I thought it would be fun to have playoff standings every week from now until Week 17, since now all of the teams are on the same par except Dallas and Philly tonight. Tomorrow I will add the NFC scenarios, but since the NFC hasnt finished yet, today I will just do the AFC. They will be more specific as the season grows older.
Playoffs
Teams that would have a bye if the season ended today have bold Teams that would win their division if the season ended today have italic Teams that would make the playoffs if the season ended today are underlined The Pittsburgh Steelers- Have a 2 game lead in their division, 2 game lead in First Round Bye, and are tied for Homefield Advantage, but lead because they beat the Patriots. The New England Patriots- Have a 2 game lead in their division, have a 2 game lead in a first round bye. The Indianapolis Colts- Are tied for the division lead but lead the division because they have a better division record than Jacksonville. The Denver Broncos- Are tied for the division lead but lead the division because they beat the San Diego Chargers. The Baltimore Ravens- Are tied for their wildcard and fifth seed, but lead because of a better conference record than San Diego and Jacksonville, and they defeated the New York Jets. The New York Jets- Are tied for the fifth seed and wildcard but would make the playoffs, because of a better conference record than the Jacksonville Jaguars, and they beat the San Diego Chargers, they are also tied for the fifth seed but would lose it because they lost to Baltimore. The San Diego Chargers- Are tied for the wildcard but would lose it for the reasons listed above. The Jacksonville Jaguars- " The Cincinnati Bengals- Are 2 games behind for the wildcard lead, and 4 games behind for the divisional lead. The Houston Texans- Are 2 games behind for the wildcard and division lead. The Kansas City Chiefs- Are 3 games behind for the division lead, and wildcard lead. The Cleveland Browns- Are 3 games behind for the wildcard lead, and 5 games behind for the division lead. The Buffalo Bills- " The Tennessee Titans- Are 3 games behind for the wildcard, and division lead. The Oakland Raiders- "
Eliminated this week
The Miami Dolphins- Too bad the best looking symbol in the NFL is gone after only one week, but the Dolphins are 7 games behind in the division with only 7 games left, and they lost to New England and there is no way they could have a better division and conference record, so say bye-bye to the Dolphins. And mathematically, they cant have every team vying for the wildcard spot that they need to lose so many games, cant lose that many so the Miami Dolphins are completely eliminated from the Division Championship and Wildcard Championship.
Teams that would have a bye if the season ended are in Bold Teams that would win their division if the season ended today are italic Teams that would make the playoffs if the season ended today are underlined
The Philadelphia Eagles- Have a 3 game lead in their division, 1 game lead in Homefield Advantage, and 3 game lead in first round bye. The Atlanta Falcons- Have a 2 game lead in their division, and a 3 game lead in First Round Bye. The Green Bay Packers- Are tied for their division lead, but win it because they beat the Vikings. The St. Louis Rams- Are tied for their division lead, but will win it if they stay tied or ahead of Seattle, because they beat Seattle twice. The New York Giants- Are tied for the wildcard and fifth seed but win both because of a better conference record than Seattle, and they beat Minnesota. The Minnesota Vikings- Are tied for the wildcard and fifth seed but lose fifth seed because they lost to the Giants, and win wildcard because of a better conference record than the Seahawks. The Seattle Seahawks- Are tied for the wildcard but would lose it for the reasons listed above. The Arizona Cardinals- Are 1 game behind for the division, and wildcard lead. The Detroit Lions- " The Chicago Bears- " The New Orleans Saints- Are 3 games behind for the division lead, and 1 game behind in the wildcard lead. The Dallas Cowboys- Are 5 games behind for the division lead, and 2 games behind for the wildcard lead. The Washington Redskins- " The Tampa Bay Buccaneers- Are 4 games behind for the division lead and 2 games behind for the wildcard lead. The Carolina Panthers- Are 5 games behind for their division lead, and 3 games behind for the wildcard lead. The San Francisco 49ers- Are 6 games behind for the wildcard lead, and division lead.
