2-0 getting the 1 seed
2 kc is 2
Ciny/bait will be 3 playing LAC at home
jax will be 4 playing the ciny balt loser
NYJ/MIA is 50/50
 

GB5

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I watched most all of the Pats game and the Jets game. I don’t have a lot of confidence in Mike White going on the road and beating Miami…and yes I watched Miami today and realized they are challenged in a lot of areas right now.
 

Red Averages

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Pats are 9.5 point dogs at Buff.
Jets are 3.5 point dogs at Miami as of now.

So either way we need an upset.

Jags favored by 6.5 points, which will feel good if the Pats aren’t eliminated prior to the Sunday night game.
 

pokey_reese

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Pats are one of seven teams in the AFC with a positive point differential. Whether or not they get the help they need, they were a whisker from 10-7 or better, and deserve the 7th seed as much as anyone else.
 

DennyDoyle'sBoil

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The Pats season hinging on the fuckin Jets winning a game is some real deal cosmic cruelty.
The Jets basically got the Patriots a bye and a chance to host the Raiders by beating the Raiders in Oakland in the last week in 2001, if I remember correctly.
 

AB in DC

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Pats are one of seven teams in the AFC with a positive point differential. Whether or not they get the help they need, they were a whisker from 10-7 or better, and deserve the 7th seed as much as anyone else.
Hell, if the side judge correctly calls Keelan Cole out-of-bounds two weeks ago they'd be in the driver's seat.
 

Cellar-Door

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I watched most all of the Pats game and the Jets game. I don’t have a lot of confidence in Mike White going on the road and beating Miami…and yes I watched Miami today and realized they are challenged in a lot of areas right now.
Depends which QBs are healthy, if Tua and Teddy are both out I would be heavy on the Jets, Skylar Thompson is terrible.
 

luckiestman

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teddy is going to be out if the JETS can get to 17 they can beat miami
Mike White’s accuracy was way off today so he is either still injured or I don’t even know. His accuracy has never looked as bad as today and it want like he was under a ton of pressure.
 

j-man

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Mike White’s accuracy was way off today so he is either still injured or I don’t even know. His accuracy has never looked as bad as today and it want like he was under a ton of pressure.
that may be all true but the jets have a top 5 def and if mia can not get the ball or hill or waddle they dont win
 

GB5

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The Jets offense and especially White was abominable today. Really bad. Worse than what we say out of Miami today.

Going to have to win in Buffy as Pitty takes down Baltimore and I assume they will beat Cleveland next Sunday.

As for N.E. “Deserving” to get in… They have 8 wins, in doing so, they have beaten the following qb’s:

1. Trubisky
2. Goff
3. Brissett
4. Wilson
5. Ehlinger
6. Wilson
7. Mccoy
8. Bridgewater/ Thompson

They didn’t beat one qb this year that will likely be taking a snap in the NFL next year with the possible exception of Goff.
 

Rudy's Curve

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The Bills also need to win tomorrow to have any chance of resting their starters - I guess Bedard is taking that for granted. Also, there's no guarantee they do it anyways since resting starters with a bye is pretty risky with two weeks of not playing.