NFL Playoff talk (2016-17)

[BellevueBuckeye]

Here's how things look heading into week 17. Not quite as crazy as some years, as all 6 of the AFC playoff teams are known, but there is an interesting situation in the NFC where there are 4 teams still alive for the final 2 spots...which includes an absolutely crazy longshot scenario where the Buccaneers can only get in if 7 different games go their way, including one in which the Redskins MUST tie the Giants.

Teams that can still make or miss the playoffs:

DETROIT LIONS (9-6)

Detroit clinches NFC North division title with:
DET win

Detroit clinches a first-round bye with:
DET win + SEA loss or tie + ATL loss

Detroit clinches a playoff berth with:
DET tie OR
WAS loss or tie

GREEN BAY PACKERS (9-6)

Green Bay clinches NFC North division title with:
GB win or tie

Green Bay clinches a playoff berth with:
WAS loss OR
WAS tie + TB win + GB clinches at least a tie in strength of victory tiebreaker over TB
(Note: GB clinches at least a tie in strength of victory tiebreaker over TB if one of the following teams win or tie: SEA, HOU, JAX, PHI. GB has already clinched strength of schedule tiebreaker over TB in this scenario.)

WASHINGTON REDSKINS (8-6-1)

Washington clinches a playoff berth with:
WAS win + GB-DET game does not end in a tie OR
WAS tie + GB loss + TB loss or tie

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (8-7)

Tampa Bay clinches a playoff berth with:
TB win + WAS tie + GB loss + TB clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over GB
(Note: TB clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over GB if all of the following teams win: TEN, IND, DAL and SF)

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Seeding scenarios for teams that have clinched playoff berths

AFC:
(Pittsburgh is locked into 3 seed, Houston is locked into 4 seed)

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (13-2)

New England clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:
NE win or tie OR
OAK loss or tie

OAKLAND RAIDERS (12-3)

Oakland clinches AFC West division title and a first-round bye with:
OAK win or tie OR
KC loss or tie

Oakland clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:
OAK win + NE loss

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (11-4)

Kansas City clinches AFC West division title and a first-round bye with:
KC win + OAK loss

MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-5)

Miami clinches the fifth seed with:
MIA win + KC loss


NFC:
(Dallas is locked into 1 seed and has home field, New York is locked into 5 seed)

ATLANTA FALCONS (10-5)

Atlanta clinches a first-round bye with:
ATL win OR
ATL tie + SEA loss or tie OR
SEA loss + DET loss or tie OR
SEA tie + DET loss

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (9-5-1)

Seattle clinches a first-round bye with:

SEA win + ATL loss or tie OR
SEA tie + ATL loss + GB/DET tie

[BellevueBuckeye]

Playoff seedings:

AFC	NFC
1. New England	1. Dallas
2. Kansas City	2. Atlanta
3. Pittsburgh	3. Seattle
4. Houston	4. Green Bay
5. Oakland	5. New York
6. Miami	6. Detroit

Wild Card Round Schedule:

4:35 Saturday on ESPN - Oakland @ Houston
8:15 Saturday on NBC - Detroit @ Seattle 
1:05 Sunday on CBS - Miami @ Pittsburgh 
4:40 Sunday on FOX - New York @ Green Bay

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Jan 2, 2017 10:03:33 GMT -5 BellevueBuckeye said:

Playoff seedings:

AFC	NFC
1. New England	1. Dallas
2. Kansas City	2. Atlanta
3. Pittsburgh	3. Seattle
4. Houston	4. Green Bay
5. Oakland	5. New York
6. Miami	6. Detroit

Wild Card Round Schedule:

4:35 Saturday on ESPN - Oakland @ Houston
8:15 Saturday on NBC - Detroit @ Seattle 
1:05 Sunday on CBS - Miami @ Pittsburgh 
4:40 Sunday on FOX - New York @ Green Bay

NYG @ GB game is the only one worth watching. I think the home team takes all 4 games.

[tigeralum01]

I think the Seattle and Detroit could be a good game

[tigeralum01]

Houston favored by 3.5
Seattle favored by 8
Pittsburgh favored by 10
Green Bay favored by 4.5

[BellevueBuckeye]

Down go the Raiders

For the Texans it's their 3rd playoff win in franchise history, and first against someone other than Cincinnati.
For the city of Houston, it's their 12th playoff win.