Teams that would have a bye if the season ended today are in bold Teams that would win their division if the season ended today are in italic Teams that would make the playoffs if the season ended today are underlined
The Pittsburgh Steelers- Have a 2 game lead in their division and first round bye, and are tied for homefield advantage, but win it because they beat New England. The New England Patriots- Have a 2 game lead in their division and first round bye, and are tied for homefield advantage, but lose it because they were beat by Pittsburgh. The Denver Broncos- Are tied for their division and third seed, but win both because they defeated San Diego, and have a better conference record than Indianapolis. The Indianapolis Colts- Have a 1 game lead in their division, and are tied for the third seed, but lose it because of a lesser conference record than Denver. The Baltimore Ravens- Are tied for the wildcard spot but win it because of a better conf. record than San Diego, and are tied for the fifth seed, but win it because they beat the New York Jets. They trail their division by 2 games. The New York Jets- Are tied for the wildcard spot but win it because of a better conf. record than San Diego, and are tied for the fifth seed but lose it because the Ravens beat them. They trail their division by 2 games. The San Diego Chargers- Are tied for the wildcard and division lead, but lose both because of a lesser conference record than the Jets and Ravens, and because Denver beat them. The Jacksonville Jaguars- Trail their division and wildcard spot by 1 game. The Houston Texans- Trail their division and wildcard by 3 games. The Tennessee Titans- " The Buffalo Bills- Trail their division by 5 games, and wildcard by 3 games. The Cincinnati Bengals- Trail their division by 5 games, and wildcard by 3 games The Cleveland Browns- Cannot win their division, but trail the wildcard by 4 games. The Oakland Raiders- Trail their division by 4 games, and wildcard by 4 games. The Kansas City Chiefs- "
Teams that would have a bye if the season ended today are bold Teams that would win their division if the season ended today are italic Teams that would make the playoffs if the season ended today are underlined
The Philadelphia Eagles- Can clinch their division with a win and a New York loss. Have a 1 game lead in Homefield Advantage, and a 3 game lead in first round bye, if they are not to clinch it, they will have a 3 game lead in their division, at the moment they have a 4 game lead. The Atlanta Falcons- Have a 4 game lead in their division, they can clinch their division with a win, and a Saints and Buccaneers loss. They lead first round bye by 2 games, and trail homefield advantage by 1 game. The Green Bay Packers- Are tied for their division lead, but win it because they beat Minnesota, they are tied for the third seed but win it because of a better conference record than Seattle, they trail first round bye by 2 games. The Seattle Seahawks- Have a 1 game lead in their division, in order to win it they have to have a better record than St. Louis, they are tied for the third seed but lose it because of a lesser conference record than Green Bay, they trail first round bye by 2 games. The Minnesota Vikings- Are tied for their division lead, but lose it because they lost to Green Bay, they lead the fifth seed and wildcard by 1 game. The St. Louis Rams- Trail their division by 1 game, trail the fifth seed by 1 game, are tied for the wildcard lead but win it because of a better conference record than the New York Giants. The New York Giants- Trail their division by 4 games, and are tied for the wildcard but lose it because they have a lesser conference record than St. Louis. The Arizona Cardinals- Trail their division by 2 games, and trail the wildcard by 1 game. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers- Trail their division by 4 games, and trail the wildcard by 1 game. The Detroit Lions- Trail their division by 2 games, and trail the wildcard by 1 game. The Chicago Bears- " The New Orleans Saints- Trail their division by 4 games, and trail the wildcard by 1 game. The Dallas Cowboys- Cannot win their division, and trail the wildcard by 2 games. The Washington Redskins- " The Carolina Panthers- Trail their division by 5 games, and trail the wildcard by 2 games. The San Francisco 49ers- Trail their division by 5 games, and trail the wildcard by 4 games.
Teams that would have a bye if the season ended today are in bold Teams that would win their division if the season ended today are italic Teams that would make the playoffs if the season ended today are underlined
The Pittsburgh Steelers- Are tied for Homefield Advantage, but win it because they beat New England, they are also 2 games ahead for first round bye, and 3 games ahead in their division. The New England Patriots-Are tied for Homefield Advantage, but lose it because they lost to Pittsburgh. They have a 2 game lead in First Round Bye, and a 2 game lead in their division. The San Diego Chargers- Are tied for the third seed but win it because of a better conference record than Indianapolis, they have a 1 game lead in their division, but trail first round bye by 2 games. The Indianapolis Colts- Are tied for the third seed, but win it because they have a lesser conference record than San Diego. They have a 2 game lead in their division, and trail first round bye by 2 games. The New York Jets- Have a 1 game lead for the fifth seed and wildcard, but trail their division by 2 games The Baltimore Ravens- Are tied for the wildcard, but win it because of a better conference record than Denver. They trail their division by 3 games. The Denver Broncos- Trail their division by 1 game, and are tied for the wildcard but lose it because of a lesser conference record than Baltimore The Jackonville Jaguars- Trail their division by 2 games, and trail the wildcard by 1 game. The Houston Texans- Trail their division by 3 games, and wildcard by 2 games. The Cincinnati Bengals- Cannot win their division, but trail the wildcard by 2 games. The Buffalo Bills- " The Tennessee Titans- Trail their division by 4 games, and wildcard by 3 games. The Oakland Raiders- Cannot win their division but trail the wildcard by 3 games.
Eliminated this week
The Kansas City Chiefs- Cannot win their division, and they cannot get as high as the fifth seed, and with all of the teams vying for the second wildcard, they cannot claim it. The Cleveland Browns- Same as the Chiefs.
