Playoff Race

Love the scenerio if all the home teams win steelers will get the 2nd seed

 

It only gets you for 2 Hours ? I start looking at the NFC as well and then Division round match ups possible championship match ups and finally all potential Super bowl match ups...Way to early to Invest those 6 or 7 hours...lol..

 

More like 75/25 if we go 10-6.

http://playoffstatus.com/nfl/steelerswhatif.html

Plus, the odds increase if one of our two losses down the stretch were to an NFC team. I think people underestimate the cannibalism that's about to occur among the nine 6 / 7 win teams in the AFC. It will be very difficult for any one team out of this group to win four more games....much less the five teams required to fill the open playoff spots.

 

If the Steelers finish 10-6 their chances of getting in will likely hinge on how Baltimore finishes out and that game with Kansas City.

San Diego is going to have a hard time getting to 10 wins considering they still have to play Denver, SF, KC, and Baltimore with three of those being on the road. Even St. Louis is no guarantee this weekend.

We will really see what Cleveland is about these next few weeks and with Josh Gordon back the offense will be better, but I still think that defense is really suspect.

Miami is pretty solid but playing NE and Denver on the road is asking a lot which would mean they would need to run the table against Minnesota (H), Jets (H), Baltimore (H), and Jets (A). That is asking a lot as well as the Jets are a big rivalry game and thus a split is plausible and of course Baltimore is pretty much a FG difference game.

The thing about Baltimore is they are a team that is pretty reliable in beating teams they should beat. So when you look at their schedule they have home games where they will be a solid favorite against the Chargers, Jags, and Browns. Assuming they win those they need to win one against the Saints, Dolphins, and Texans. I think in most scenarios of the playoff predictor if the Steelers are tied with the Ravens the Ravens get the nod. The secondary for Baltimore is really beat up, but out of those teams you can only see the Saints really torching their secondary and they just lost their starting rookie WR.

KC has a pretty tough schedule as well with games against Denver, Arizona, SD, and Pittsburgh ... also a game against Oakland at home. KC like the Steelers are a bit Jekyll and Hyde, but when they have played well they look really good as witnessed in those wins over the Pats and Seahawks.

If the Steelers finish 10-6 the best bet to get there is probably winning one against either the Saints or Falcons and winning 2 of 3 against the Bengals - Away, Bengals - Home, and Chiefs. If the Steelers do that, my bet is they make it - switch it to beating both NFC teams and losing 2 of 3 against the AFC teams I think their odds of getting in are slim.

 

I just had a wave of optimism while on a boring tech call, and I have decided the Steelers are winning the Super Bowl this year. Congrats to Steelers Nation!!

 

So I've spent way too much time on the playoff machine and I came up with one scenario where if we lose at the Bengals we are out of the playoffs and if we win we're the #1 seed. That's pretty extreme!

 

I think we can be sure Baltimore will not win out and go 12-4. I don't think they will be close to 12-4. I'm thinking more like 10-6 for those losers,

 

I was fiddling around with this. If my picks were spot on the whole way, it looks like this:
[h=3]AFC[/h][h=4]FIRST-ROUND BYES[/h]
1st Seed
Pittsburgh
Proj: 11-5




2nd Seed
New England
Proj: 11-5




[h=5]WILD-CARD GAMES[/h]
6th Seed
Miami
Proj: 10-6



@

3rd Seed
Denver
Proj: 10-6
​

5th Seed
Houston
Proj: 10-6



@

4th Seed
Indianapolis
Proj: 10-6
​

[h=3]NFC[/h][h=4]FIRST-ROUND BYES[/h]
1st Seed
Arizona
Proj: 13-3




2nd Seed
Green Bay
Proj: 12-4




[h=5]WILD-CARD GAMES[/h]
6th Seed
San Francisco
Proj: 10-6



@

3rd Seed
Philadelphia
Proj: 12-4
​

5th Seed
Detroit
Proj: 11-5



@

4th Seed
New Orleans
Proj: 8-8
​

 

How the hell did we go from 6th to 8th ughhhh
Dam jets game

 

Week 17 will be epic.

