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Jets, Ravens, Steelers, Texans, and Broncos all at 8-7. Two wild card spots open. Should be an interesting Sunday

Pitt @ Miami
NE @ Houston
Baltimore @ Oakland
KC @ Denver
Cinci @ Jets

And the NFC is all settled, at least as to who's in if not the positioning.

Denver should get one of the wild cards, if they don't hock a big loogie against KC at home on Sunday.

New York Jets N.Y. Jets can clinch a playoff spot with:

* a win (vs. Cincinnati)


Miami Dolphins Miami can clinch a playoff spot with:

* a win (vs. Pittsburgh) and a N.Y. Jets loss (vs. Cincinnati) and a Baltimore loss (vs. Oakland) and a Houston loss (vs. New England) and a Jacksonville loss or tie (vs. Cleveland)


Baltimore Ravens Baltimore can clinch a playoff spot with:

* a win (vs. Oakland)


Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh can clinch a playoff spot with:

* a win (vs. Miami) and a Houston loss or tie (vs. New England) and a N.Y. Jets loss or tie (vs. Cincinnati) OR
* a win and a Houston loss or tie and a Baltimore loss or tie (vs. Oakland) OR
* a win and a N.Y. Jets loss or tie and a Baltimore loss or tie and a Denver loss or tie (vs. Kansas City)


Houston Texans Houston can clinch a playoff spot with:

* a win (vs. New England) and a N.Y. Jets loss or tie (vs. Cincinnati) and a Baltimore loss or tie (vs. Oakland) OR
* a win and a N.Y. Jets loss or tie and a Denver loss or tie (vs. Kansas City) OR
* a win and a Baltimore loss or tie and a Denver loss or tie


Jacksonville Jaguars Jacksonville can clinch a playoff spot with:

* a win (vs. Cleveland) and a Pittsburgh loss (vs. Miami) and a Baltimore loss (vs. Oakland) and a Denver loss (vs. Kansas City) and a Houston loss (vs. New England) OR
* a win and a Pittsburgh loss and a Baltimore loss and a Denver loss and a N.Y. Jets loss (vs. Cincinnati) OR
* a win and a Pittsburgh loss and a Baltimore loss and a Houston loss and a N.Y. Jets loss OR
* a win and a Pittsburgh loss and a Denver loss and a Houston loss and a N.Y. Jets loss OR
* a win and a N.Y. Jets loss and a Denver loss and a Houston loss and a Baltimore loss


Denver Broncos Denver can clinch a playoff spot with:

* a win (vs. Kansas City) and a N.Y. Jets loss loss or tie (vs. Cincinnati) and a Baltimore loss or tie (vs. Oakland) OR
* a win and a N.Y. Jets loss or tie and a Pittsburgh loss or tie (vs. Miami) OR
* a win and a N.Y. Jets loss or tie and a Houston win (vs. New England) OR
* a win and a Baltimore loss or tie and a Pittsburgh loss or tie OR
* a win and a Baltimore loss or tie and a Houston win OR
* a Pittsburgh loss and a Baltimore loss and a Houston loss and a Jacksonville loss (vs. Cleveland) OR
* a Pittsburgh loss and a Baltimore loss and a Houston loss and a N.Y. Jets loss OR
* Pittsburgh loss and a Baltimore loss and a Jacksonville loss and a N.Y. Jets loss OR
* Pittsburgh loss and a Houston loss and a Jacksonville loss and a N.Y. Jets loss OR
* Miami loss or tie (vs. Pittsburgh) and a N.Y. Jets loss and a Baltimore loss and a Houston loss and a Jacksonville loss or tie

Ivytalk wrote:And the NFC is all settled, at least as to who's in if not the positioning.

Denver should get one of the wild cards, if they don't hock a big loogie against KC at home on Sunday.

And Baltimore has the best chance to get the other slot...IMHO, that is.....

Go Texans!!!

Its all over... Cincy has nothing to play for = win for the Jets. And there's no way Oakland beats the Ravens. Ray Rice may run for 500 yards...

kardplayer wrote:Its all over... Cincy has nothing to play for = win for the Jets. And there's no way Oakland beats the Ravens. Ray Rice may run for 500 yards...

