COB Posted December 28, 2009 Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 I for one will take great pleasure in the fact the Steeler fans across the world will be cheering their asses off for the Bengals to win.I would take nearly as much pleasure in having Steeler fans watch their team win its last 3 games, giving them hope for the playoffs, only to have those hopes dashed in a tiebreaker because the Bengals chose to rest their starters. That'd be a nice "f**k you" for them, no? Oh my God. I guess I didn't realize the full implications of a loss next Sunday. Win or lose, we can't lose! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingwilly Posted December 28, 2009 Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 I for one will take great pleasure in the fact the Steeler fans across the world will be cheering their asses off for the Bengals to win.I would take nearly as much pleasure in having Steeler fans watch their team win its last 3 games, giving them hope for the playoffs, only to have those hopes dashed in a tiebreaker because the Bengals chose to rest their starters. That'd be a nice "f**k you" for them, no? Oh my God. I guess I didn't realize the full implications of a loss next Sunday. Win or lose, we can't lose!Oh, did we prevent WHines Hard from making the playoffs if we play or 2nd team? boo-frickin-hooo....! HA!This is a game to look past, and rest whoever needs resting or is so valuable as to not even possibly expose to the risk of serious injury...think if Rey had broken his anle in a meaningless game against NYJ? now do you want to play the starters????? NOT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjakq27 Posted December 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 http://www.nfl.com/s...G&split=Overall 1. Indianapolis (14-1) 1/3/10 @ Buffalo (5-10) 2. San Diego (12-3) 1/3/10 Washington (4-11) 3. New England (10-5) (7-4 Conf.) 1/3/10 @ Houston (7-8) 4. Cincinnati (10-5) (7-4 Conf.) 1/3/10 @ NY Jets (8-7) (last game played at Giants Stadium) 5. Denver (8-7) (6-5 Conf.) (3-2 Div.) (0-1 vs. Baltimore) 1/3/10 Kansas City (3-12)6. NY Jets (8-7) (6-5 Conf.) (2-4 Div.) (0-2 vs. Miami) (0-1 vs. Jacksonville) (1-0 vs. Houston) 1/3/10 Cincinnati (10-5) 7. Baltimore (8-7) (6-5 Conf.) (3-2 Div.) (1-1 vs. Pittsburgh) (1-0 vs. Denver) 1/3/10 @ Oakland (5-10) 8. Houston (8-7) (5-6 Conf.) (1-5 Div.) (0-1 vs. NY Jets) (0-2 vs. Jacksonville) (1-0 vs. Miami) 1/3/10 New England (10-5) 9. Pittsburgh (8-7) (5-6 Conf.) (2-4 Div.) (1-1 vs. Balt.) (1-0 vs. Denver) 1/3/10 @ Miami (7-8)10. Miami (7-8) (5-6 Conf.) (4-2 Div.) (2-0 vs. NY Jets) (0-1 vs. Houston) (1-0 vs. Jacksonville)1/3/10 Pittsburgh (8-7)11. Jacksonville (7-8) (6-5 Conf.) (3-3 Div.) (2-0 vs. Houston) (1-0 vs. NY Jets) (0-1 vs. Miami) 1/3/10 @ Cleveland (4-11) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjakq27 Posted December 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 From Fox Sports: http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/nfl-playoff-picture-who-can-clinch-this-weekAFC WILD-CARD RACE: The Ravens, Jets, Broncos, Steelers and Texans can also make the playoffs if they tie this week in combination with various other results. The Jaguars and Dolphins cannot make the playoffs with a tie. AFC EAST New England Patriots Patriots have clinched AFC East division title. Patriots can clinch AFC's No. 3 seed with: 1. NE win, OR … 2. NE tie + CIN loss/tie, OR ... 2. CIN loss New York Jets Jets can clinch playoff spot with: 1. NYJ win Miami Dolphins Dolphins can clinch playoff spot with: 1. MIA win + NYJ loss + BAL loss + HOU loss + JAC loss/tie AFC NORTHCincinnati Bengals Bengals have clinched AFC North division title. Bengals can clinch AFC's No. 3 seed with: 1. CIN win + NE tie, OR … 1. CIN tie + NE loss Baltimore Ravens Ravens can clinch playoff spot with: 1. BAL win Pittsburgh Steelers Steelers can clinch playoff spot with: 1. PIT win + HOU loss/tie + NYJ loss/tie, OR … 2. PIT win + HOU loss/tie + BAL loss/tie, OR … 3. PIT win + NYJ loss/tie + BAL loss/tie + DEN loss/tie 1. BAL win (note: I think this was a cut-and-paste error by the writer from FOX) AFC SOUTH Indianapolis Colts Colts have clinched AFC South division title, playoff bye, and homefield advantage throughout AFC playoffs as the AFC's No. 1 seed. Houston Texans Texans can clinch playoff spot with: 1. HOU win + NYJ loss/tie + BAL loss/tie, OR … 2. HOU win + NYJ loss/tie + DEN loss/tie, OR … 3. HOU win + BAL loss/tie + DEN loss/tie Jacksonville Jaguars Jaguars can clinch playoff spot with: 1. JAC win + PIT loss + BAL loss + DEN loss + HOU loss, OR … 2. JAC win + PIT loss + BAL loss + DEN loss + NYJ loss, OR … 3. JAC win + PIT loss + BAL loss + HOU loss + NYJ loss, OR … 4. JAC win + PIT loss + DEN loss + HOU loss + NYJ loss, OR … 5. JAC win + NYJ loss + DEN loss + HOU loss + BAL loss AFC WEST San Diego Chargers Chargers have clinched AFC West division title, a first-round bye and the AFC's No. 2 seed. Denver Broncos Broncos can clinch playoff spot with: 1. DEN win + NYJ loss/tie + BAL loss/tie, OR ... 2. DEN win + NYJ loss/tie + PIT loss/tie, OR ... 3. DEN win + NYJ loss/tie + HOU win, OR ... 4. DEN win + BAL loss/tie + PIT loss/tie, OR ... 5. DEN win + BAL loss/tie + HOU win, OR ... 6. PIT loss + BAL loss + HOU loss + JAC loss, OR ... 7. PIT loss + BAL loss + HOU loss + NYJ loss, OR ... 8. PIT loss + BAL loss + JAC loss + NYJ loss, OR ... 9. PIT loss + HOU loss + JAC loss + NYJ loss, OR ... 10. MIA loss/tie + NYJ loss + BAL loss + HOU loss + JAC loss/tie AFC eliminated teams: Bills, Browns, Chiefs, Raiders, Titans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjakq27 Posted December 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 Yahoo playoff scenario generator...pretty cool program/>http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/playoffscenario?algorithm=yahooranker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Ray Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 That's pretty incredible. week 17 and only 5 AFC teams are without playoff hopes. Somewhere Pete Rozelle is smiling... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Ray Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 From Fox Sports: http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/nfl-playoff-picture-who-can-clinch-this-week This doesn't give all the possibilities. What if everyone loses? According to this list the only team that doesn't have to win in order to go to the playoffs is Denver. If everyone loses, who's the other WC team in addition to Denver? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekshank Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 From Fox Sports: http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/nfl-playoff-picture-who-can-clinch-this-week This doesn't give all the possibilities. What if everyone loses? According to this list the only team that doesn't have to win in order to go to the playoffs is Denver. If everyone loses, who's the other WC team in addition to Denver?In that scenario... If Jax wins, they get in. If Jax loses, Miami gets in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Ray Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 From Fox Sports: http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/nfl-playoff-picture-who-can-clinch-this-week This doesn't give all the possibilities. What if everyone loses? According to this list the only team that doesn't have to win in order to go to the playoffs is Denver. If everyone loses, who's the other WC team in addition to Denver?In that scenario... If Jax wins, they get in. If Jax loses, Miami gets in.OK, I see it now. In the "everybody loses scenario" it would come down to the winner of Miami/Pitt. I like that Miami still has something to play for as they face the Steelers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HairOnFire Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 Somewhere Pete Rozelle is smiling... It's probably because he's got a dead hooker sitting on his lap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjakq27 Posted December 31, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 Week 17 games of interestNE @ Houston 1:00 pmPittsburgh @ Miami 1:00 pmJacksonville @ Cleveland 1:00 pmBaltimore @ Oakland 4:15 pmKC @ Denver 4:15 pmCincinnati @ NY Jets 8:20 pm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJJackson Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 CTrent covers all the ways the Bengals can pick up the 3 seedThe best way of course being the Bengals win and the Patriots tie or lose/>http://cnati.com/blogs/ctrent/2009/12/how-bengals-can-get-a-3-seed.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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