Eliminated Overall
The Miami Dolphins The Cleveland Browns The Kansas City Chiefs
Teams that would have a bye if the season ended today are bold Teams that would win their division if the season ended today are italic Teams that would make the playoffs if the season ended today are underlined w- clinched playoffs x- clinched division y-clinched bye z- clinched homefield advantage throughout the playoffs
The Philadelphia Eagles (w,y)- Have clinched their division. They lead homefield advantage by 1 game, and lead first round bye by 3 games. The Atlanta Falcons (w,y)- Have clinched their division. They lead first round bye by 2 games, but trail homefield advantage by 1 game. The Green Bay Packers- Are tied for their division lead, but win it because they beat Minnesota, they trail first round bye by 2 games, and can clinch a playoff berth with two more wins. They lead the third seed by 1 game. The Seattle Seahawks- Lead their division by 1 game. And trail first round bye by 3 games. And trail the third seed by 1 game. The Minnesota Vikings- Are tied for their division lead, but lose it because Green Bay beat them. They lead the fifth seed by 2 games. The St. Louis Rams- Trail their division by 1 game, and are tied for the wildcard but win it because they have a better conference record than the New York Giants. They trail the fifth seed by 2 games. The New York Giants- Cannot win their division, but are tied for the wildcard but lose it because they have a lesser conference record than St. Louis. The Carolina Panthers- Cannot win their division, but trail the wildcard by 1 game. The Dallas Cowboys- " The Tampa Bay Buccaneers- " The New Orleans Saints- " The Detroit Lions- Trail their division by 3 games, but trail the wildcard by only 1 game. The Chicago Bears- " The Arizona Cardinals- Trail their division by 2 games, but trail the wildcard by 1 game. The Washington Redskins- Cannot win their division but trail the wildcard by 2 games.
Eliminated this week
The San Fransisco 49ers- Finally! A team that barely won one game so far doesnt deserve to even be mentioned, but the Niners cant win their division, and trail the wildcard by 4 games, and because of how many teams are in the hunt, because of the amount of times the teams in the hunt have to play each other, mathematically the team that makes it will have to be at least 6-10, and have a better record than San Fransisco, so add their name to the teams of despair
Eliminated Overall
The Miami Dolphins The Cleveland Browns The Kansas City Chiefs The San Fransisco 49ers
That's pretty good stuff. It's a shame that teams like the Buffalo Bills, Houston Texans and Jacksonville Jaguars reside in the AFC. They are much better than the Seahawks, Rams, and all of the 4-7 teams, with the exception of maybe Carolina.
It is a shame. I think the NFL might have to change their rules this season if in one conference an 11-5 team may miss it, and a 7-9 team in the NFC may make it.
PS
If Walt or anyone else wants to reply to my powerrankings or playoff scenarios can you please start a topic that sais "Reply to Joey's Scenarios" or "Reply to Joey's Rankings Week: 12" Thanks, Im not trying to be an **** I just want to keep these topics only open to this stuff.
Teams that would have a bye if the season ended today are bold Teams that would win their division if the season ended today are italic Teams that would make the playoffs if the season ended today are underlined w-clinched playoffs x-clinched division y-clinched bye z-clinched homefield advantage throughout the playoffs
The Pittsburgh Steelers (w)- Have clinched a playoff berth, they are tied for Homefield Advantage, but win it because they beat New England, they lead first round bye by 2 games, and their division by 4 games. They can clinch their division with a win. The New England Patriots (w)- Have clinched a playoff berth. They are tied for Homefield Advantage, but lose it because they lost to Pittsburgh. They lead first round bye and their division by 2 games. They can clinch their division with a win and a Jets loss. The San Diego Chargers- Trail first round bye by 2 games, and lead their division by 2 games. They can clinch it with a win and a Denver loss. They are tied for the third seed, but win it because they have a better conference record than the Colts. The Indianapolis Colts- Lead their division by a game, and can clinch it with a win and a Jacksonville loss. They trail first round bye by 2 games, and are tied for the third seed, but lose it because San Diego has a better conference record than them. The New York Jets- Trail their division by 2 games. They have a 2 game lead in the fifth seed and can clinch the playoffs with 2 wins. Or a win and a Denver loss. The Baltimore Ravens- Trail their division by 4 games, and fifth seed by 2 games. They are tied for the wildcard, but win it because of a better conference record than Denver. The Denver Broncos- Trail their division by 2 games, and are tied for the wildcard but lose it because of a lesser conference record than Baltimore. The Jacksonville Jaguars- Trail their divison by 3 games, and wildcard by 1 game. The Cincinnati Bengals- Cannot win their division, but trail the wildcard by 1 game. The Buffalo Bills- " The Houston Texans- Cannot win their division, but trail the wildcard by 2 games.
