NFL Playoff Picture - after 11 weeks

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Nov 20, 2011 7:39pm
AFC

1. Baltimore Ravens 7-3 (5-2)
2. Houston Texans 7-3 (6-2)
3. New England Patriots 6-3 (5-2)
4. Oakland Raiders 6-4 (5-4)
5. Pittsburgh Steelers 7-3 (5-3)
6. Cincinnati Bengals 6-4 (5-3)
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Denver Broncos 5-5 (5-3)
New York Jets 5-5 (4-5)
Buffalo Bills 5-5 (3-3)
Tennessee Titans 5-5 (4-4)
Kansas City Chiefs 4-5 (3-4)
San Diego Chargers 4-6 (3-4)


- Baltimore currently holds the No. 1 seed based on head-to-head tiebreaker over Houston.

- Baltimore currently leads the AFC North based on head-to-head tiebreaker over Pittsburgh.

NFC
1. Green Bay Packers 10-0 (8-0)
2. San Francisco 49ers 9-1 (7-1)
3. New Orleans Saints 7-3 (4-3)
4. New York Giants 6-3 (3-3)
5. Detroit Lions 7-3 (5-3)
6. Chicago Bears 7-3 (6-3)
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Dallas Cowboys 6-4 (5-2)
Atlanta Falcons 6-4 (4-4)

- Detroit currently holds the No. 5 seed based on winning percentage vs. division opponents tiebreaker over Chicago.



If the playoffs were today....


AFC Wild Card
(6) Cincinnati at (3) New England
(5) Pittsburgh at (4) Oakland

AFC Divisional Playoffs
(2) Houston bye
(1) Baltimore bye


NFC Wild Card
(6) Chicago at (3) New Orleans
(5) Detroit at (4) New York Giants

NFC Divisional Playoffs
(2) San Francisco bye
(1) Green Bay bye
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Ironman92
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Nov 20, 2011 7:49pm
I'll guess 3 of those current top 6 won't make it.....it's rarely predictable.

Jets, Chargers, Falcons and Cowboys.....3 of those take the place of Bengals, Raiders, Lions, Giants and Bears.
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Nov 20, 2011 7:53pm
I think only the Jets can sneak in in the AFC. The NFC who knows. Id say the 6 in the AFC will be the playoff teams, but New England will be the 1 and Pittsburgh the 2.
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Nov 20, 2011 8:06pm
Terry_Tate;981498 wrote:I think only the Jets can sneak in in the AFC. The NFC who knows. Id say the 6 in the AFC will be the playoff teams, but New England will be the 1 and Pittsburgh the 2.

Just looking ahead...I agree, but something unpredictable typically happens.
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Nov 20, 2011 8:11pm
What I mentioned on Thursday night ended up happening.

Jets, Bills and Titans all lost, putting the Steelers up by two games in the wild card chase.

The No. 5 position wouldn't be that bad if they ended up where they are now. Oakland is a solid team but better to go there than New England. Obviously, Pittsburgh at Oakland would be kinda cool anyway.
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Nov 20, 2011 8:14pm
New England would beat Cincinnati

Then if the Steelers beat Oakland it would be Pittsburgh at Baltimore in the divisional round.
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Nov 20, 2011 10:07pm
2 1/2 hours after my post it is being mentioned that Jay Cutler may be out for the season.
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Nov 21, 2011 9:21am
Ironman92;981489 wrote:I'll guess 3 of those current top 6 won't make it.....it's rarely predictable.

Jets, Chargers, Falcons and Cowboys.....3 of those take the place of Bengals, Raiders, Lions, Giants and Bears.
Well after the SNF game the Cowboys are ahead of the Giants for the division(better division record).

Non I said it on the random chatter thread but I'll say it here you were right the Bills are terrible.

As for who actually makes it I go

AFC- 1)Ravens 2)Texans 3)Patriots 4)Oakland 5)Steelers 6)Bengals
NFC- 1)Packers 2)49ers 3)Saints 4)Cowboys 5)Bears 6)Falcons
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Nov 21, 2011 12:17pm
The Bills/Jets game is basically an elimination game.

Despite all that's happened to both teams the past few weeks, whoever wins will be back in it.
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Nov 21, 2011 12:50pm
AFC

1. Baltimore Ravens 7-3 (5-2)
2. Houston Texans 7-3 (6-2)
3. New England Patriots 6-3 (5-2)
4. Oakland Raiders 6-4 (5-4)
5. Pittsburgh Steelers 7-3 (5-3)
6. Cincinnati Bengals 6-4 (5-3)
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Denver Broncos 5-5 (5-3)
New York Jets 5-5 (4-5)
Buffalo Bills 5-5 (3-3)
Tennessee Titans 5-5 (4-4)
Kansas City Chiefs 4-5 (3-4)
San Diego Chargers 4-6 (3-4)


- Baltimore currently holds the No. 1 seed based on head-to-head tiebreaker over Houston.

- Baltimore currently leads the AFC North based on head-to-head tiebreaker over Pittsburgh.

NFC
1. Green Bay Packers 10-0 (8-0)
2. San Francisco 49ers 9-1 (7-1)
3. New Orleans Saints 7-3 (4-3)
4. Dallas Cowboys 6-4 (5-2)
5. Detroit Lions 7-3 (5-3)
6. Chicago Bears 7-3 (6-3)
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Atlanta Falcons 6-4 (4-4)
New York Giants 6-4 (3-4)

- Dallas currently leads the NFC East based on divisional winning percentage tiebreaker over New York Giants.

- Detroit currently holds the No. 5 seed based on winning percentage vs. division opponents tiebreaker over Chicago.



If the playoffs were today....


