Denver's Playoff Hopes and Dreams

but it could win the division. The chargers do not have a cake walk schedule either. I could see them losing at least 3 of those games. We match up better against pass happy teams like Indy and Philly than the chargers do against running teams like Tennessee, Cincinnati and Dallas. Look out for a supercharged collapse in December!

did go into the AFC playoff picture primarily focused on the tie breakers and what the Broncos need to do to secure a play off berth. Through the comments and observations of the other members a pretty good picture was drawn. After spending a day chewing it up and then correcting one piece of vital information the picture became very clear. If Denver only drops the game in Indy, the Chargers must win 5 of their last 6 to maintain the Division lead. Two loses would put the chargers in a tie with the Broncos and given their remaining schedual there is no two loss combination that allows them to win the tie breakers.

Denver, at 11-5, would most likely be given the second seed based on victories against likely divisional champs NE and Cincy. Each would have to lose at least one game assuming that Denver only loses one.

A loss to the Eagles upsets the whole cart and gives a tie breaker advantage to the Chargers. Given the disadvantage we have in tie breakers against Jacksonville and the Steelers, two losses probably sits us out.

The picture will become much clearer after week 14. If we win the next 2 games and I don’t think it’s an imposible task to do, we will have the upper hand.The key right now is winning and keep on winning. If this team plays every week like they did Thursday then it would be awfully hard for anybody to beat us. Coming down the home stretch separates the men from the boys. We’ll see what they are made of here real soon. Go Broncos.

As it stand right now the Division winners are New England, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, and San Diego.

Cincinnati is in good shape, but the Ravens could give them a run for their money. In looking at their opponents, the Ravens (unless they beat themselves) should win 4 or 5 of their remaining games. I could actually say the same thing for the Steelers, only as you said, Ben’s just suffered a concussion. So Pittsburgh’s questionable and I predict they’ll miss the playoffs for that reason. (His O-line hasn’t protected him well, so it’s a recipe for disaster right now.)

The AFC North and AFC West are a tossup. I’ll wait about 2 more weeks and take a snapshot of these divisions then.

I enjoyed it, especially your analysis of the points differential on Jacksonville. I think you are on the money with that.

Rec’d

back in the days of slavery, master’s would line their slaves up in couples, dressed in mock finery, and have them walk in a motley procession, or mimic (poorly, since the coaching they received for the European dance of choice was intended to be humorous). The reward, a cake or piece of cake, went to whomever was voted a winner, for whatever reason.

Because the “contest” was a joke for the master’s amusement, the slang “cakewalk” came about as referring to something that was easy or ridiculously simple to accomplish.

Interestingly, the custom came over from Britain, and I believe they have a saying that they still use which is “takes the biscuit,” which also roughly means, “accomplished something easy.” Cake, bun, biscuit all share a common root etymology, and probably all descended from the same original phenomenon: baked flour batter.

grest post here the way i see it ne will win the east and no wc out of the east i dont trust ciny will lose 3-4 games they will beat cle det but lose to minn sd kc and maybe the nyj pitt will lose to balt and mia bait will lose @pitt and maybe @oak and chi gb here what i think on the north pitt 10-6 ciny 9-7 bait 9-7 afc south jax couild lose out will be no better than 3-3 i think jax will be 8-8 beating mia @cle if houston beats indy tomm we have to worry about them if hou wins the next 2 games they will be 9-5 @mia and ne are last 2 games i think hou will be 10-6 sd will be 12-4 etither loseing @ dllas or @tenn den should be 10-6 or 11-5i think we will be 10-6 and get the 5 seed and play at pitt

big ben is out on sunday, so pitt is missing its 2 key players, polomalu and rottenburger… nothing is predictable.

its likley the Steelers will go11-5
and ravens 10-6
only losses coming from themselves

as of now we can expect to be at 10-6
so we’d miss the playoffs

So to make the playoffs as a Wild Card we need:

• to beat either the Colts or Eagles
• to have the steelers sweep Baltimore
• have green bay or chicago beat Baltimore
• have Baltimore sweep Pitt and have Pitt lose to Green Bay or Miami
• hope the Jags lose 2 games (likely)

and Pitt catches and overtakes them, although unlikley we would have the tie breaker

so pitt win out and bengals lose two is another option

 Let me try to sway your opinions if I can…. Lets assume we win win win 10 games…Maybe 11.

Ok, then lets let pitt win tonight and that would make them 7-4. That would make balt 5-6 Balt then plays greenbay, detroit, chicago, oak, and in pitt in pitssburg. I think we can say they win 4 of them which makes them 9-7, which makes us get into the #6 seed into the playoffs. Then pitt would play Oak, Clev, green bay, miami. and balt. They may win win all 5 games which puts them at 12-4 and may even bump cincy in which we may get the #5 seed!
       Ok, so if BALT wins then that would make them 6-5 and assuming they win 4 more, they would be 10-6 and pitt would end up 11-5. In that case, we would most likely NOT make the playoffs b/c of the tiebreakers.
           In conclusion, a Pitt win would be better for us b/c the standings are only PART of the answer.

Division champs:

Broncos 11-5
Patriots 12-4
Indy 16-0
Bengals 12-4

Wildcard:

Chargers 11-5
Steelers 11-5

Close, but no cigar:
Ravens 10-6
Texans 9-7

Everyone else has a worse record.

For this to happen the Chargers lose would have to the Bengals and the Cowboys, which means we’d get the tiebreaker, and we’d only lose to Indy.