Eliminated this week
The Tennessee Titans- Cannot win their divison, and mathematically it is gauranteed that they cannot win the wildcard. The Oakland Raiders- "
Eliminated Overall
The Miami Dolphins The Cleveland Browns The Kansas City Chiefs The San Fransisco 49ers The Tennessee Titans The Oakland Raiders
Teams that would have a bye if the season ended today are in bold Teams that would win their division if the season ended today are italic Teams that would make the playoffs if the season ended today are underlined w-clinched playoffs x-clinched division y- clinched bye z- clinched homefield advantage throughout the playoffs
The Philadelphia Eagles (w, x)- Have clinched their division, they lead homefield advantage by 2 games, and can clinch it with a win and an Atlanta loss. Tha Atlanta Falcons (w, x)- Have clinched their division, they lead first round bye by 1 game, and trail homefield advantage by 2 games. The Green Bay Packers- Are tied for the division lead, but win it because they beat Minnesota, they trail first round bye by one game. They lead the third seed by 1 game. The St. Louis Rams- Are tied for the division lead, but win it because they beat Seattle twice. They trail the third seed by 1 game, and first round bye by 2 games. The Minnesota Vikings- Are tied for their division lead, but lose it because Green Bay beat them they lead the fifth seed by 1 game. The Seattle Seahawks- Are tied for the division lead, but lose it because St. Louis beat them twice, they trail the fifth seed by 1 game. The New York Giants- Cannot win their division, they trail the wildcard by 1 game. The Dallas Cowboys- " The Carolina Panthers- " The Detroit Lions- Trail their division by 2 games, and wildcard by 1 game. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers- Cannot win their division, they trail the wildcard by 1 game. The Chicago Bears- Trail their division by 2 games, and wildcard by 1 game. The Washington Redskins- Cannot win their division, trail the wildcard by 2 games. The New Orleans Saints- " The Arizona Cardinals- Trail their division by 2 games, and wildcard by 2 games.
Eliminated this week
Noone
Eliminated Overall
The Miami Dolphins The Cleveland Browns The Kansas City Chiefs The San Fransisco 49ers The Tennessee Titans The Oakland Raiders
The Kansas City, Tennessee game isnt over yet but I just realized that both teams are eliminated from the playoff hunt so it doesnt make any difference.
AFC
Teams that would have a bye if the season ended today are in bold Teams that would win their division title if the season ended today are italic Teams that would make the playoffs if the season ended today are underlined w-clinched playoffs x-clinched division y-clinched first-round bye z-clinched homefield advantage throughout the playoffs.
The Pittsburgh Steelers (w,x)- Have clinched their division, they can clinch a bye with a win and a Chargers loss. They are tied for homefield advantage, but win it becuase they beat New England. New England Patriots (w,x)- Have clinched their division, they can clinch a bye with a win and a Chargers loss. They are tied for Homefield Advantage, but lose it because Pittsburgh beat them. The San Diego Chargers- Have a 2 game lead in their division, and can clinch it with a win. They trail first round bye by 2 games, and are tied for the third seed but win it because of a better conference record than Indianapolis. The Indianapolis Colts (w,x)- Have clinched their division title. They are tied for the third seed, but lose it because of a lesser conference record than the Chargers. The New York Jets- Can clinch a playoff berth with a win. They cannot win their division, but lead the fifth seed by 2 games. The Baltimore Ravens- Cannot win their division. They are tied for the wildcard but win it because they have a better strength of victory percentage than Denver. The Denver Broncos- Trail their division by 2 games, they are tied for the wildcard but lose it because they have a lesser strength of victory percentage than Baltimore The Jacksonville Jaguars- Cannot win their division, but trail the wildcard by 1 game. The Buffalo Bills- " The Cincinnati Bengals- Cannot win their division, but trail the wildcard by 2 games.
Eliminated this week
The Houston Texans- They cannot win their division, and cant finish ahead of the Jets, and at best can tie with the Ravens, who would have a harder schedule and an even or better conference record so the Texans are eliminated.
Eliminated Overall
The Miami Dolphins The Cleveland Browns The Kansas City Chiefs The San Fransisco 49ers The Tennessee Titans The Oakland Raiders The Houston Texans
Teams that would have a bye if the season ended today are bold Teams that would win their division if the season ended today are italic Teams that would make the playoffs if the season ended today are underlined w- clinched playoffs x- clinched division y- clinched first round bye z- clinched homefield advantage throughout the playoffs.
The Philadelphia Eagles (w,x,y)- Have clinched their division, and a first round bye. They can clinch homefield advantage throught the playoffs with a win and an Atlanta loss. The Atlanta Falcons (w,y)- Have clinched their division. They can clinch a first round bye with a win and a Green Bay loss. The Green Bay Packers- Have a 1 game lead in their division and can clinch it with a win and a Minnesota loss. They trail first round bye by 2 games. And lead the third seed by 1 game. The Seattle Seahawks- Have a 1 game lead in their division. They cannot win a first round bye. The Minnesota Vikings- Trail their division by 1 game. They lead the fifth seed by 1 game. The Carolina Panthers- Cannot win their division. They are tied for the wildcard, but win it because they beat St. Louis. The St. Louis Rams- Trail their division by 1 game, and are tied for the wildcard but lose it because Carolina beat them. The New Orleans Saints- Cannot win their division, but trail the wildcard by 1 game. The New York Giants- " The Dallas Cowboys- " The Tampa Bay Buccaneers- " The Detroit Lions- " The Chicago Bears- Trail their division by 3 games, and wildcard by 1 game. The Washington Redskins- Cannot win their division, and trail the wildcard by 2 games. The Arizona Cardinals- "
Eliminated this week
Noone
Eliminated Overall
The Miami Dolphins The Cleveland Browns The Kansas City Chiefs The San Fransisco 49ers The Tennessee Titans The Oakland Raiders The Houston Texans
It never ceases to shock me. The AFC is now down to the six playoff teams plus only three other teams now. While the NFC, surprise, surprise didnt have anyone eliminated this week, and has a grand season total of 1 team eliminated (the 2-12 San Fransisco 49ers).
