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So Week 12 is completed. Let's look ahead to Week 13. Who should we root for in the upcoming games this weekend? The choices reflect my personal opinion and of course I'm glad getting your opinions as well. The games are in no particular order.

Playoff implications
  • Bengals (2-8-1) @ Dolphins (7-4) Sunday, 1:00 PM
    Of course the one with the biggest implication. We have to win against the Bengals to make all what I wrote in the next lines matter.
  • Bills (8-3) @ 49ers (5-6) Monday, 8:15 PM
    Probably the one with the second highest priority. A 49ers win would drastically improve our chances of winning the division. Of course the Bills are favored in this one. Especially, because the 49ers aren't playing at home in Santa Clara, CA but will have to play their next two home games at Glendale, AZ. Nevertheless it is a long travel for the Bills to Arizona and the 49ers had an impressing win over the Rams last week, with some injured players returning to the game. Who knows? A surprise could be coming.
  • Browns (8-3) @ Titans (8-3) Sunday, 1:00 PM
    Since the Steelers are going to win the AFC North the Browns surely will be in the Wild Card race. I think their record doesn't show who they really are. They can be a good team and have some offensive weapons on their team (Chubb, Hunt, Landry), but I think they got quite lucky in some of their Games. The Titans, on the other hand, are probably going to win the AFC South and won't be a problem in the Wild Card race (Of Course if we win the division a Titans loss would also be helpful). But I guess the Titans will win this one.
  • Raiders (6-5) @ Jets (0-11) Sunday, 1:00 PM
    I think the Raiders will win this one, as the Jets are really bad. But who thought that the Raiders will get a 40-burger from Atlanta. So who know what could happen on any given Sunday? Since the Raiders are in the Wild Card race this one has definitely implications on our Playoff chances. Although i can barley write down my thoughts. I can't say the unspeakable. So let's just say we hope that the Raiders don't win this one as I can't root for their opponent. But a win for the Jets could help us in two ways. On the on hand, it would help our Playoff chances, on the other hand they could be impressed by Adam Gase and keep him a little longer, as he beats a playoff contender. I think this would be good enough for a contract extension.
  • Dallas (3-8) @ Ravens (6-5) Tuesday, 8:05 PM
    We definitely want the Cowboys to win this one as it is an NFC team against an AFC team in the playoff hunt. But my hopes aren't that high on this one. I guess the Ravens will win by a big margin.
Draft implications
  • Saints (9-2) @ Falcons (4-7), Sunday, 1:00 PM
    A Falcons win would help us in our draft as they could make the Texans pick a little higher. But I think the Saints will win this one.
  • Lions (4-7) @ Bears (5-6), Sunday, 1:00 PM
    As mentioned above a Lions win would help us in the Draft. I guess this game could go either way. The Lions have a new coach, so this could give them some new boost. Hard to predict.
  • Jaguars (1-10) @ Vikings (5-6), Sunday, 1:00 PM
    Little hope in the Jaguars to overtake the Texans. Nevertheless it wouldn't hurt if the Jags would win this one, as the Vikings are in the NFC. But I think Kirk Cousins is too good to lose against the Jaguars.
  • Eagles (3-4-1) @ Packers (8-3), Sunday, 4:25 PM
    With an Eagles win and a Texans loss, the Eagles would jump them in the Draft order. But I don't see it happening in this game. The Packers will win this one.
  • Broncos (4-7) @ Chiefs (10-1), Sunday, 8:20 PM
    A Broncos win would help us in the Draft order. But yeah, one can dream. No chance Mahomes and the Chiefs lose this one.
  • Football Team (4-7) @ Steelers (11-0), Monday, 5:00 PM
    Again a win by Washington would help us in the draft as they have the same record as the Texans. And more importantly somebody finally has to stop this winning streak and let our 72' Dolphins team finally pop their bottle of champagne, especially in this year where we lost Shula. This milestone cannot be broken this year. Unfortunately, I don't see it happening this weekend as the Football Team isn't strong enough to beat the Steelers.
Both categories
  • Colts (7-4) @ Texans (4-7), Sunday, 1:00 PM
    I'm really not sure about this one. Of course, a Texans win would help us short-term in the Playoff hunt. But a Texans win could help us tremendously in the upcoming Draft. And don't forget in Week 15 we have the same matchup again. I would love to know your opinion about this game. The Colts are of course favored in this one, but with Deshaun Watson and Philip Rivers you just never know. If Rivers has a bad day and Watson has one of his goods, who knows what could happen. For the long-term I tend do root for the Colts in this one, especially because they have to play the Raiders next week. But yeah, let me know what you think about it.
  • Patriots (5-6) @ Chargers (3-8), Sunday, 4:25 PM
    A chargers win could help us in two ways. It keeps the Patriots away from the playoff hunt and the chargers would have the same record as the Texans in case they win. Therefor i think we should definitely root for the Chargers in this (although I already see all the new threads popping up about who we should have drafted Herbert ;)). One could also make an argument for a Patriots win in this one, as it would be good for our strength of schedule as we play them twice per year compared to the Chargers who we only played once (correct me if I'm wrong, I'm not quite into the tiebreaker stuff). But all in all a Chargers win is more helpful to us than a Patriot's one in my opinion. And actually I think it could be possible, that the Chargers could win this game. We'll see about that one.
No implication at all
  • Rams (7-4) @ Cardinals (6-5), Sunday, 4:05 PM
    Choose who ever you want to root for, as it will not change anything in case of strength of schedule for us, nor would any loss help us in the draft. One could argue that the Cardinals deserve a win after being that generous and let their divisional rival play in their stadium (I couldn't stand the thought of the Jets playing at Hard Rock). But yeah, no implication at all for us.
As you can see almost every game this week has somehow an implication for us. And of course not all of them will play out in our favor. So let me know about your opinions about who should win next week and why. We'll see what happens on Sunday.

