0-5 within the division let that sink in!

[*Nately120*]

(12-24-2023, 01:30 PM)Sled21 Wrote: Right, are the KC boards wanting to blow everything up because they are having a tougher year? 

They have on of the rare healthy starting QBs in 2023 and he's a healthy QB who has 2 SB rings, to boot.  If I know NFL fanbases outside of my own, being in that situation puts you in a "expect the best until you see otherwise" mentality.  

Right now I think the AFC playoff picture is:

Dolphins/Ravens - got to find that extra gear for the playoffs
Bills - getting Josh Allen hot at the right time
Chiefs - stay the course, don't botch the NFL wanting you to win it all so Taylor Swift can blah blah blah
Steelers - oh crap, Rudolph and Tomlin are going to get extensions now
Jaguars - make it into the playoffs with Trevor Lawrence somewhat alive
Browns/Colts - playing with backup QB swag and nothing to lose


I had the Bengals in the same category as the Browns and Colts until they laid an egg in Picksburgh.  7 AFC playoff teams are going to either be based around riding a proven franchise QB or doing the impossible with a backup.  We still have an outside chance to get the 7th slot and it'll be right back to the idea that we can clearly go into Jacksonville and win and from there, who knows.