Why are we rooting for a wildcard?

[Smitten2021]

I’ve seen everyone talking about all these different improbable scenarios...

The most likely scenario is that we still take the division. It’s simple.

If the Pats beat the Bills today...

Bills just have to lose 1 more of their next 2 games and the Patriots must lose to the Jags...

I mean I know it’s still a long shot, but it only comes down to a few games instead of loads more? And we get to control our own destiny?

Am I missing something? Is this not the easiest way in?

 

[Bruzer]

I’ve seen everyone talking about all these different improbable scenarios...

The most likely scenario is that we still take the division. It’s simple.

If the Pats beat the Bills today...

Bills just have to lose 1 more of their next 2 games and the Patriots must lose to the Jags. I mean I know it’s still a long shot but all we’re counting on is 3 games outcomes instead of loads more? And we get to control our own destiny?

Am I missing something? Is this not the easiest way in?

I think we are pretty much in if Bills beat Pats and we Win out. So to me, that's easiest? Unless I am missing something there.

 

[Jimi]

That’s definitely not the most likely path.

The patriots losing to the jags and the bills losing to the falcons or jets. Not happening.

 

[zucca]

Root for the Bills and hope for a few other pretty easy outcomes like Bengals beating Josh Johnson and the Chiefs beating the Steelers. Assuming the Bills win, the hardest part is us winning our last 3.

 

[EJay]

I’ve seen everyone talking about all these different improbable scenarios...

The most likely scenario is that we still take the division. It’s simple.

If the Pats beat the Bills today...

Bills just have to lose 1 more of their next 2 games and the Patriots must lose to the Jags...

I mean I know it’s still a long shot, but it only comes down to a few games instead of loads more? And we get to control our own destiny?

Am I missing something? Is this not the easiest way in?

Another of these ill-informed posts. SMH.

Why are there so many that are under the impression the Dolphins playoff hopes were held hostage by “improbable” scenarios?

It’s as if people didn’t look at schedules. Or the NFL tiebreaking system.

The only real upset today was HOU beating LAC. And then the Chargers still play two more losable games had they not lost today.

The Dolphins ALWAYS had a great shot at a playoff spot by winning out. There were so many teams above them facing other teams also above them thereby guaranteeing losses.

And MIA holds tiebreakers over several of those teams, either H2H or common opponents.

Are that many people unaware that the “common opponents” tiebreaker comes before the “conference win percentage“ tiebreaker?

 

[dan the fin]

Another of these ill-informed posts. SMH.

Why are there so many that are under the impression the Dolphins playoff hopes were held hostage by “improbable” scenarios?

It’s as if people didn’t look at schedules. Or the NFL tiebreaking system.

The only real upset today was HOU beating LAC. And then the Chargers still play two more losable games had they not lost today.

The Dolphins ALWAYS had a great shot at a playoff spot by winning out. There were so many teams above them facing other teams also above them thereby guaranteeing losses.

And MIA holds tiebreakers over several of those teams, either H2H or common opponents.

Are that many people unaware that the “common opponents” tiebreaker comes before the “conference win percentage“ tiebreaker?

Everything is true except that last part. Common opponents comes first for division, but not for wild card spots. In wild card tiebreaker conference record comes before common opponents.

NFL Tiebreaking Procedures | NFL.com

www.nfl.com

 

[EJay]

Everything is true except that last part. Common opponents comes first for division, but not for wild card spots. In wild card tiebreaker conference record comes before common opponents.

NFL Tiebreaking Procedures | NFL.com

www.nfl.com

I stand corrected. I was clearly reading from the wrong section.
IDK the reasoning behind the differences. But you are right that I had it backward. My bad and I own it.

Still, by winning out MIA still stood to own h2h tiebreakers over 3 teams currently ahead of them and were likely to own conference tiebreakers over a few others due to the conference games still to be played wherein someone had to lose.

The Bills, Colts and Raiders were the teams mostly in the Dolphins path. Not the Chargers, Titans and Patriots. Winning out took care of 2 of those last 3 (should they tie). And it was quite likely for LAC to lose at least one of their last three, which were ALL conference games.