And of course nothing of all that matters if we somehow lose to the Bengals.
So let's keep this fantastic rebuild on track to the playoffs in only it's second year.
FINS UP!!!!!!
 
Excellent write up.

Would be nice for Dallas to pull off the upset, but their owner eats crayons and pretends he's a GM.
Add in MM being a bust(literally) and their slew of injuries, I can't see them beating a desperate Ravens team that will get Lamar back for that game.

49ers are a bipolar team. Sure, injuries have hurt them a lot this year, but some games even with a lineup devoid of their stars they can either pull off an impressive win or get bent over.
 
I live five minutes from Glendale and I plan on shooting high frequency microwaves at the Bills locker room to give them a sense of impending doom.

At halftime, I will perform a puppet marionette of all 4 Superbowl losses ala "Being John Malkovich." While simultaneously broadcasting legendary Hail Mary's on the Jumbotron.

The drone crashings won't happen til the early fourth...
 
aint nothing difficult for me to say....

I WANT THE JETS TO WIN OUT!!!!

That doesnt hurt my allegiance to the fins one bit, but shows how much i hate the Jets...
They win out you are looking at ....
Jets over Raiders...helps us out against a WC contender..gives them 1 win
Jets over Seahawks...**** em, doesnt benefit us directly, but gives them 2 wins...which the Jags may not get this year keeping them from Lawrence
Jets over Rams....**** em, doesnt benefit us directly but gives them 3 wins and a little motivation going into Cleveland and almost definately guarantees no Lawrence
Jets over Browns...this helps are WC chances, puts the Jets at 4 wins, and at this point it may have them picking a few spots lower than number 2. Guess what, the Bengals maybe sitting at #2 and dont need a QB, but someone does, the Jets are going to have to pay to move up to #2 to get their QB at this point.
Jets over Pats...doubt this has any playoff implications, but you know what, thats ending the season on a 5 game win streak, the Jets might be dumb enough to let Gase's dumbass tell him he has momentum going, he just needs to get HIS QB. he was handed darnold and couldnt work with him, let him draft HIS guy for the first time ever. The 5 win Jets, say "okay Gase, we'll bite, hell we are the Jets" at this 5 win mark, do they not only have to pay to move up for a QB, but they have to pay a premium. The Jets trade their 1 and 2, Seattles 1, and next years #1 to move up to the second pick and draft Kenny Pickett because Gase is the smartest man in the room, and the Jets are the Jets.

so spare me the nonsense of saying we hope the jets dont win...

BTW EXCELLENT write up Swiss
 
Crump said:
I WANT THE JETS TO WIN OUT!!!!
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Hahaha... I see we're you are going here. Show them the hatred by rooting for them. I like it. I mean what is more embarrassing than having your rival rooting for you, because we want them to be successful just to worsen their already reaaaaally bad situation.

So I join in: LET THE JETS WIN OUT!!!!
 
I been rooting against browns raiders, colts, titans since around 3. Bills I always root against. Most of these teams have a lot of lay ups the next few weeks. Ravens especially.

If we want to make playoffs we need texans to help out and actually win....Also, need jags. Going to be tough. Unless we just run the table.
 
Wow @SwissPhins , this is incredible!

Thanks for doing this so early in the season with so many teams and variables. Really, really nice to have all of this in one spot for our perspective. Kudos to you and many thanks!
 
Crump said:
aint nothing difficult for me to say....

I WANT THE JETS TO WIN OUT!!!!

That doesnt hurt my allegiance to the fins one bit, but shows how much i hate the Jets...
They win out you are looking at ....
Jets over Raiders...helps us out against a WC contender..gives them 1 win
Jets over Seahawks...**** em, doesnt benefit us directly, but gives them 2 wins...which the Jags may not get this year keeping them from Lawrence
Jets over Rams....**** em, doesnt benefit us directly but gives them 3 wins and a little motivation going into Cleveland and almost definately guarantees no Lawrence
Jets over Browns...this helps are WC chances, puts the Jets at 4 wins, and at this point it may have them picking a few spots lower than number 2. Guess what, the Bengals maybe sitting at #2 and dont need a QB, but someone does, the Jets are going to have to pay to move up to #2 to get their QB at this point.
Jets over Pats...doubt this has any playoff implications, but you know what, thats ending the season on a 5 game win streak, the Jets might be dumb enough to let Gase's dumbass tell him he has momentum going, he just needs to get HIS QB. he was handed darnold and couldnt work with him, let him draft HIS guy for the first time ever. The 5 win Jets, say "okay Gase, we'll bite, hell we are the Jets" at this 5 win mark, do they not only have to pay to move up for a QB, but they have to pay a premium. The Jets trade their 1 and 2, Seattles 1, and next years #1 to move up to the second pick and draft Kenny Pickett because Gase is the smartest man in the room, and the Jets are the Jets.

so spare me the nonsense of saying we hope the jets dont win...

BTW EXCELLENT write up Swiss
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The Jets getting Trevor Lawrence and able to attract a new coach ... would be a worst-case scenario in my book. Unless they trade the pick to the Patriots ... which would, in fact, be worse, because Belichick would not screw it up.
 
This could be a good week for the Dolphins. The 49ers are much better right now than we played them and the Raiders were dismal last week. Last year they were crushed by the Jets, maybe history repeats or at least they squeak out a win.

The Browns are the worst 8-3 team of all time, I expect them to lose easily to the Titans. The Ravens are going to destroy the Cowboys as they get healthy.

I expect the Dolphins to win pretty easily this week, but next week will be, of course, very hard
 
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