AFC
Teams that would have a bye if the season ended today are in bold Teams that would win their division if the season ended today are italic Teams that would make the playoffs if the season ended today are underlined w- clinched playoffs x- clinched division y- clinched first round bye z- clinched homefield advantage
The Pittsburgh Steelers (w, x)- Have clinched their division. They can clinch Homefield Advantage throughout the playoffs and a first round bye with a win The New England Patriots (w,x)- Have clinched their division. They can clinch a first round bye with a win and for the Colts to defeat the Chargers. They trail homefield advantage by 1 game. The San Diego Chargers (w,x)- Have clinched their division. They trail first round bye by 1 game, Homefield advantage by 2 games, and are tied for the third seed, but win it because of a better conference record than the Colts. They can clinch the third seed with a win over the Colts. The Indianapolis Colts (w,x)- Have clinched their division. They cannot get a first round bye, but are tied for the third seed, and lose it because of a lesser conference record than San Diego. They can clinch the third seed, however with a win over the Chargers. The New York Jets (w)- Have clinched a playoff berth, and the fifth seed. They cannot win their division. Their destiny is already set in stone. The Jacksonville Jaguars- Cannot win their division. They are tied for the sixth and final playoff spot, but win it because they have a better strength of victory percentage than Baltimore. The Baltimore Ravens- Cannot win their division, and are tied for the sixth and final playoff spot, but lose it because they have a lesser strength of victory percentage than Jacksonville. The Denver Broncos- " The Buffalo Bills- Cannot win their division, and are tied for the sixth and final playoff spot, but lose it because of a lesser conference record than Denver, Baltimore, and Jacksonville.
Eliminated this week
The Cincinnati Bengals- Cannot win their division, and at 6-8 they cannot do any better than tie with the other 4 teams, and they cannot claim a better conference record there for they are eliminated.
Eliminated Overall
The Miami Dolphins The Cleveland Browns The Kansas City Chiefs The San Fransisco 49ers The Tennessee Titans The Oakland Raiders The Houston Texans The Cincinnati Bengals
Teams that would have a first round bye if the season ended today are in bold Teams that would win their division if the season ended today are italic Teams that would make the playoffs if the season ended today are underlined w-clinched playoffs x-clinched division title y-clinched first round bye z-clinched homefield advantage throughout the playoffs
The Philadelphia Eagles (w,x,y,z)- Have clinched everything. They dont even have to show up the next two Sundays. The Atlanta Falcons (w,x,y)- Have clinched everything but Homefield Advantage which they cannot win, so they also dont even have to show up the next two Sundays. The Green Bay Packers (w)- Are tied for their division lead, but win it because they beat Minnesota, they have clinched a playoff berth, but cannot get a first round bye or homefield advantage. They can clinch their division with a win over Minnesota. The Seattle Seahawks- Have a 1 game lead in their division. They cannot get a first round bye or homefield advantage. They can clinch their division with a win and a St. Louis loss. The Minnesota Vikings- Are tied for the division lead, but lose it because Green Bay beat them. They can clinch a playoff berth with a win over Green Bay next week. The Carolina Panthers- Cannot win their division. They are tied for the sixth and final playoff spot, but win it because they beat the Saints and Rams. The New Orleans Saints- Cannot win their division. They are tied for the sixth and final playoff spot, but lose it because the Panthers beat them. The St. Louis Rams- Can win their division if they finish with the same record or better than Seattle. They are tied for the sixth and final playoff spot, but lose it because the Panthers beat them. The New York Giants- Cannot win their division. They trail the wildcard by 1 game. The Dallas Cowboys- " The Detroit Lions- " The Chicago Bears- " The Washington Redskins- " The Tampa Bay Buccaneers- " The Arizona Cardinals- Trail the wildcard by 1 game. They can win their division with back to back wins, Seattle back to back losses, and a Rams loss.
Eliminated this week
Noone (SURPRISE, SURPRISE, SURPRISE!)
Eliminated Overall
(NOTE: Next week is going to be a good one, I promise. If Carolina wins, almost everyone in the NFC will be eliminated.)
With only one week to go, Sunday Night Football is between two teams eliminated from playoff contention and Monday Night Football is between two NFC teams, so here are the Playoff Scenarios.
