10-06-2023, 05:13 PM
(10-06-2023, 10:14 AM)KillerGoose Wrote: The Bengals better be giving us condolences for forcing us to watch them like this for the first quarter of the season.
In all seriousness, yes, a win this weekend is paramount. Making the playoffs after starting 1-3 isn't impossible, just like 0-2, but it becomes unlikely. Even 1-4 isn't impossible, just even more unlikely. Historically speaking, once you go 1-6, your season is effectively over. There has only ever been one team to start 1-6 and make the playoffs...
The 1970 Bengals.
A little while ago Lap said that at 1-4 you have a 6% chance for a playoff berth, while a 2-3 team's chances rise to 23%. He didn't say, but I would assume that's cumulative over both 16 and 17 game seasons. Regardless, 6% is just plain bad while 23% is damn-near one in four. Paramount indeed.
