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So playoff scenarios now?

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I know if the Chiefs win or we beat New England next week we are in, but if neither of those happen then what other scenarios do we need? Also if Oakland wins today then does New England need to win week 17 to clinch home field advantage? If Oakland wins out and NE loses next week then The Raiders and Pats will have the same overall record, and conference record.
 
If Chiefs win, we are locked in to a playoff spot.

If they lose, then we control our own destiny next week for the 5th seed. However we could also be eliminated next week with a loss. IF we lost and Denver wins out, we would need KC to lose out.

If Indy beats Oakland, New England clinches homefield.
 
Go Colts!

1) Patriots Clinch #1 seed.
2) If Broncos defeat Chiefs, then Raiders have incentive to defeat Broncos to clinch AFC West. Raiders would be 11-4 and Chiefs would be 10-5 and Chiefs own the tiebreaker.
 
Kdawg954 said:
If Chiefs win, we are locked in to a playoff spot.

If they lose, then we control our own destiny next week for the 5th seed. However we could also be eliminated next week with a loss. IF we lost and Denver wins out, we would need KC to lose out.

If Indy beats Oakland, New England clinches homefield.
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Wouldn't we also need Baltimore to lose 1?
 
I was messing around with the playoff machine on espn.com a few days ago and there were numerous scenarios were 10 wins still leaves the Dolphins on the outside looking in. In most scenarios however, 10 wins is enough. The loss by Tennessee helps.

If Oakland wins today, the Pats go to Miami next week with the #1 seed still up for grabs. Our game is at 1 and the Raiders play at 4:25 so there's no way the Pats take that game lightly. A loss by Oakland today would not only give the Pats the #1 seed but it would also keep Miami alive for the #5 seed, thus avoiding the Steelers or Ravens in the wild card round. Keep in mind, the Steelers can still get a bye if they win out and Oakland loses out and the Chiefs lose once. Thus, there were also scenarios where the Dolphins play at Kansas City or Oakland in the first round.

I couldn't find a single scenario where the Dolphins got in with 9 wins. Not that that still matters!

The Steelers can get a bye or miss the playoffs altogether. We can get the #5 seed or miss the playoffs altogether.

There is still so much to be determined.
 
gota said:
I was messing around with the playoff machine on espn.com a few days ago and there were numerous scenarios were 10 wins still leaves the Dolphins on the outside looking in. In most scenarios however, 10 wins is enough. The loss by Tennessee helps.

If Oakland wins today, the Pats go to Miami next week with the #1 seed still up for grabs. Our game is at 1 and the Raiders play at 4:25 so there's no way the Pats take that game lightly. A loss by Oakland today would not only give the Pats the #1 seed but it would also keep Miami alive for the #5 seed, thus avoiding the Steelers or Ravens in the wild card round. Keep in mind, the Steelers can still get a bye if they win out and Oakland loses out and the Chiefs lose once. Thus, there were also scenarios where the Dolphins play at Kansas City or Oakland in the first round.

I couldn't find a single scenario where the Dolphins got in with 9 wins. Not that that still matters!

The Steelers can get a bye or miss the playoffs altogether. We can get the #5 seed or miss the playoffs altogether.

There is still so much to be determined.
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The NFL will move the Patriots-Dolphins start time to 4:25pm to coincide with Raiders-Broncos.

Edit - the NFL would also likely move the Raiders-Broncos to the Sunday night slot as either the #1 seed and/or the AFC West title is at stake.
 
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gota said:
I was messing around with the playoff machine on espn.com a few days ago and there were numerous scenarios were 10 wins still leaves the Dolphins on the outside looking in. In most scenarios however, 10 wins is enough. The loss by Tennessee helps.

If Oakland wins today, the Pats go to Miami next week with the #1 seed still up for grabs. Our game is at 1 and the Raiders play at 4:25 so there's no way the Pats take that game lightly. A loss by Oakland today would not only give the Pats the #1 seed but it would also keep Miami alive for the #5 seed, thus avoiding the Steelers or Ravens in the wild card round. Keep in mind, the Steelers can still get a bye if they win out and Oakland loses out and the Chiefs lose once. Thus, there were also scenarios where the Dolphins play at Kansas City or Oakland in the first round.

I couldn't find a single scenario where the Dolphins got in with 9 wins. Not that that still matters!

The Steelers can get a bye or miss the playoffs altogether. We can get the #5 seed or miss the playoffs altogether.

There is still so much to be determined.
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Actually the 1 big benefit of Oakland winning today would be that KC would need to win out to win the division.

We can't get the 5th seed if KC wins the division. Oakland would be the 5th seed.
 
Kdawg954 said:
Actually the 1 big benefit of Oakland winning today would be that KC would need to win out to win the division.

We can't get the 5th seed if KC wins the division. Oakland would be the 5th seed.
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Kdawg, aren't there advantages to the Steelers defeating the Ravens, thereby clinching the AFC North and eliminating the Ravens from Wildcard contention?

It also the eliminates the dreaded Steelers, Broncos, Dolphins Wildcard scenario for the #6 seed (which the Dolphins lose). This assumes that the Chiefs defeat the Chargers and claim the #5 seed. If the Chiefs lose out and also finish 10-6, then the Steelers and Dolphins advance with the Steelers the #5 seed (conference record) and the Dolphins the #6 seed.
 
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