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lol. You missed the context. Those 3 teams that won the rematches were resting their starters in the final regular season game (often division winners), or had their QB injured in the playoffs So let’s look at those 3 teams who lost in Week 17 and then won the Wild Card round.. The 2004 Colts had the division wrapped up and rested their starters (for example, Jim Sorgi played instead of Peyton Manning in Week 17). Therefore, the Colts backups lost to the Broncos in the final week of the season before beating the Broncos with their starters the following week. Context: They weren’t trying to win Week 17. The 2009 Cardinals rested their starters in Week 17 against the Packers. The Cardinals backups lost to the Packers in the final week and then beat them in the Wild Card the following week with their starters. Context: They weren’t trying to win Week 17. The 2012 Vikings beat the Packers with their starters in the final week of the season, and then lost to the Packers the following week in the wild card. Sounds great, until you realize that the Vikings starting QB was hurt late in that final week game, so backup Joe Webb had to start, which is why the Vikings lost the rematch. Webb scored only 10 points, whereas the starter (the previous week) scored 37. Context: They we’re without their starting QB. So, that 3-2 record of teams losing in the final week and winning in the wild card, when you look at the context, goes up in complete smoke. Sorry.

This is where I am at.

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If we can’t beat Miami in Week 18, what makes you think we can beat them the literal following week? We either have the horses or we don’t. Miami 1-7 against teams with a winning record in the past 450 days. If we can’t beat them with the division on the line, we don’t deserve the playoffs.

Can we get a pic of the blanket?

Only if you think we are not beating Miami. Which is a terrible mindset in my opinion.

The playoff birth is the best one.

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I understand what you are getting at, but that first matchup may decide where the second matchup is played.

Do the math and you will see why I say it’s tough.

If each game had 50% probability, that scenario would result in a 2.3% chance of happening. Definitely possible though. In this scenario the Dolphins have the 2 seed.

1 seed would be tough. - Chiefs would have to go 3-0 - Ravens would have to go 1-2 - Dolphins would have to go 1-1

Not really. Because Browns would have to win their last 2, Ravens would have to lose 2 of their last 3, and Bills would have to beat the Dolphins in Week 18. Then the Browns would win the AFC and Bills would be #2. Otherwise the Browns are stuck at 5. Oh and the Chiefs would have to lose all 3.

Tell me you didn’t actually read what I wrote without telling me…

Technically yes but highly unlikely. They would have to lose their final 3 and Jags would have to win their final 3.

Yep this is right. Bills win + Pitt loss + Cinci loss = We clinch a playoff spot next Sunday.

You’re misunderstanding me. Nothing to do with who “deserves” to get in. I simply don’t see us going anywhere if we can’t beat a 4-11 NE team or an overrated Miami squad.

I think 10-7 would make it for some team - just not sure it’s us (tiebreakers).

We don’t need all of that to happen. The tweet included way too many. We only need Denver loss (hopefully tonight), Cinci loss, Pitt loss. The tweet made it way more convuluted and difficult. @mrags

Easiest to follow and also wrong.

The following week!?

If we can’t beat Miami (we can), what’s the point in even making the playoffs?

I am firmly in the camp that if we don’t win these last two games, we don’t deserve the playoffs. There is no excuse to being swept by a 3-11 Patriots team, and I don’t think the Dolphins are good.

His scenario is if Denver wins tonight. If Denver loses tonight, only the Chiefs and Seahawks would be enough.