Playoff Chances- Hmmmm

[ThatTitansFan]

So now that we're all drifting back onto the bandwagon, let's discuss playoff chances. Right now we're in a massive tie for seventh in the conference (with SD, Miami, and Cinci). Steelers and Colts are in 5th and 6th.

It goes without saying we need to win every game but GB & Houston, and probably one of those two. (9-7). If we win out, we should definitely make it, barring some terrible luck. But let's say we're 9-7.

Steelers looks like they'll be without Roth for at least 1 game, maybe up to 3 or 4. They play the Ravens twice in the next 3 weeks, and without Roth, those should both be losses. The Browns are becoming a competitive team, and without Roth+Polamalu, I'd give them at least a 50% chance of winning. We have beaten the Steelers, so if we tie them, head to head tiebreaker will land in our favor. They also have to play the Bengals, Dallas, and San Diego- three lose-able games. We have a good shot of catching them.

It will be nigh impossible to catch the Colts, however. If the refs hadn't screwed the pooch in that game, we'd be in excellent position for the playoffs- a win over the Colts & a second later in the season would give us the head to head tiebreaker. But since we can't triumph on head to head, that takes us to division, where we likely tie at best (assuming we win the next one against them, 2 at Jacksonville, and we both lose to Houston). Tiebreakers on down don't favor us.

San Diego has a tough road to hoe- their next four are Denver, Baltimore, Cinci, and Pitt. If they make it through that 2-2, we tie them (they have a cakewalk last 3 games). So let's pray for 1-3.

Cinci has a tough schedule too- Dallas, Philly, and Baltimore are the games we want them to lose (they might lose to SD and Pitt, but those are also wild card competitors). The good thing is that they currently have a worse conference record than us, giving us the tie break advantage.

Miami we just beat, giving us the head to head. Sea, NE, and SF are their 3 killers games, and if they lose all 3 and win out, that puts us both at 9-7 and we win on the tiebreak.

Basically, we want to win out. If we go 9-7, the Steelers getting to 10-6, and San Diego making it to 9-7 are out biggest worries. We hold the tie break advantage on Cinci and Miami.

So, root against San Diego and Pitt for the rest of the season.
Finit.

[Titans fan 617]

If Big Bens really hurt Pitt will lose some games since there defense isnt what it was like when Ben missed 4 games in 10. Titans can only afford to to lose 1 game to have a shot to make the playoffs but in all honestly they really have to win out its gonna be tough. The Houston game is winnable. Even in there building we hung in there with them the score doesnt show it. Hass gave them 14 points off of turnovers and penalties really hurt alot of our drives. So thats a winnable game its the GB game that really worries me. Our pass defense still looks like crap. Get the Miami game out of your heads now cuz you wont see that every week but the GB could ultimately decide our season
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[-Munch-]

Only one thought comes to my mind...

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[shinypsptitans]

We have a decent chance 8-8 making it (As long as we beat IND the second time).

If we beat JAX twice, the Jets, and the Colts...and lose to HOU and GB..We would be 8-8 and would have the tiebreaker over Cincy and IND.

IND would have to lose 5 games to finish 8-8

Remaining Schedule:

@NE - Loss
Buf
@Det - Loss
Ten - Loss
@Hou - Loss
@KC
Hou - Loss, but if HOU has nothing to play for this worries me.

CIN would have to lose 3 games to finish 8-8

Remaining Schedule:

@KC
OAK
@SD - Loss
DAL - Loss
@PHI - Loss
@PIT - Loss
BAL - Loss

That would put them at 6-10 and way out of the picture.

Like I said earlier though, if we win the games we should we will have the tie breaker over both the Colts and Bengals, the two main competitive teams for that 6th seed...The NYJ would be knocked out on us beating them on MNF so really these are the two other teams to keep a close watch on for the 6th Seed (Wild Card)

[SpacemanSpiff]

[-Munch-]

For some reason I thought the Bengals were 5-4. Alright I'll agree it's not out of the realm of possibility.

But for the discussion, you forgot to include San Diego in those teams. They have the head to head tie-breaker against us. Their next two games are tough (@ Denver and vs. Baltimore) so those are probably both losses but who knows. They also play @ Pitt. But even if they lose all 3 of those they also have the Jets, Raiders, Panthers and Bengals so by winning those four games they'd finish 8-8 and make it above us.

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[TitanSlim]

We still have a long way to go before I start thinking about the playoffs. Let's not forget that this is the same team that gave up 51 points at home just last week. One impressive game doesn't change the fact that we still have a ways to go before I start thinking of playoffs.

[TitanSS]

We are technically half a game behind those 3 teams given they all have the same amount of wins and have played one less game.

We will do the usual. Win enough games to be the 7th seed, assuring us the worst possible pick in the draft while still not winning a playoff berth.

It's a Titan thing.

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[prozac77]

I've watched every Charger game this year (even the blacked out ones) and believe me, theyre done. Philip Rivers has been in a funk for the past season and a half and can't seem to shake it and I don't see him shaking that funk off over the next couple weeks.

Jake makes this team so much better. As long as he is starting QB, I will believe we finish 9-7. We'll drop one to Houston or GB I am sure, but yeah, I wont stop thinking playoffs until we hit 9 losses and are mathematically out. Yes. That's how naive I am

[shinypsptitans]

[-Munch-]

[Finnerception]

Philip Rivers is 24-3 in the month of December.. I wouldn't exactly count them out.
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