HoosierCat Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Per PFT, while the Bengals can't clinch the division this week, they can lock in a playoff berth if all the following happens: Bengals win. (That should happen.) Colts lose. (They play Pitt in Pitt so yeah, that likely happens.) Texans lose. (They're at Buffalo. Possible.) And either 1. Jets lose. (They play the Giants so probably not.) OR 2. Broncos win (at SD so could happen) AND Chiefs lose (to Oakland in Oakland, which is possible). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volcom69 Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Hopefully something good happens this weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmyBengal Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Something good will happen this weekend. The Bengals are going to kick the sh*t out of the Browns. I know i'll be smiling !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregcook68 Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 They are in the drivers seat. Keep taking care of business one game at a time and it makes no difference what the other teams do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted December 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Worth remembering: Andy's got a lot riding on the bye. Winning in January has even more importance for Andy Dalton: The six-year, $96 million contract extension Dalton signed in 2014 had $18 million of base salary escalators tied to playoff performance that could have increased the overall value of the deal to $114 million. $15 million can still be earned. Eighty percent or more regular season offensive playtime and reaching the divisional playoffs with at least 80 percent offensive playtime in any prior playoff games in that season increases the base salaries in the rest of his contract each by $1 million. Another $500,000 is added for reaching the conference championship game if those same playtime requirements are met. It becomes a $3 million per season escalation with a Super Bowl win and the requisite playtime. The Bengals getting a bye for the wild card playoff round has added significance for Dalton. Postseason playtime or Dalton's first playoff win wouldn't be required for his 2016 through 2020 base salaries to increase by $1 million to push the average of his deal to $16,833,333 million per year. Any part of the escalator that isn't earned this season will be available in the remaining contract years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishbengal Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 I'm hoping for an Indy win in Pitts ..... hate them hate them hate them 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted December 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Me too scottish, but the Colts are doing it all with smoke and mirrors this season & I can't see them keeping up with the Pittsburgh offense. The silver lining is that a Pitt win could hand us a playoff spot. I'd rather have the loss but that would be OK too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregcook68 Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 The ideal scenario, would be to win the next 4, clinch division and 2 seed, rest key players in the Baltimore game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted December 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Yup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COB Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 5 hours ago, HoosierCat said: Worth remembering: Andy's got a lot riding on the bye. Eighty percent or more regular season offensive playtime and reaching the divisional playoffs with at least 80 percent offensive playtime in any prior playoff games in that season increases the base salaries in the rest of his contract each by $1 million. LMAO. I interpret this clause as saying Andy gets a 1 million dollar raise per season for the rest of his deal if he reaches the divisional round having played 80% of the regular season snaps. That's it. The clause, "reaching the divisional playoffs with at least 80 percent offensive playtime in any prior playoff games in that season..." would seem to indicate that he doesn't have to have played in a playoff game before reaching the divisional round. "in any prior playoff games in that season," would seem to indicate that if there were no prior playoff games that season, he's still reached his escalator clause just by being in the divisional round. Which means Andy could theoretically arrive in the divisional round, play like complete crap and blow the game, leaving us with still no playoff wins. And he still gets a one million dollar per year raise. Memo to Andy - if the above scenario plays out, just skip any off-season celebrity softball games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted December 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Yup, if the Bengals get the first or second seed it's the same as a wild card win, Dalton gets a $1 million/year bump. Considering that they've never gotten a playoff bye, that would be a legit accomplishment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted December 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2015 This is the big week. Win Sunday, clinch the North and a playoff berth. Raiders at @ Denver, and Patriots are @ Texans. Hard to see a Raiders win but I could see a Pats loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted December 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2015 Per Josh, even if the Bengals lose to Pitt, the still clinch a playoff spot if either the Jets or Chiefs lose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalszoneBilly Posted December 9, 2015 Report Share Posted December 9, 2015 6 minutes ago, HoosierCat said: Per Josh, even if the Bengals lose to Pitt, the still clinch a playoff spot if either the Jets or Chiefs lose. Many are picking the Bengals to knock off the Steelers this Sunday in Cincy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted December 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2015 Obviously that would be the preferred scenario. FO's playoff odds say the Bengals are a shoe-in, giving them a 100% chance of making the postseason despite not having technically clinched a spot yet. They have a 98.9% chance to win the division right now and a 65.4% shot at the bye. FO gives them a 54.7% chance to make the championship game, a 31.4% chance to make the Big Game, and a 16.5% chance to win it all. Those are all the best %'s of any AFC team. Now a 9.7% chance of ARI/CIN in the Super Bowl and a 1% chance of MIN/CIN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted December 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2015 Jets win, Chiefs win, Bengals lose. No joy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earendil Posted December 14, 2015 Report Share Posted December 14, 2015 On the bright side, the Jets and Chiefs winning keeps the Steelers on the outside for the moment. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted December 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2015 On 12/2/2015, 10:06:40, HoosierCat said: Eighty percent or more regular season offensive playtime and reaching the divisional playoffs with at least 80 percent offensive playtime in any prior playoff games in that season increases the base salaries in the rest of his contract each by $1 million. Another $500,000 is added for reaching the conference championship game if those same playtime requirements are met. It becomes a $3 million per season escalation with a Super Bowl win and the requisite playtime. With the injury yesterday, Andy can probably write off another $3 million regardless of the playoffs because he won't hit the 80% playtime requirement. Right now the Bengals are on pace to run 976 plays; 80% would be about 781 snaps. Dalton is around 736 right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cincyhokie Posted December 14, 2015 Report Share Posted December 14, 2015 30 minutes ago, Earendil said: On the bright side, the Jets and Chiefs winning keeps the Steelers on the outside for the moment. Steelers lose to the Broncos and they're likely done. Jets will lose to the Patriots. Jets and Steelers end in a tie and the Jets get the slot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalszoneBilly Posted December 14, 2015 Report Share Posted December 14, 2015 12 minutes ago, cincyhokie said: Steelers lose to the Broncos and they're likely done. Jets will lose to the Patriots. Jets and Steelers end in a tie and the Jets get the slot. I don't see Denver whipping Pittsburgh at home. I watched Oakland giving them fits yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cincyhokie Posted December 14, 2015 Report Share Posted December 14, 2015 2 minutes ago, BengalszoneBilly said: I don't see Denver whipping Pittsburgh at home. I watched Oakland giving them fits yesterday. The Broncos aren't some lowly subpar team. They're 10-3 with a really good defense. It's very possible they can beat the Steelers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cincyhokie Posted December 14, 2015 Report Share Posted December 14, 2015 The Steelers can be beat if you take away their deep ball. All this noise about them being the favorites in the AFC is nothing but hype. They're already overrated and they're the #7 seed. Joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted December 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2015 17 minutes ago, cincyhokie said: The Broncos aren't some lowly subpar team. They're 10-3 with a really good defense. It's very possible they can beat the Steelers. Agreed. Bengals D was hardly in good shape yesterday, yet the Steelers needed a pick-6 and another turnover 16 yards from a score to win the game. Absent those two gifts it's a 20-19 game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalszoneBilly Posted December 14, 2015 Report Share Posted December 14, 2015 33 minutes ago, cincyhokie said: The Broncos aren't some lowly subpar team. They're 10-3 with a really good defense. It's very possible they can beat the Steelers. Osweiler looked like crap, and when he did find a receiver, they could hold on to the ball. I feel the Bengals have a good chance for a win IN Denver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted December 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2015 7 minutes ago, BengalszoneBilly said: Osweiler looked like crap, and when he did find a receiver, they could hold on to the ball. I feel the Bengals have a good chance for a win IN Denver. Well, Denver does have that other QB they could put in...name's Mabbing...Banning...Clayton...something like that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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