SACTOBILLSFAN Posted December 17, 2006 Posted December 17, 2006 It may be a long shot, but JAX can't win on the road, and that leaves the door open a little bit. Especially if the Cards can beat the Broncos (DAMMIT JUST SAW 10-0 Denver already) and if the Super Chargers beat the Chefs tonight. Like i said it may be a long shot but it makes other games interesting.
Oneonta Buffalo Fan Posted December 17, 2006 Posted December 17, 2006 LLLLLOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGG shot. But it's still a chance.
buffaloboyinATL Posted December 17, 2006 Posted December 17, 2006 Arizona is back in the game against Denver. They are down 10-13, after being behind by 13. Nice defensive TD.
JimBob2232 Posted December 17, 2006 Posted December 17, 2006 Why do people insist its such a longshot? As of now: 8-5 Cincinnati (Play IND tomorrow, DEN and PIT left) 8-6 Jacksonville (have NE next week and close with KC) 8-6 NY Jets (Play MIA next week, close with oakland) 7-6 Denver (Still have CIN and SF) 7-6 Kansas City (Play SD tonight) 7-7 Pittsburgh (Play Baltimore next week) 7-7 Buffalo (We know the drill) 7-7 Tennessee After tonight, we very well could be looking at 3 or 4 teams at 8-6, and buffalo sitting at 7-7, 1 game back. Buffalo holds most the tiebreakers if they win out due to a 7-5 AFC record. The JETS are trouble. We have to hope MIAMI gets angry after being shutout and thromps them. Cuz OAKLAND isn't going to do it. They well could finish 10-6. CINCINATTI is also trouble because they can only win one more game. A loss to INDIANAPOLIS tomorrow is key. Then we have to hope either PIT or DEN beats them. But DENVER is one of the teams that holds the tiebreaker over us if they beat CINCINATTI. So really, the ideal situation would be for PITTSBURGH to beat them in week 17. JACKSONVILLE has 2 tough games left. We do hold the H2H vs. them. They need to win only one of their last 2. And luckilly for us they play NE next week and close at KC. So....we need DENVER to figure out how to lose this game to ARIZONA (and believe me, they are trying), and we need SAN DIEGO to beat up on KC tonight. Let INDY beat CINCINATTI and move on to next week. Then there are the 3 8 win teams outlined above and a whole mess of teams in the same boat as us, most of whom we hold the tiebreaker over. All we need then is to have one of the 8 win teams stumble...and we got a shot. Is it a stretch? Probably. But i wouldnt call it a longshot!
Corp000085 Posted December 17, 2006 Posted December 17, 2006 Why do people insist its such a longshot? As of now: 8-5 Cincinnati (Play IND tomorrow, DEN and PIT left) 8-6 Jacksonville (have NE next week and close with KC) 8-6 NY Jets (Play MIA next week, close with oakland) 7-6 Denver (Still have CIN and SF) 7-6 Kansas City (Play SD tonight) 7-7 Pittsburgh (Play Baltimore next week) 7-7 Buffalo (We know the drill) 7-7 Tennessee After tonight, we very well could be looking at 3 or 4 teams at 8-6, and buffalo sitting at 7-7, 1 game back. Buffalo holds most the tiebreakers if they win out due to a 7-5 AFC record. The JETS are trouble. We have to hope MIAMI gets angry after being shutout and thromps them. Cuz OAKLAND isn't going to do it. They well could finish 10-6. CINCINATTI is also trouble because they can only win one more game. A loss to INDIANAPOLIS tomorrow is key. Then we have to hope either PIT or DEN beats them. But DENVER is one of the teams that holds the tiebreaker over us if they beat CINCINATTI. So really, the ideal situation would be for PITTSBURGH to beat them in week 17. JACKSONVILLE has 2 tough games left. We do hold the H2H vs. them. They need to win only one of their last 2. And luckilly for us they play NE next week and close at KC. So....we need DENVER to figure out how to lose this game to ARIZONA (and believe me, they are trying), and we need SAN DIEGO to beat up on KC tonight. Let INDY beat CINCINATTI and move on to next week. Then there are the 3 8 win teams outlined above and a whole mess of teams in the same boat as us, most of whom we hold the tiebreaker over. All we need then is to have one of the 8 win teams stumble...and we got a shot. Is it a stretch? Probably. But i wouldnt call it a longshot! 869771[/snapback] better this gigantic formula than some stupid gigantic draft formula with the bottom feeders. I didn't realize till today how much i've missed the playoffs.