[BellevueBuckeye]

Jan 2, 2017 10:36:52 GMT -5 @bighoss said:

NYG @ GB game is the only one worth watching.

Let's hope it lives up to it.

This first game today would be more interesting if Miami wasn't hell bent on turning the ball over or making stupid penalties every time they have a shot to get back into the game.

[BellevueBuckeye]

Wow...Rogers connects on yet another Hail Mary

[tigeralum01]

Pats open favored by 3 over ATL

[BellevueBuckeye]

First overtime in Super Bowl history

[BellevueBuckeye]

And also the biggest comeback win in Super Bowl history

[sportsjock]

I think most were thinking like me, this game is another Super Bowl stinker.
Wow, what a great game this turned out to be!
Great coaches make great adjustments and Belichick did just that at halftime.
What a transformation after half time of the Patriot offensive line.
Second half, they were picking up the stunts and blitzes that puzzled them first half and Brady did his thing.

[quiz]

Amazing how the Patriots usually get lower draft pick order due to their continued success. Yet they are always at the top record wise and now Super Bowl wise. Is it the front office? Interesting point brought up during the game: Patriots have had the experience in the SB while Falcons had little experience and when things go against you as it did at first for the Patriots they didn't panic. While nothing went right for the Falcons and they seemed to panic.

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Feb 6, 2017 7:09:51 GMT -5 quiz said:

Amazing how the Patriots usually get lower draft pick order due to their continued success. Yet they are always at the top record wise and now Super Bowl wise. Is it the front office? Interesting point brought up during the game: Patriots have had the experience in the SB while Falcons had little experience and when things go against you as it did at first for the Patriots they didn't panic. While nothing went right for the Falcons and they seemed to panic.

The answer to your question is they have greatest QB and coach in NFL history

[Whittaker]

Feb 6, 2017 7:55:23 GMT -5 @bighoss said:

Feb 6, 2017 7:09:51 GMT -5 quiz said:

Amazing how the Patriots usually get lower draft pick order due to their continued success. Yet they are always at the top record wise and now Super Bowl wise. Is it the front office? Interesting point brought up during the game: Patriots have had the experience in the SB while Falcons had little experience and when things go against you as it did at first for the Patriots they didn't panic. While nothing went right for the Falcons and they seemed to panic.

The answer to your question is they have greatest QB and coach in NFL history

The Browns drafted 9 players while Tom Brady was still on the board, including QB Spergon Wynn.
This was four years after they fired Bill Belichick.
(sigh)

[sportsjock]

"This was four years after they fired Bill Belichick".
The 'firing' mentality is why they are the failed organization they are today.
What would have happened, had they stuck with Belichick, makes me wonder.

Falcons coach and management reacted in a very classy manner afterwards.
Think they know they will be back for other opportunities in the coming years.

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Feb 6, 2017 11:38:04 GMT -5 sportsjock said:

"This was four years after they fired Bill Belichick".
The 'firing' mentality is why they are the failed organization they are today.
What would have happened, had they stuck with Belichick, makes me wonder.

Falcons coach and management reacted in a very classy manner afterwards.
Think they know they will be back for other opportunities in the coming years.

He would of been coaching the Ravens if they would of stuck with him

[sportsjock]

Feb 6, 2017 12:02:38 GMT -5 @bighoss said:

Feb 6, 2017 11:38:04 GMT -5 sportsjock said:

"This was four years after they fired Bill Belichick".
The 'firing' mentality is why they are the failed organization they are today.
What would have happened, had they stuck with Belichick, makes me wonder.

Falcons coach and management reacted in a very classy manner afterwards.
Think they know they will be back for other opportunities in the coming years.

He would of been coaching the Ravens if they would of stuck with him

so true.......

[frosty]

Ravens?
Modell already had fired the greatest coach of all time(Paul Brown)...what would of stopped him from firing 1A(Belichick)

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Feb 6, 2017 14:26:40 GMT -5 frosty said:

Ravens?
Modell already had fired the greatest coach of all time(Paul Brown)...what would of stopped him from firing 1A(Belichick)

Yes the team the Browns were and then moved to Baltimore. Belichick was fired the season after their last in Cleveland

[BellevueBuckeye]

[Skip Bayless]

jerry jones needs to find a home for Romo