iceblizzard69
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You may not believe this but we actually clinched a playoff spot, although the NFL does not say that we have. Let me explain:
AFC Teams that can tie or have a better record than us at the end of the year if we lose our remaining games. If that happened, our record would be 9-7.
Top 3
Pittsburgh 12-2
Oakland 10-4
New England 10-5
Miami 9-5
Baltimore 9-5
New York 8-5
Denver 7-7
Seattle 7-7
Tennesee 7-7
The only three teams that currently aren't in a position to be in the playoffs if they started today but can have the same record as us if they win their remaining games and we lose them are Denver, Seattle, and Tennesee. We have beaten all three of those teams, and thus have a tiebreaker over them if we are tied with them. With that in mind, the only teams that can still get ahead of us in playoff position by the end of the year are the Jets and the Ravens. That means we can not fall below third in teams that did not win their division (we can still win the division) and we would still be in the playoffs. So we have clinched a playoff spot. It surprises me that the dumb NFL has not picked up on this yet.
The Colts have not been eliminated from the playoffs yet, and I don't think the Browns have been either.
AFC Teams that can tie or have a better record than us at the end of the year if we lose our remaining games. If that happened, our record would be 9-7.
Top 3
Pittsburgh 12-2
Oakland 10-4
New England 10-5
Miami 9-5
Baltimore 9-5
New York 8-5
Denver 7-7
Seattle 7-7
Tennesee 7-7
The only three teams that currently aren't in a position to be in the playoffs if they started today but can have the same record as us if they win their remaining games and we lose them are Denver, Seattle, and Tennesee. We have beaten all three of those teams, and thus have a tiebreaker over them if we are tied with them. With that in mind, the only teams that can still get ahead of us in playoff position by the end of the year are the Jets and the Ravens. That means we can not fall below third in teams that did not win their division (we can still win the division) and we would still be in the playoffs. So we have clinched a playoff spot. It surprises me that the dumb NFL has not picked up on this yet.
The Colts have not been eliminated from the playoffs yet, and I don't think the Browns have been either.