You gonna bet that way?

kardplayer wrote:Its all over... Cincy has nothing to play for = win for the Jets. And there's no way Oakland beats the Ravens. Ray Rice may run for 500 yards...

Theres no way Oakland beats Philadelphia... oops 13-9 Raiders.


Theres no way Oakland beats Cincinatti... oops Raiders 20-17.


Theres no way Oakland beats Pittsburgh... oops Raiders 27-24.

As far as I'm concerned, if a league/conference has "American" in it vice "National," it whomps. See AL, AFC, ABA (current version), etc.

Oakland is playing better as of late, not sure if that is based on the other teams taking them lightly or not though.

I can't see Baltimore losing this one. They are getting fired up here locally for their nightmarish play against the hated Steelers. I think they show up for real this weekend.


...as much as I would love to see them lose.

Ok a lot is decided today. I really hope the Texans win and get some help from others around the league. Its about time they got their first playoff spot.

slycat wrote:Ok a lot is decided today. I really hope the Texans win and get some help from others around the league. Its about time they got their first playoff spot.

everything actually.

Looks like Jacksonville is blowing their shot at the playoffs. If they won 7-5 in the AFC puts them as the top team at 8-8 and unless two teams go 9-7 they would be the first team in. Snow might be effecting Jacksonville in this game.

dgreco wrote:Looks like Jacksonville is blowing their shot at the playoffs. If they won 7-5 in the AFC puts them as the top team at 8-8 and unless two teams go 9-7 they would be the first team in. Snow might be effecting Jacksonville in this game.

even if they won, four of these 5 teams would have to lose, NYJ, Pitt, Bal, Houston, denver... their odds were very very very slim

UNHWildCats wrote:

dgreco wrote:Looks like Jacksonville is blowing their shot at the playoffs. If they won 7-5 in the AFC puts them as the top team at 8-8 and unless two teams go 9-7 they would be the first team in. Snow might be effecting Jacksonville in this game.

even if they won, four of these 5 teams would have to lose, NYJ, Pitt, Bal, Houston, denver... their odds were very very very slim

Yes, but hypothetically if they were all 8-8 Jacksonville would move into the 5th spot and at worst the 6th spot.

Right now it looks like Houston is going to lose and with the Dolphins coming on strong in the second half they still have a chance to knock off Pittsburgh. Although it looks like Pittsburgh is going to win since Henne is out.

Teams in contention

NY Jets
Baltimore
Denver
Pittsburgh (Wins 30-24) ALIVE Needs lots of help still
Houston (Wins 34-27) FIRST WINNING SEASON IN FRANCHISE HISTORY
Jacksonville (Lost 23-17) OUT
Miami (Losing 30-24) OUT

Jacksonville lost and are out. Miami is making a comeback and Houston made a comeback.

Houston Win knocks out Miami, even though they were making a comeback.

If Dallas, Jets win and Balt, Den lose, then it's Houston at NE, Jets at Bengals, Phil at Dallas, GB at Ariz.

WOW

Thanks Chiefs! Go Bengals!

Jets win and they are in, Jets lose and Texans are in. Pittsburgh is out with the Baltimore win.

Effing Bengals. Rolling over.

Jets are crushing the Bengals.

So, after today's action, there will be 3 wildcard games next weekend featuring rematches of today's games:

Packers @ Cards
Eagles @ Cowboys
Jets @ Bengals


Wowsers.

UNHWildCats wrote:

kardplayer wrote:Its all over... Cincy has nothing to play for = win for the Jets. And there's no way Oakland beats the Ravens. Ray Rice may run for 500 yards...

Theres no way Oakland beats Philadelphia... oops 13-9 Raiders.


Theres no way Oakland beats Cincinatti... oops Raiders 20-17.


Theres no way Oakland beats Pittsburgh... oops Raiders 27-24.

I was pretty close... it was just McGahee that ran wild (167 yards and 3 TD's) instead of Rice (who still had 70 yards on only 14 carries).