Teams that have a first round bye are in bold Teams that have won their division are italic Teams that would make the playoffs if the season ended today are underlined w- clinched playoffs x- clinched division y- clinched bye z- clinched homefield advantage
The Pittsburgh Steelers (w,x,y,z)- Have clinched everything. The New England Patriots (w,x,y)- Have clinched everything but Homefield Advantage, which is mathematically impossible for them to do. The Indianapolis Colts (w,x)- Have clinched the third seed, but cannot go any higher. The San Diego Chargers (w,x)- Have clinched their division, and fourth seed and cannot go any higher. The New York Jets- They can clinch a playoff berth with a win. The Denver Broncos- They can clinch a playoff berth with a win. They are tied for the final playoff spot, but win it because of a better conference record than Buffalo. The Buffalo Bills- Are tied for the final playoff spot, but lose it because of a lesser conference record than the Broncos. The only way to win the spot is to win and have Denver lose. The Baltimore Ravens- Trail the final playoff spot by 1 game. They can win it with a win and a Denver loss, but win a tie breaker with the Bills The Jacksonville Jaguars- "
Eliminated this week
Noone
Eliminated Overall
The Miami Dolphins The Cleveland Browns The Kansas City Chiefs The San Fransisco 49ers The Tennessee Titans The Oakland Raiders The Houston Texans The Cincinnati Bengals
Teams that have a bye are bold Teams that would win their division if the season ended today are italic Teams that would make the playoffs are underlined w- clinched playoffs x- clinched division y- clinched first round bye z- clinched homefield advantage throughout the playoffs.
The Philadelphia Eagles (w,x,y,z)- Have clinched everything The Atlanta Falcons (w,x,y)- Have clinched everything but Homefield advantage, which they cannot clinch. The Green Bay Packers (w,x)- Have clinched their division and the third seed. The Seattle Seahawks (w)- Have clinched a playoff berth and can clinch their division with a win or a St. Louis loss. The Minnesota Vikings- Can clinch a playoff berth with a win, but cannot win their division. The Carolina Panthers- Can clinch a playoff berth with a win over New Orleans next week, but cannot win their division. If they win and Minnesota loses, they get the fifth seed The New Orleans Saints- Can win the final playoff spot with a win over Carolina next week. They cannot win their division. The St. Louis Rams- Can win their division with a win and Seattle loss. They can win the wildcard with a win, a New Orleans loss, and a Minnesota loss.
Eliminated this week
The Arizona Cardinals- Cannot win their division and at 5-10 cannot win the wildcard. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers- " The Washington Redskins- " The Chicago Bears- " The New York Giants- " The Detroit Lions- " The Dallas Cowboys- "
Eliminated Overall
The Miami Dolphins The Cleveland Browns The Kansas City Chiefs The San Fransisco 49ers The Tennessee Titans The Oakland Raiders The Houston Texans The Cincinnati Bengals The Arizona Cardinals The Tampa Bay Buccaneers The Washington Redskins The Chicago Bears The New York Giants The Detroit Lions The Dallas Cowboys
With only one week left, next week there will be 5 teams eliminated, with 6 remaining in each conference, so next week I will show you who will be playing each other and my predictions in each and every playoff game.
The Denver Broncos (10-6) v.s The Indianapolis Colts (12-4)
I am usually very opposed to coaches sitting all of their starters in meaningless games at the end of the season. But in Tony Dungy's case I was completely for it. The Colts will play the Broncos in back to back weeks and Dungy, not wanting Mike Shannahan to know how to get the Colts in the playoffs, sat his entire starting team last week giving the Broncos a blowout victory over the Colts, and giving them a false sense of security. This one wont even be close.
TEAMS Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FINAL DEN 7 0 3 7 17 IND 10 17 14 3 44
The New York Jets (10-6) v.s The San Diego Chargers (12-4)
This is a really tough one. The Jets finished the season rather badly much like the Eagles, while the Chargers finished strong. But the Jets have a better offense, and the Chargers have a better defense. Special Teams is about even, so I look to coaching. The winningest active coach in the league, Marty Schottenheimer is pitted against one of the brightest young coaches I have ever seen in Herman Edwards. Both good, but I think Edwards will take more advantage of the Chargers weaknesses on both offense and defense.
TEAMS Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT FINAL NYJ 7 3 0 14 3 27 SD 0 7 7 10 0 24
My predictions for next weeks matchups
Indianapolis v.s New England New York Jets v.s Pittsburgh
Eliminated this week
The Baltimore Ravens- Seasons over and they are one game back of the spot. The Buffalo Bills- " The Jacksonville Jaguars- "
Eliminated Overall
The Miami Dolphins The Cleveland Browns The Kansas City Chiefs The San Fransisco 49ers The Tennessee Titans The Oakland Raiders The Houston Texans The Cincinnati Bengals The Arizona Cardinals The Tampa Bay Buccaneers The Washington Redskins The Chicago Bears The New York Giants The Detroit Lions The Dallas Cowboys The Baltimore Ravens The Buffalo Bills The Jacksonville Jaguars
The Minnesota Vikings (8-8) v.s The Green Bay Packers (11-5)
The Vikings were beaten by Green Bay close two times before now, nothing is changing this time.
