(01-01-2018, 12:46 PM)Brett Wrote: My opinion came to be right. I always said the team I most don't want to play in the first round would be the Titans and the team I most want to play is the Bills.

^ Yup.

IMO, it could not have worked out any better for the Jags. Not only are two of the possibly dangerous playoff teams eliminated (Chargers, Ravens), but now they get to avoid facing a 3rd game against Tenn. 

For whatever reason, the Jags' offense just can't seem to do much of anything against the tacks. Being crowned the AFCS Champs, while still losing 3 games to the Titans would be just an extremely hollow feeling (I believe that the tacks defense would've found a way to shut down the Jags yet again en route to another victory). 

The Jags will beat the Bills. It's gonna happen. The Jags defense will be just too much for them. They'll continually force punts  (or FGs if faced against terrible starting position like the tacks game), and probably get another score or big time play. The Jags offense will only need a couple good drives (and no freaking turnovers). They'll win. 

With the tacks now playing @KC, it's likely that the AFCS Champs Jags will advance while the Titans get eliminated. Good stuff. The other way around would be awful (AFCS Champs lose while Titans advance).

 I remember when the Bengals won the AFCN, hosted the Chargers and lost, while their division rival advanced. 
 And, another year Cincy locked up the #3 seed, but lost to the Steelers as the #6 in the WC game (having lost to them in the reg season too). Big whoop for the AFCN Champ Bengals, who get eliminated by their division rival.

Awful stuff for them, but now probably avoided for the Jags. The Jags should have a big matchup against Pitt come round 2.

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