BAdkins159
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I’ve looked at a lot of different scenarios but can’t figure who we need to win tonight for our playoff chances!!
Browns or Raiders tonight?
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Browns, if some other team other then the Ravens wins their division, Miami being tied with Ravens would be a good thing...Add to that Raiders getting another loss (Don't want tie breaker with them)
Joe Dolfan
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It's still too early to definitively know what's best for Miami's chances. Cleveland could conceivably win their division still, and if so, it wouldn't affect us should we be battling for a playoff spot. The Raiders have the head-to-head advantage with us, and there's no way they're winning their division, but they play the Broncos, Colts and Chargers, so if they beat Cleveland, it helps us SoS-wise.
Cleveland has the Packers, Steelers and Bengals. I don't think either team will win out the last three weeks, and our playoff chances are predicated on doing so.
Joe Dolfan
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I don't think head-to-head will be a factor. I think there will be at least three teams with the same record, so it'll come down to conference record or record against the same opponents.
Hell, we can actually still win the division, assuming we win out, NE loses a game before they play us and Buffalo finishes 9-8. It's not likely, but it could happen.
Edit: Assuming conference record comes into play, we definitely want the Bengals to win their division, because they're 6-3, the Ravens are 5-5, like us, and the Browns are 4-5. Assuming we end up with a 7-5 conference record, I think that will be enough to beat out the Ravens and Browns. The Raiders are 4-4.
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The less teams to worry about the better.
I have more faith in Cincy then Browns.
Raiders win tonight all but eliminates them and Miami ahead of Cleveland and Miami takes the #10 spot.
Cincy already took the lead in division knocking Ravens to the wildcard spot.
We don't need another team ahead of the ravens
I have more faith in Cincy then Browns.
Raiders win tonight all but eliminates them and Miami ahead of Cleveland and Miami takes the #10 spot.
Cincy already took the lead in division knocking Ravens to the wildcard spot.
We don't need another team ahead of the ravens
BennySwella
We need better LB's
Tie?
Joe Dolfan
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Especially since Mullens is starting for Cleveland tonight
dcm
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So who do we want to win????
dcm
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More confused with every post!!!
Joe Dolfan
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I'm actually rooting for LV to win, even though they have the head-to-head advantage on us. I'd rather both teams be 7-7 than CLE have a game lead on us. I think both will lose at least one more game, and both have two games they could easily lose.
Edit: I'm also not going to watch the game, because the thought of watching the game and rooting for LV makes me nauseated. I'll be watching the Warriors game instead.
dcm
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Someone tell why Joe is off base here. I agree with Joe!
Problem is that Cleveland could win the division and then you'd have Cincinatti or something in the Wild Card hunt. We need as few teams getting to that ten win threshold. If Cleveland wins the division they almost certainly got to ten wins, and I just don't see every other team not making it there.
But this is so confusing. I've considered not watching this game because the team I root for could come back to bite us.
Head to head advantage really doesn't matter unless it's a two-way tie as far as I'm aware, and that's really unlikely to occur. Said elsewhere but I really doubt LV gets to ten wins with their schedule.
Joe Dolfan
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I know. I firmly believe there will be at least three teams with the same record vying for that last WC spot, and head-to-head won't matter.