(12-19-2022, 08:42 PM)Bullseye Wrote:

(12-19-2022, 08:33 PM)Cleatwood Wrote: I could be wrong but I don’t think the Eagles have clinched the NFC East. 

They likely won’t have Hurts for the regular season. If Cowboys win out, they might win the East.

You aren't wrong.

However, the Eagles have a three (3) game lead in the division with only three (3) games left.  You think the Eagles will lose all three games, even if Minshew play all three for Philly?

This Hurts shoulder injury is a wildcard.  If Dallas wins and Minshew has to play the rest of the season, then Dallas is still alive.

Either way, though, I don't want to lose to the Jets, and have to rely on Houston to beat Tennessee to keep the game we gained on the Tacks or to rely on Dallas to get that game back for us.

On top of that, there may be a scenario where we may have to go the wild card route (unlikely).  In that case, beating the Jets would give us tiebreaker over the and the Chargers.

The wild card is extremely unlikely for us.  The thing you have to remember is that if we win all 3 remaining games, the Jaguars are guaranteed to win the division.  The wild card only comes into play if the Jaguars lose a game.  That means they would have a maximum of 8 wins and it will be tough to make the wild card with 8 wins.  Baltimore already has 9 and the Chargers/Dolphins already have 8.  To start, we would need either the Chargers or the Dolphins to lose all three of their remaining games.  The Chargers play three weak teams so that's unlikely.  The Dolphins are more possible, but if they lose all three, it means the Jets and Patriots win another game which puts them at 8 wins as well.  Those two teams would then need to go 0-2 in their other games.  You also have the Raiders, Browns and Steelers with 6 wins.  If any of those teams go 3-0, then they are a lock over us as well.  If the Browns or Steelers go 2-1, it comes down a tie breaker.  I believe we are mathematically still alive for the wild card, but it would take an awful lot of games going the right direction for it to happen.  For all practical purposes, it is division winner or bust.

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