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KodiakJag · 12-18-2017, 04:29 AM

That PIT loss to NE really hurt PIT and JAX.

PIT now is more or less forced to play both JAX and NE in the playoffs if they want to reach the SB.
JAX is now pretty much shut out of a 1st round bye and will probably be seeing SD again in the WC round.

The one good thing about being where we are is it forces PIT & NE to play hard in weeks 16 & 17. Neither of them can clinch the #1 or #2 seed until the end of the regular season. While I do not see either of them losing the next 2 weeks, I realize stranger things have happened.

For the playoffs, I see the seeding going like this:

1. NEW ENGLAND 13-3
2. PITTSBURGH 13-3
3. JACKSONVILLE 12-4 (or 11-5)
4. KANSAS CITY 10-6 (should be able to hold serve against MIA and DEN)
5. BALTIMORE 10-6 (should win against IND and CIN)
6. LOS ANGELES 9-7 (should win against NYJ and OAK)

Buffalo will be out due to finishing 9-7 and losing the H2H tiebreaker over the Chargers.

This is obviously not the playoff route we wanted, as it means we play SD @ home, the PIT and NE on the road.

My feelings are if next week sees a TEN loss and wins by NE & PIT, we should rest starters vs. TEN and absorb a loss to allow TEN to take LAC's playoff spot (due to conference record tiebreaker). This would mean we play TEN twice in a row, but I'd feel better about our chances to advance.

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