NFL: AFC Playoff Picture

[Hasbro]

Oh I don't forget they happened, they were god awful forever. I just wasn't really around to see them at their absolute worst.


I remember maybe one season of the Bledsoe Pats (and even then I couldn't really process what a bad team was, I had no good teams to compare them to). Fortunately 2001 happened. Brady started when I was 9 and he's still going now, so there isn't a whole lot of football terror I have experienced. Maybe losing an undefeated season and Brady blowing out his knee the following year in the 1st quarter of the 1st game, but that really is about it. I'm a lucky guy in that regard.

Brady's 38 and McDaniels is heir apparent, you'll know soon enough.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

Brady's 38 and McDaniels is heir apparent, you'll know soon enough.

Indeed we will. But we had a great 15+ years run. Can't complain.

 

[Hasbro]

I Can't complain.

The rest of Pats nation sure as hell can and does!

 

[CDJ]

The rest of Pats nation sure as hell can and does!

Not about the run we've had.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

The rest of Pats nation sure as hell can and does!

I complain in the GDT all the time about every bad play

However, the last 15 years have been a blast and will always be fondly remembered. I can't complain about us having to suck for a few years after Brady/BB leave. If we are lucky enough to draft a Aaron Rodgers before Brady leaves, I won't complain either

 

[pockets]

Brady's 38 and McDaniels is heir apparent, you'll know soon enough.

Nah, Belichick's heir is going to be Matt Patricia, McD will take a HC job elsewhere before Belichick, or even Brady, retires.

 

[Tuggy]

I liked it better when this wasn't a Patriots' board

Put one guy on ignore and it mostly goes away.

 

[What the Faulk]

Put one guy on ignore and it mostly goes away.

I think I've got like half of the fanbase on ignore to be honest. You and JordanStaal#1Fan seem to be two of the more level-headed Patriot supporters around here (apologies if I'm missing anyone, you two are just the ones I remember off the top of my head right now). But my list is always temporary. I like to give people more chances.

 

[Gene Parmesan]

It wouldn't surprise me to see the Broncos lose next week to the Sparklers.

A Kubiak coached team is capable of losing to anybody.

The Chargers are terrible.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

I think I've got like half of the fanbase on ignore to be honest. You and JordanStaal#1Fan seem to be two of the more level-headed Patriot supporters around here (apologies if I'm missing anyone, you two are just the ones I remember off the top of my head right now). But my list is always temporary. I like to give people more chances.

I am a drama queen during GTDs though

 

[bWo*]

I am a drama queen during GTDs though

We all are

 

[Soliloquy of a Dogge]

The Chargers are terrible.

So is Gary Kubiak. I don't trust him to win games... a familiar refrain has been the Broncos playing down to the level of their competition this season.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Official scenarios:

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000611900/article/2015-playoff-scenarios-for-week-17

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (at Miami)

New England clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:

1. NE win or tie OR

2. DEN loss or tie

DENVER BRONCOS (vs. San Diego)

Denver clinches AFC West division with:

1. DEN win or tie OR

2. KC loss or tie

Denver clinches a first-round bye with:

1. DEN win OR

2. DEN tie + CIN loss or tie OR

3. KC loss or tie + CIN loss

Denver clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs:

1. DEN win + NE loss

CINCINNATI BENGALS (vs. Baltimore)

Cincinnati clinches a first-round bye with:

1. CIN win + DEN loss or tie OR

2. CIN tie + DEN loss OR

3. DEN loss + KC win


KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (vs. Oakland)

Kansas City clinches AFC West division with:

1. KC win + DEN loss

NEW YORK JETS (at Buffalo)

The New York Jets clinch a playoff spot with:

1. NYJ win or tie OR

2. PIT loss or tie

PITTSBURGH STEELERS (at Cleveland)

Pittsburgh clinches a playoff spot with:

1. PIT win + NYJ loss

HOUSTON TEXANS (vs. Jacksonville)

Houston clinches AFC South division with:

1. HOU win or tie OR

2. IND loss or tie OR

HOU clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over IND or clinches strength of schedule tiebreaker over IND.

Note: HOU clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over IND if one of the following teams wins or ties: CIN, NE, NO, NYJ, SD.

HOU clinches strength of schedule tiebreaker over IND if KC wins or ties and BAL wins or ties as long as both teams don't tie.


INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (vs. Tennessee)

Indianapolis clinches AFC South division with:

1. IND win + HOU loss + IND ties HOU in strength of victory tiebreaker and clinches strength of schedule tiebreaker over HOU.

Note: IND ties HOU in strength of victory tiebreaker and clinches strength of schedule tiebreaker over HOU if BOTH of the following occurs:

1. All of the following teams win: ATL, BAL, BUF, DEN, MIA.

2. OAK win or tie + PIT win or tie as long as both teams don't tie.

If Houston and Indianapolis end up tied in strength of victory and tied in strength of schedule, the teams would then go to the next tiebreaker, which is best combined ranking among AFC teams in points scored and points allowed in all games.

 

[John Price]

RT @AdamSchefter And so next weekend's AFC wild-card matchups are now set:

Kansas City at Houston

Pittsburgh at Cincinnati