Bengals @ Steelers

Browns @ Ravens

All 4 teams still likely in playoff contention.


btw I think we get in unless we just collapse and lose 3 games down the stretch.

 

AFC North sets new mark with all teams three games over .500


http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/11/25/afc-north-sets-new-mark-with-all-teams-three-games-over-500/

 

ugghh 9th seed currently

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[TD="align: left"]5[/TD]
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[TD="align: left"]6[/TD]
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Still Alive[/TD]
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[TD="align: left"]8[/TD]
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[TD="align: left"]9[/TD]
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[TD="align: left"]10[/TD]
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[TD="align: right"]7-5-0[/TD]
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[TD="align: left"]11[/TD]
[TD] Miami

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[TD="align: center"]East[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6-5-0[/TD]
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[TD="align: left"]12[/TD]
[TD] Houston

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[TD="align: center"]South[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6-6-0[/TD]
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K

we will be 11 seed and out of the playoffs after we lose to Cincinnati next week

 

Seed????????

were not even being considered to be any where near to being in any playoff mix after today's meltdown. we will lose next week and finish 8-8 only win KC

 

Looking like sad sacks...

 

kc has one of the best defense in the league .. could be a nightmare

 

Without using a playoff machine, here are my predictions, assuming the absolute best by the Steelers:

Week 14
Steelers at Bengals – Steelers win (8-5) Bengals lose (8-4-1)
Ravens at Dolphins – Dolphins win (8-5) Ravens lose (7-6) *assumes Dolphins beat Jets tonight
Colts at Browns – Browns lose (7-6)
Bills at Broncos – Bills lose (7-6)
Chiefs at Cardinals – Chiefs win (8-5)
Patriots at Chargers – Chargers lose (8-5)

Week 15
Steelers at Falcons – Steelers win (9-5)
Dolphins at Patriots – Dolphins lose (8-6)
Raiders at Chiefs – Chiefs win (9-5)
Jaguars at Ravens – Ravens win (8-6)
Bengals at Browns – Bengals lose (8-5-1) Browns win (8-6)
Broncos at Chargers – Chargers lose (8-6)
Packers at Bills – Bills lose (7-7)

Week 16
Chargers at 49ers – Chargers win (9-6)
Vikings at Dolphins – Dolphins win (9-6)
Ravens at Texans – Ravens win (9-6)
Browns at Panthers – Browns win (9-6)
Chiefs at Steelers – Steelers win (10-5) Chiefs lose (9-6)
Broncos at Bengals – Bengals lose (8-6-1)
Bills at Raiders – Bills win (8-7)

Week 17
Browns at Ravens – Browns lose (9-7) Ravens win (10-6)
Chargers at Chiefs – Chargers win (10-6) Chiefs lose (9-7)
Jets at Dolphins – Dolphins win (10-6)
Bills at Patriots – Bills lose (8-8)
Bengals at Steelers – Bengals lose (8-7-1) Steelers win (11-5)

In this scenario, Steelers win the division, and the Superbowl, because, why not.
Now, assume the Steelers finish 10-6, splitting with the Bengals. They would be tied with the Ravens, head to head is a split, div record for both would be 3-3.
Next is common games – Steelers lost to Jets and beat Chiefs, therefore their record in common games would be 8-4. Under this scenario, Ravens lost to Chargers and Dolphins, so their record in common games would be 9-3. Rats win division. If the Steelers sweep the Bengals, but finish 10-6, they will win the division. If both teams finish 11-5, Steelers win the division.
For the wildcard, they would be tied with Dolphins and Chargers. Since Steelers didn’t play either club, the tiebreaker would go to conference record. Which, if the Chargers lose to the 49ers, all three teams would have an 8-4 conference record. After that, I’m not sure.

Bottom line, if the Steelers win out, they are in. If they don’t, they will need help, a lot of help. Very likely that a 10 win team, does not make it to the dance this year.