01-09-2022, 12:07 AM
(01-08-2022, 11:57 PM)Science Friction Wrote: I know, I know... We haven't won a playoff game in thirty years. Why look beyond the WC round? Well, because it's fun and life's about having fun. lol
If you guys wouldn't mind , I'd love you to look ahead with me with these playoff scenarios and into a potential second round game and beyond for our Bengals. With Denver fumbling away their game late against the Chiefs today, we know that we will be, at best, the #2 seed and , at worst, the #4 seed. If we are the #4 , then , barring anything other than chalk, we would be headed to Arrowhead for the divisional round. That's a scenario I hope we can avoid. I think that would be a very tough road to victory. Even if we win at Cleveland and secure the #3 seed, we could still see Arrowhead in the divisional round if Tennessee takes care of the Texans tomorrow and gets the top seed, with KC becoming the #2.
The way to keep from seeing KC in round two , we need either Bengals win=> Titans loss (if chalk in first round, we would host Titans in round 2) or Bengals loss => Titans win ( if chalk in first round, we would visit Tennessee in round two). The other two scenarios ( either Bengals win=> Titans win OR Bengals loss=> Titans loss) would send us to KC .
Obviously, upsets in the WC round could change things altogether since the top seed hosts the lowest remaining seed in the divisional round. I would love to get that #2 seed, guaranteeing us a divisional round home game. Short of that, I think our best hope is to avoid Thom Brennaman's favorite city in round two.
Of course , most importantly, win that first game!!!!
What do you hope happens as we look to the WC AND BEYOND ???
There are lots of non-chalk scenarios where we don't travel to Arrowhead for Rd 2. KC losing being the most obvious. We could end up #3 instead of #4, win or lose.
If Tennessee loses, then chalk takes us to Arrowhead. Again, we could be 3 or 4.
Let's wait until the seeds are set, then we can worry about it.