Dan Posted December 17, 2006 Posted December 17, 2006 Why do people insist its such a longshot? As of now: 8-5 Cincinnati (Play IND tomorrow, DEN and PIT left) 8-6 Jacksonville (have NE next week and close with KC) 8-6 NY Jets (Play MIA next week, close with oakland) 7-6 Denver (Still have CIN and SF) 7-6 Kansas City (Play SD tonight) 7-7 Pittsburgh (Play Baltimore next week) 7-7 Buffalo (We know the drill) 7-7 Tennessee After tonight, we very well could be looking at 3 or 4 teams at 8-6, and buffalo sitting at 7-7, 1 game back. Buffalo holds most the tiebreakers if they win out due to a 7-5 AFC record. The JETS are trouble. We have to hope MIAMI gets angry after being shutout and thromps them. Cuz OAKLAND isn't going to do it. They well could finish 10-6. CINCINATTI is also trouble because they can only win one more game. A loss to INDIANAPOLIS tomorrow is key. Then we have to hope either PIT or DEN beats them. But DENVER is one of the teams that holds the tiebreaker over us if they beat CINCINATTI. So really, the ideal situation would be for PITTSBURGH to beat them in week 17. JACKSONVILLE has 2 tough games left. We do hold the H2H vs. them. They need to win only one of their last 2. And luckilly for us they play NE next week and close at KC. So....we need DENVER to figure out how to lose this game to ARIZONA (and believe me, they are trying), and we need SAN DIEGO to beat up on KC tonight. Let INDY beat CINCINATTI and move on to next week. Then there are the 3 8 win teams outlined above and a whole mess of teams in the same boat as us, most of whom we hold the tiebreaker over. All we need then is to have one of the 8 win teams stumble...and we got a shot. Is it a stretch? Probably. But i wouldnt call it a longshot! 869771[/snapback] I completely agree with you, in spirit. However, when you have to win out and about 4 teams hae to lose and it takes a post this long to explain it all... well, it sure seems like a long shot. But, here's to Billievin.
camcool21 Posted December 17, 2006 Posted December 17, 2006 crap denver scored again 23-10 Denver winning COME ON ARIZONA ANSWER!
JimBob2232 Posted December 17, 2006 Posted December 17, 2006 I completely agree with you, in spirit. However, when you have to win out and about 4 teams hae to lose and it takes a post this long to explain it all... well, it sure seems like a long shot. But, here's to Billievin. 869776[/snapback] Want me to shorten it? If IND beats CIN, at worst, there will be 5 teams at 8-6 after this weekend. I contend that the BILLS hold the tiebreaker over almost all of these teams. If BUFFALO wins out, they will need 4 of these 5 teams to lose 1 game. KC plays JAX. CIN plays DEN, There is 2 of the 4 losses we need. 2 more key losses (SD over KC, NE over JAX, PIT over CIN, SF over DEN, MIA over NYJ ) likely gets us in.
Dan Posted December 17, 2006 Posted December 17, 2006 Want me to shorten it?If IND beats CIN, at worst, there will be 5 teams at 8-6 after this weekend. I contend that the BILLS hold the tiebreaker over almost all of these teams. If BUFFALO wins out, they will need 4 of these 5 teams to lose 1 game. KC plays JAX. CIN plays DEN, There is 2 of the 4 losses we need. 2 more key losses (SD over KC, NE over JAX, PIT over CIN, SF over DEN, MIA over NYJ ) likely gets us in. 869789[/snapback] Much better. Thanks It'd be great if the dang Cards could go ahead and give the Broncos that loss already.
kgun Posted December 17, 2006 Posted December 17, 2006 So, if we end up in a tie with the Jests at 9-7, who holds the tiebreaker there??
DCBongo Posted December 17, 2006 Posted December 17, 2006 Its nice to be able to have long shot conversations again!
ezbills Posted December 17, 2006 Posted December 17, 2006 A Cards win vs Denver would be nice, but it's not nearly as important in the grand scheme of things as tonight's Chiefs game, tomorrow's Bengals game, or next week's Jets game.
ezbills Posted December 17, 2006 Posted December 17, 2006 So, if we end up in a tie with the Jests at 9-7, who holds the tiebreaker there?? 869800[/snapback] Depends on next week's Jets/Dolphins game. If Miami wins that game, the Bills will hold the tiebreaker. If the Jets win, they will hold the tiebreaker.
JimBob2232 Posted December 17, 2006 Posted December 17, 2006 So, if we end up in a tie with the Jests at 9-7, who holds the tiebreaker there?? 869800[/snapback] Well, its an interesting question. If their one loss comes to MIAMI, it goes to common opponents. If their one loss comes to OAKLAND, we win the tiebreaker. This assumes a head to head tiebreaker with NEW YORK, however if other teams are involved, a different criteria is used. NFL tiebreaking rules can be found here http://www.nfl.com/standings/tiebreakers
ExWNYer Posted December 17, 2006 Posted December 17, 2006 Man, oh man, does that loss to the Lions really hurt now.
Corp000085 Posted December 17, 2006 Posted December 17, 2006 Man, oh man, does that loss to the Lions really hurt now. 869831[/snapback] at the time, it looked like we'd go 3-13, 4-12, 5-11. Not in our wildest dreams 7-9, 8-8, 9-7. hindsight is always 20/20.
camcool21 Posted December 17, 2006 Posted December 17, 2006 doesn't look like the cards will beat the broncos
JimBob2232 Posted December 17, 2006 Posted December 17, 2006 Yeah, so much for that. k. Lets go Chargers
Dan Posted December 17, 2006 Posted December 17, 2006 Yeah. It sucks. My brother in law loves the Broncos. I woulda loved ragging him about losing to the cards. Oh well. Let's go San Diego!
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