AFC Wild Card
(6) Cincinnati at (3) New England
(5) Pittsburgh at (4) Oakland

AFC Divisional Playoffs
(2) Houston bye
(1) Baltimore bye


NFC Wild Card
(6) Chicago at (3) New Orleans
(5) Detroit at (4) Dallas

NFC Divisional Playoffs
(2) San Francisco bye
(1) Green Bay bye
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Nov 21, 2011 4:46pm
The Falcons will surpass the Lions......by at least 2 games.

You heard it here first.
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Nov 21, 2011 4:58pm
Ironman92;982661 wrote:The Falcons will surpass the Lions......by at least 2 games.

You heard it here first.
I was ready to jump on here and say how that's crazy, but looking at their schedules, it's plausible. Atlanta has two "tough" games left, @ Houston and @ New Orleans, which they could split depending on Leinart. Detroit has four "tough" games left (home/away vs GB, @ Oakland, @ New Orleans) which, who knows. If they lose three of those four and Atlanta goes 5-1, there you have it.
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Nov 21, 2011 5:07pm
Research is our friend.
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Nov 22, 2011 9:08am
AFC

1. New England Patriots 7-3 (6-2)
2. Houston Texans 7-3 (6-2)
3. Baltimore Ravens 7-3 (5-2)
4. Oakland Raiders 6-4 (5-4)
5. Pittsburgh Steelers 7-3 (5-3)
6. Cincinnati Bengals 6-4 (5-3)
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Denver Broncos 5-5 (5-3)
New York Jets 5-5 (4-5)
Buffalo Bills 5-5 (3-3)
Tennessee Titans 5-5 (4-4)
San Diego Chargers 4-6 (3-4)
Kansas City Chiefs 4-6 (3-5)

- New England currently holds the No. 1 seed based on strength of victory tiebreaker over Houston. New England, Houston and Baltimore have identical overall records. New England and Houston are 6-2 in the conference and Baltimore is 5-2, so because Baltimore has the lowest winning percentage they would be eliminated, first.

- Baltimore currently leads the AFC North based on head-to-head tiebreaker over Pittsburgh.

NFC
1. Green Bay Packers 10-0 (8-0)
2. San Francisco 49ers 9-1 (7-1)
3. New Orleans Saints 7-3 (4-3)
4. Dallas Cowboys 6-4 (5-2)
5. Detroit Lions 7-3 (5-3)
6. Chicago Bears 7-3 (6-3)
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Atlanta Falcons 6-4 (4-4)
New York Giants 6-4 (3-4)

- Dallas currently leads the NFC East based on divisional winning percentage tiebreaker over New York Giants.

- Detroit currently holds the No. 5 seed based on winning percentage vs. division opponents tiebreaker over Chicago.



If the playoffs were today....


AFC Wild Card
(6) Cincinnati at (3) Baltimore
(5) Pittsburgh at (4) Oakland

AFC Divisional Playoffs
(2) Houston bye
(1) New England bye


NFC Wild Card
(6) Chicago at (3) New Orleans
(5) Detroit at (4) Dallas

NFC Divisional Playoffs
(2) San Francisco bye
(1) Green Bay bye
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Nov 22, 2011 9:24am
Cleveland actually has an opportunity still.

If you look at the other teams like the Bengals, Jets, Bills, Broncos, Titans, Chargers, Chiefs.

Are any of those teams looking like true playoff teams? I'd say no with the exception of Cincinnati but the Browns play the Bengals this week and the Bengals still have games against Baltimore, Pittsburgh and Houston.

If the Browns win this week and go to 5-6 with the Bengals at 6-5, they're in the wild card picture.
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Nov 22, 2011 9:26am
Non;983531 wrote:Cleveland actually has an opportunity still.

If you look at the other teams like the Bengals, Jets, Bills, Broncos, Titans, Chargers, Chiefs.

Are any of those teams looking like true playoff teams? I'd say no with the exception of Cincinnati but the Browns play the Bengals this week and the Bengals still have games against Baltimore, Pittsburgh and Houston.

If the Browns win this week and go to 5-6 with the Bengals at 6-5, they're in the wild card picture.

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qwq7BYOnDrM
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Nov 22, 2011 10:57am
at least non's dribble is consistent
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Nov 22, 2011 10:58am
I don't think the Falcons will surpass the Lions.
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Nov 22, 2011 11:07am
bigdaddy2003;983621 wrote:I don't think the Falcons will surpass the Lions.
Let's hope not.
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Nov 22, 2011 11:26am
BR1986FB;983637 wrote:Let's hope not.
+1. I'm hoping for a falcons collapse.
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Nov 22, 2011 11:58am
BR1986FB;983533 wrote:LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qwq7BYOnDrM
I don't think they'll beat the Bengals but if they did they'll be one game back with five left.

Sure, they're probably only a mediocre team but so are the others in contention for the last spot. Browns can hang their hat on a pretty good defense.
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Nov 22, 2011 1:38pm
bigdaddy2003;983621 wrote:I don't think the Falcons will surpass the Lions.
But theyll pass the Bears or catch the Saints
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Nov 22, 2011 1:45pm
Hb31187;983810 wrote:But theyll pass the Bears or catch the Saints
They have a better shot at passing the Lions then the Bears.
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Nov 22, 2011 1:53pm
I think that depends on how long Cutler is out.
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Nov 22, 2011 1:55pm
Non;983709 wrote:I don't think they'll beat the Bengals but if they did they'll be one game back with five left.

Sure, they're probably only a mediocre team but so are the others in contention for the last spot. Browns can hang their hat on a pretty good defense.
Wouldn't know as a fan of the team that hasn't been good for the last few season I wouldnt know what a good team/defense looks like. /non's idiocy.