(12-16-2024, 10:32 AM)ochocincos Wrote: Surprisingly, the Broncos are not the last WC team currently.
The Chargers are now last in the WC, sitting at 8-6.
They have the tiebreaker over the Bengals, but they could also lose out with the Bengals winning out.
Broncos and Chargers play each other this coming week, so one of them is guaranteed a win though and will get in over the Bengals.

(12-16-2024, 10:48 AM)Nepa Wrote: So, the logical play (based on the Bengals winning out) seems to be to have the Chargers beat the Broncos. Then the Bengals beat the Broncos. Then it would come down to KC beating the Broncos. Of course, that would mean the Chiefs need to have something to play for, and so we have to hope they get one more loss. If they sit at 2 losses and the Bills at 3 losses, then the Chiefs will be going all out to win over the Broncos (since the Bills have the head-to-head tiebreaker). Someone said they wouldn't want to help the Bengals get into the playoffs -- but I think they fear the Bills more than the Bengals.

Seems it may be a pipe dream, but it is realistic to see the Chargers beating the Broncos, the Bengals beating the Broncos, and a motivated Chiefs beating the Broncos. And it is possible the Steelers would be resting their players for the last game against the Bengals. 

(12-16-2024, 01:00 PM)Frank Booth Wrote: still only able to beat awful teams, I see. Let the titans have their best offensive game of the season, I see

(12-16-2024, 12:59 PM)ochocincos Wrote: All of it is possible, but the bolded is probably the one to look out for.
Steelers will be doing everything they can to prevent Bengals from making playoffs, especially if they have to still play for division lead vs WC.
Right now, they are 1 game ahead of BAL and a win this weekend will give them a 2-game lead and the tiebreaker, solidifying their division win.
Steelers have Chiefs and then Bengals after Ravens.

If we're wanting the best way to go undefeated, we need to...I hate to say it...root for the Steelers to beat the Ravens this weekend 

(12-16-2024, 01:40 PM)Bengalbug Wrote: This was not the best game the titans have had on offense Frank, no matter how you look at it.

Then, once you take context into it and talk about garbage time yards/TDs, it’s even further from the truth.

But sure, proceed with your hot takes.

(12-16-2024, 01:41 PM)WeezyBengal Wrote: And its not like the offense did them a ton of favors with short field and turnovers. 

(12-16-2024, 10:07 AM)TecmoBengals Wrote: Even one extra win against the lowly Pats could have altered how the Bengals season is playing out.

(12-16-2024, 01:40 PM)Bengalbug Wrote: This was not the best game the titans have had on offense Frank, no matter how you look at it.

Then, once you take context into it and talk about garbage time yards/TDs, it’s even further from the truth.

But sure, proceed with your hot takes.

(12-16-2024, 01:55 PM)Awful Llama Wrote: Yeah, we'd be 7-7, ahead of Miami and Indy, and just one game behind the Denver and the Chargers.  Being 3-11 would probably be easier to face than 6-8, because at least it would have been over for some time now.  This way sometimes feels like death by a thousand cuts.

(12-16-2024, 01:00 PM)Frank Booth Wrote: still only able to beat awful teams, I see. Let the titans have their best offensive game of the season, I see

(12-16-2024, 04:21 PM)Bengalstripes9 Wrote: A broncos loss would have certain helped.

Now I guess you root for the broncos to lose out and the chiefs to lose a couple games leading into the last week so they are playing for the top seed last game of the season.

Otherwise chargers losing out would be next likely but they play the patriots and raiders last two games.

Bengals didn’t play well enough to make it in this year.
I don’t think they are good enough to win it all either.
It’s hard to envision the playoffs without the bengals offense in it but it is what it is.

I expect the broncos to win against the chargers and the chargers to win their last two games.

The week one loss to the pats and the chargers loss basically decided the season. You could also point to the ravens losses.

The bengals need a good defensive player with their top pick this year to rush the passer or a lockdown corner.

I like the bills and eagles in the Super Bowl.
I think Josh Allen gets it done this year.
Bills defense has been good—as well as their running game.
But the eagles are good too.

(12-16-2024, 02:09 PM)Frank Booth Wrote: my hot take is that the bengals are garbage 

(12-16-2024, 04:24 PM)Ell Prez Wrote: This weekend is big. We obviously need to win out, that’s a given. But we need chargers to win. And we need Miami to lose to SF this Sunday. We just need one more MIA loss. I think this weekend is the most likely loss for them. They play the browns and at Jets which could be a loss. Oh and we also need colts to lose one more to: titans, giants, jags. I don’t really see a L there, but upsets do happen.

Doesn’t matter what chargers or Texans do.

(12-16-2024, 04:24 PM)Ell Prez Wrote: This weekend is big. We obviously need to win out, that’s a given. But we need chargers to win. And we need Miami to lose to SF this Sunday. We just need one more MIA loss. I think this weekend is the most likely loss for them. They play the browns and at Jets which could be a loss. Oh and we also need colts to lose one more to: titans, giants, jags. I don’t really see a L there, but upsets do happen.

Doesn’t matter what chargers or Texans do.

(12-16-2024, 04:41 PM)Timanky12 Wrote: Other than that, which you mention, is there anything else? Sun doesn’t rise, Xmas never comes, etc.

We have better luck playing roulette and placing all our money on one number, then all those scenarios panning out. 

(12-16-2024, 04:21 PM)Bengalstripes9 Wrote: A broncos loss would have certain helped.