Who do we need to cheer for in order to make the playoffs?
If based on the season so far I had to choose Division winners, I'd pick:
Buffalo
Pittsburgh
Tennessee
Denver
Meaning that there are 2 wild card spots up for grabs. In order to win those, we need the following teams to win:
NY Jets at Buffalo - Buffalo
Detroit at Chicago - Doesn't matter
Jacksonville at Cincinnati - Cincinnati
Baltimore at Cleveland - Cleveland
Green Bay at Tennessee - Green Bay. Technically a Tennessee win would be better because it would influence our SOS more, but I refuse to cheer for Tennessee
Arizona at St. Louis - Doesn't matter
Houston at Minnesota - Houston
Tampa Bay at Kansas City - Doesn't matter
Miami at Denver -Denver
Atlanta at Oakland - Oakland. If we don't consider them a threat at the WC, having them win gives us a better SOS
Dallas at NY Giants - NY Giants
Philadelphia at Seattle - Doesn't matter
New England at Indianapolis - New England
Pittsburgh at Washington - Pittsburgh. If we assume they are going to win the division, this gives us a better SOS
Does that seem right?
If based on the season so far I had to choose Division winners, I'd pick:
Buffalo
Pittsburgh
Tennessee
Denver
Meaning that there are 2 wild card spots up for grabs. In order to win those, we need the following teams to win:
NY Jets at Buffalo - Buffalo
Detroit at Chicago - Doesn't matter
Jacksonville at Cincinnati - Cincinnati
Baltimore at Cleveland - Cleveland
Green Bay at Tennessee - Green Bay. Technically a Tennessee win would be better because it would influence our SOS more, but I refuse to cheer for Tennessee
Arizona at St. Louis - Doesn't matter
Houston at Minnesota - Houston
Tampa Bay at Kansas City - Doesn't matter
Miami at Denver -Denver
Atlanta at Oakland - Oakland. If we don't consider them a threat at the WC, having them win gives us a better SOS
Dallas at NY Giants - NY Giants
Philadelphia at Seattle - Doesn't matter
New England at Indianapolis - New England
Pittsburgh at Washington - Pittsburgh. If we assume they are going to win the division, this gives us a better SOS
Does that seem right?