TEAMS Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FINAL MIN 7 7 14 0 28 GB 0 14 7 10 31
The St. Louis Rams (8-8) v.s. The Seattle Seahawks (9-7)
The Rams have already beat them twice, and the Rams are on a roll. Rams win with little difficulty.
TEAMS Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FINAL STL 10 7 10 0 27 SEA 0 0 7 0 7
My predictions for next week's matchups
Green Bay v.s Atlanta St. Louis v.s Philadelphia
Eliminated this week
The Carolina Panthers- Are a game back, therefore they are eliminated. The New Orleans Saints- Are tied for the wildcard and usually would win it because they beat St. Louis. But they got screwed. When there are more than two teams contending for a spot, apparently head to head is non applicable. So they go to conference record, where the Saints have a worse record, so the Saints get screwed out of the playoffs.
Eliminated Overall
The Miami Dolphins The Cleveland Browns The Kansas City Chiefs The San Fransisco 49ers The Tennessee Titans The Oakland Raiders The Houston Texans The Cincinnati Bengals The Arizona Cardinals The Tampa Bay Buccaneers The Washington Redskins The Chicago Bears The New York Giants The Detroit Lions The Dallas Cowboys The Baltimore Ravens The Buffalo Bills The Jacksonville Jaguars The Carolina Panthers The New Orleans Saints
The Pittsburgh Steelers- Have Homefield Advantage. The New England Patriots- Host the game this week, and will host the AFC Championship if they win and Pittsburgh loses. The Indianapolis Colts- Will only host the AFC Championship if they win and the Jets lose. The New York Jets- Cannot host the AFC Championship.
AFC Conference Semi-Finals
The New York Jets (11-6) v.s The Pittsburgh Steelers (15-1)
The Jets pulled off my upset special last week, no matter how much I wish they could pull off this one, realistically there is no way that they can knock off the 15-1 Steelers.
TEAMS Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FINAL NYJ 7 0 3 0 10 PIT 10 14 0 10 34
The Indianapolis Colts (13-4) v.s The New England Patriots (14-2)
This is with no doubt the game of the week. Walt sais that the AFC Championship will be the Super Bowl, I say this is the Super Bowl. This game can go either way, but I think this is the Colt's year.
TEAMS Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT FINAL IND 0 3 0 25 3 31 NE 7 14 7 0 0 28
My prediction for next week's matchup
Indianapolis v.s Pittsburgh
Eliminated this week
The Denver Broncos- Smart move calling the Colts recievers "soft" Broncos. All they did was block you like they were the Defense and score 7 Touchdowns. The San Diego Chargers- You played like you were the underdog in Overtime.
Eliminated Overall
The Miami Dolphins The Cleveland Browns The Kansas City Chiefs The San Fransisco 49ers The Tennessee Titans The Oakland Raiders The Houston Texans The Cincinnati Bengals The Arizona Cardinals The Tampa Bay Buccaneers The Washington Redskins The Chicago Bears The New York Giants The Detroit Lions The Dallas Cowboys The Baltimore Ravens The Buffalo Bills The Jacksonville Jaguars The Carolina Panthers The New Orleans Saints The Denver Broncos The San Diego Chargers
The Philadelphia Eagles- Have Homefield Advantage. The Atlanta Falcons- Can host the NFC Championship with a win and an Eagles loss. The St. Louis Rams- Can host the NFC Championship with a win and an Eagles loss. The Minnesota Vikings- Cannot host the NFC Championship.
AFC Conference Semi-Finals
The Minnesota Vikings (9-8) v.s The Philadelphia Eagles (13-3)
On Monday Night Football, a few months back these teams met and Philadelphia won by 9 points, but I believe that the injury to Terrell Owens will be that much of a swing.
TEAMS Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT FINAL MIN 21 7 7 14 3 52 PHI 14 6 15 14 0 49
The St. Louis Rams (9-8) v.s The Atlanta Falcons (11-5)
Same as Eagles and Vikes. Earlier in the season these two met and Falcons won pretty convincingly. They have had no injuries, but the Rams are riding a wave of momentum given to them by Seattle. I say the wildcard wins again.
TEAMS Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT FINAL STL 10 0 14 10 3 37 ATL 7 17 3 7 0 34
My prediction for next week's matchup
Minnesota v.s St. Louis
Eliminated this week
The Seattle Seahawks- You have to be embarrassed. You were picked as high as to win the Super Bowl and you respond by being the underachievers of 2004. The Green Bay Packers- Im sorry but you can put your loss souly on the shoulders of Brett Favre.
Eliminated Overall
The Miami Dolphins The Cleveland Browns The Kansas City Chiefs The San Fransisco 49ers The Tennessee Titans The Oakland Raiders The Houston Texans The Cincinnati Bengals The Arizona Cardinals The Tampa Bay Buccaneers The Washington Redskins The Chicago Bears The New York Giants The Detroit Lions The Dallas Cowboys The Baltimore Ravens The Buffalo Bills The Jacksonville Jaguars The Carolina Panthers The New Orleans Saints The Denver Broncos The San Diego Chargers The Seattle Seahawks The Green Bay Packers
The New England Patriots (15-2) v.s The Pittsburgh Steelers (16-1)
This has potential to be a gridiron classic. This is the most combined wins by 2 teams ever in one game (31) and both teams are forces to reckon with. After that exciting down to the wire win I expect the Steelers to be exhausted, while the Patriots are invigorated after their surprising blowout of the Colts. So I say Patriots advance to another Super Bowl.
TEAMS Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FINAL NE 14 6 0 0 20 PIT 7 0 3 3 13
NFC
The Atlanta Falcons (12-5) v.s The Philadelphia Eagles (14-3)
Walt's friends in Philly probably hate me, but I dont even think it will be close. Falcons win in a blowout, because of Philadelphia's inablity to stop the run.
TEAMS Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FINAL ATL 10 17 14 7 48 PHI 0 7 7 0 14
My prediction for Super Bowl XXXIX
The New England Patriots (16-2) v.s The Atlanta Falcons (13-5)
Eliminated this week
The Minnesota Vikings- What an embarrassment. After that performance, I have to say Randy Moss may not even be one of the top 5 Wideouts in the league. The St. Louis Rams- With Mike Martz roaming the sidelines, youll never win the Trophy again. The New York Jets- I see Detroit in their future. The Indianapolis Colts- Walt was right, you cant win a Super Bowl with that Defense that you have.
Eliminated Overall
The Miami Dolphins The Cleveland Browns The Kansas City Chiefs The San Fransisco 49ers The Tennessee Titans The Oakland Raiders The Houston Texans The Cincinnati Bengals The Arizona Cardinals The Tampa Bay Buccaneers The Washington Redskins The Chicago Bears The New York Giants The Detroit Lions The Dallas Cowboys The Baltimore Ravens The Buffalo Bills The Jacksonville Jaguars The Carolina Panthers The New Orleans Saints The Denver Broncos The San Diego Chargers The Seattle Seahawks The Green Bay Packers The Minnesota Vikings The St. Louis Rams The New York Jets The Indianapolis Colts
The New England Patriots (16-2) v.s The Philadelphia Eagles (15-3)
Someone needs to tell the Eagles that losing the Super Bowl hurts alot more than losing the NFC Championship. Eagles fans had heart attacks losing 3 NFC Championships, they will die if they lose a Super Bowl. Especially since for them it will be, "Congratulations, you got over the hump, now you have to do it all over again." The Patriots will hold Terrell Owens, if he is indeed playing to 0 catches, while Freddie Mitchell and Todd Pinkston. HA! I think the Eagles might as well forfit. While, on the other side, The Eagles 2 young safeties will be burnt bad by Bill Belichicks wide out corps. This will be the first shut out Super Bowl.
TEAMS Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FINAL NE 7 13 7 7 34 PHI 0 0 0 0 0
Eliminated this week
The Atlanta Falcons- Your symbol doesnt even belong to be on the same page as the Steelers symbol. The Pittsburgh Steelers- The Steelers fallout has begun. It is looking like they will not have the services of Plaxico Buress, or Jerome Bettis next season.
Eliminated Overall
The Miami Dolphins The Cleveland Browns The Kansas City Chiefs The San Fransisco 49ers The Tennessee Titans The Oakland Raiders The Houston Texans The Cincinnati Bengals The Arizona Cardinals The Tampa Bay Buccaneers The Washington Redskins The Chicago Bears THe New York Giants The Detroit Lions The Dallas Cowboys The Baltimore Ravens The Buffalo Bills The Jacksonville Jaguars The Carolina Panthers The New Orleans Saints The Denver Broncos The San Diego Chargers The Seattle Seahawks The Green Bay Packers The Minnesota Vikings The St. Louis Rams The New York Jets The Indianapolis Colts The Atlanta Falcons The Pittsburgh Steelers
Congratulations to the New England Patriots, the back to back champions.
Eliminated this week
The Philadelphia Eagles- You cant manage the clock like that and expect a victory.
Eliminated Overall
The Miami Dolphins The Cleveland Browns The Kansas City Chiefs The San Fransisco 49ers The Tennessee Titans The Oakland Raiders The Houston Texans The Cincinnati Bengals The Arizona Cardinals The Tampa Bay Buccaneers The Washington Redskins The Chicago Bears THe New York Giants The Detroit Lions The Dallas Cowboys The Baltimore Ravens The Buffalo Bills The Jacksonville Jaguars The Carolina Panthers The New Orleans Saints The Denver Broncos The San Diego Chargers The Seattle Seahawks The Green Bay Packers The Minnesota Vikings The St. Louis Rams The New York Jets The Indianapolis Colts The Atlanta Falcons The Pittsburgh Steelers The Philadelphia Eagles
